Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-4040CDN laser printer Colour vs Ricoh SP 5100N

10specifications compared
8differ
2identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-4040CDN laser printer Colour:Yes
- SP 5100N:No
Maximum resolution
- HL-4040CDN laser printer Colour:2400 x 600 DPI
- SP 5100N:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-4040CDN laser printer Colour:21 ppm
- SP 5100N:43 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-4040CDN laser printer Colour:16 s
- SP 5100N:8.5 s
Internal memory
- HL-4040CDN laser printer Colour:64 MB
- SP 5100N:128 MB
Processor frequency
- HL-4040CDN laser printer Colour:300 MHz
- SP 5100N:500 MHz
Weight
- HL-4040CDN laser printer Colour:29.1 kg
- SP 5100N:17.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- HL-4040CDN laser printer Colour:419.1 x 474.98 x 317.5 mm
- SP 5100N:396 x 453 x 353 mm

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Comparison of HL-4040CDN, SP 5100N
48 specifications	A Brother HL-4040CDN laser printer Colour Model HL-4040CDN View product	B Ricoh SP 5100N View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	21 ppm	43 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	21 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	16 s	8.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	17 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laser
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 s
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	35000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	16 - 43 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	16-28 lbs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, A5
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, AppleTalk
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	128 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	NEC VR5500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	500 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	54 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 GB
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Designidentical
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	510 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	50 - 90.5 °F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	29.1 kg	17.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	419.1 x 474.98 x 317.5 mm	396 x 453 x 353 mm
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC 120V 50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows, Mac OS & Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
EmulationsKnown for one	PCL6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100 Base-TX	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win 98, Me, 2000, XP Mac 8.6 - 9.2.x Mac v10.1 - 10.4
Power consumption (active)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	650 W

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