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Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-4040CDN laser printer Colour vs Brother HL-6050DW laser printer

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 8identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

  • Colour
    • Yes
    • No
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 21 ppm
    • 25 ppm
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • 17 s
    • 11 s
  • Maximum duty cycle
    • 35000 pages per month
    • 60000 pages per month
  • Total input capacity
    • 250 sheets
    • 500 sheets
  • Total output capacity
    • 150 sheets
    • 250 sheets
  • Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
    • 50 sheets
    • 100 sheets

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Brother

HL-4040CDN laser printer Colour

Model HL-4040CDN

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Brother

HL-6050DW laser printer

Model HL-6050DW

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Printing4 differ
ColourDiffersYesNo
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs21 ppm25 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one21 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one16 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs17 s11 s
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Print technologyKnown for oneLaser
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers35000 pages per month60000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one2
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets500 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets250 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers50 sheets100 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paperBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one16 - 43 g/m²
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one16-28 lbs
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for oneSSID
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneTCP/IP (ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS,DNS, LPR/LPD, Raw Port/Port9100, TELNET, SNMP, HTTP, TFTP, POP3/SMTP, SMB Print, IPP, FTP, SSDP); Netware IPX/SPX, AppleTalk
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers64 MB32 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one512 MB
Processor modelDiffersNEC VR5500Aurora SPARClite
Processor frequencyDiffers300 MHz200 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs54 dB52 dB
Designidentical
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs510 W600 W
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers29.1 kg20.8 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs419.1 x 474.98 x 317.5 mm398.78 x 424.18 x 309.88 mm
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows, Mac OS & Linux
EmulationsDiffersPCL6PCL6, BR-Script3, IBM Proprinter, Epson FX
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100 Base-TX
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Wireless technologyKnown for one802.11b/g

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