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Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-4040CDN laser printer Colour vs Ricoh Aficio™SP C821DN

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 3identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 21 ppm
    • 50 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 21 ppm
    • 50 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 16 s
    • 8 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • 17 s
    • 8 s
  • Maximum duty cycle
    • 35000 pages per month
    • 200000 pages per month
  • Total input capacity
    • 250 sheets
    • 1200 sheets
  • Total output capacity
    • 150 sheets
    • 500 sheets

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58 specifications
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Brother

HL-4040CDN laser printer Colour

Model HL-4040CDN

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B

Ricoh

Aficio™SP C821DNView product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyKnown for oneLaser
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs21 ppm50 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs21 ppm50 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one48 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs16 s8 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs17 s8 s
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers35000 pages per month200000 pages per month
Number of printer fontsKnown for one183
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one2
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets1200 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets500 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one3200 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one4000 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for oneA3
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paperBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneA3, A4, A5, A6
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one16 - 43 g/m²
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one16-28 lbs
Network1 differ
Network readyDiffersYesNo
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneTCP/IP (IPv4,IPv6), SMB, AppleTalk
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers64 MB512 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers512 MB1024 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one80 GB
Storage mediaKnown for oneHDD
Processor modelDiffersNEC VR5500Intel Celeron-M
Processor frequencyDiffers300 MHz1000 MHz
Memory slotsKnown for one2
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one54 dB
Poweridentical
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one2.7 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one510 W
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers29.1 kg97 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs419.1 x 474.98 x 317.5 mm670 x 670 x 640 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneDeskTopBinder Lite, SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin, Printer utility for Mac, Web Image Monitor, Font Manager 2000
Other features3 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Power requirementsDiffersAC 120V 50/60 Hz220 - 240 V, 50 - 60 Hz
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows, Mac OS & Linux- Windows2000/XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista (32 bit) - Windows XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista (64 bit) - Macintosh OS 8.6-9.2x (OS X Classic) - Macintosh OS X 10.1 or later (native mode)¹ - Novell Netware 3.12, 3.2, 4.1, 4.11, 5.0, 5.1, 6, 6.5 - Sun Solaris 2.6/7/8/9 - HP-UX 10.x/11.x/11iv1/11i
EmulationsDiffersPCL6PS 3
Fonts includedKnown for oneYes
Internal modemKnown for oneNo
Stand-by LEDKnown for oneYes
Standard input traysKnown for one3
Supported media weight(s)Known for one60/256
Toner cartridgeKnown for oneCMY, K
Wireless technologyKnown for oneWireless LAN (IEEE 802.11a/b/g)
Power consumption (active)Known for one1400 W
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100 Base-TX
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one20 - 80%
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
Designidentical
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one50 - 90.5 °F

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