Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-3040CN laser printer Colour vs Canon imageRUNNER LBP3460

30specifications compared
21differ
9identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:Yes
- imageRUNNER LBP3460:No
Print technology
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:LED
- imageRUNNER LBP3460:Laser
Duplex printing
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:No
- imageRUNNER LBP3460:Yes
Maximum resolution
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:2400 x 600 DPI
- imageRUNNER LBP3460:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:16 ppm
- imageRUNNER LBP3460:33 ppm
Warm-up time
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:27 s
- imageRUNNER LBP3460:9 s
Total output capacity
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:100 sheets
- imageRUNNER LBP3460:250 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:A4, A5, A6
- imageRUNNER LBP3460:A4

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Comparison of HL-3040CN, imageRUNNER LBP3460
60 specifications	A Brother HL-3040CN laser printer Colour Model HL-3040CN View product	B Canon imageRUNNER LBP3460 View product
Printing6 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Print technologyDiffers	LED	Laser
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	16 ppm	33 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	16 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeDiffers	27 s	9 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	16 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-up printingKnown for one	4, 9, 16, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	250 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	850 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper	Envelopes, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Legal	Executive, Index card
Custom media widthKnown for one	76.2 - 220 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	116 - 406.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Letter
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet	USB 2.0
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Embedded web serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	64 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	544 MB	320 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	333 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	53 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	R4000
Designidentical
Display	LCD	LCD
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	480 W	580 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	70 W	1 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	110 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Hom	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthKnown for one	551 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	455 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	625 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	18.6 kg	5.62 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	409 x 466 x 250 mm	431 x 457 x 152 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	23 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Stand-by LED	Yes	Yes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	628 x 555 x 460 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (active)Known for one	480 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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