Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-3040CN laser printer Colour vs Epson C11C401012GE laser printer

21specifications compared
17differ
4identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:Yes
- C11C401012GE laser printer:No
Print technology
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:LED
- C11C401012GE laser printer:Laser
Duplex printing
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:No
- C11C401012GE laser printer:Yes
Maximum resolution
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:2400 x 600 DPI
- C11C401012GE laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:16 ppm
- C11C401012GE laser printer:20 ppm
Warm-up time
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:27 s
- C11C401012GE laser printer:65 s
Total input capacity
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:250 sheets
- C11C401012GE laser printer:100 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:A4, A5, A6
- C11C401012GE laser printer:A4, A5

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Comparison of HL-3040CN, C11C401012GE
66 specifications	A Brother HL-3040CN laser printer Colour Model HL-3040CN View product	B Epson C11C401012GE laser printer Model C11C401012GE View product
Printing6 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Print technologyDiffers	LED	Laser
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	16 ppm	20 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	65 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
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.3 s
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Legal	Executive, Legal, Letter
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
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C5, C6, DL
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded web serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	16 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	544 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	300 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	50 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs	30 dB	35 dB
Designidentical
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	480 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	70 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	26 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	409 x 466 x 250 mm	422 x 439 x 413 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	23 kg	33 kg
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	597 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	718 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	570 mm
Other featuresidentical
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	No
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240V/ 50 - 60Hz
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 95/98/ME/2000
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41 - 95 °F
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%

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