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Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer vs Brother HL-5240L laser printer

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 10identical
  • 34known 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)
    • 20 ppm
    • 24 ppm
  • Warm-up time
    • 33 s
    • 8.5 s
  • N-up printing
    • 4, 9, 16, 25
    • 2, 4, 9, 16, 25
  • ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
    • B5, B6
    • B5
  • Multi-Purpose Tray media weight
    • 60 - 163 g/m²
    • 60 - 160 g/m²
  • Network ready
    • Yes
    • No

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Brother

HL-4040CN Colour Laser PrinterView product
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Brother

HL-5240L laser printer

Model HL-5240L

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Printing5 differ
ColourDiffersYesNo
Print technologyLaserLaser
Duplex printingNoNo
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs20 ppm24 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers33 s8.5 s
N-up printingDiffers4, 9, 16, 252, 4, 9, 16, 25
Economical printingYesYes
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one16 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one17 s
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one1
Country of originChinaChina
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacity150 sheets150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayYesYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity50 sheets50 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneBond paper, High resolution paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5, B6B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLegal
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 105 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightDiffers60 - 163 g/m²60 - 160 g/m²
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one60 - 105 g/m2
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for oneParallel, USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Ethernet LANKnown for oneNo
Network readyDiffersYesNo
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneTCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6)
Embedded web serverKnown for oneYes
Performance5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers64 MB16 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers576 MB528 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one1
Processor frequencyDiffers300 MHz266 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs54 dB53 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs30 dB27 dB
Designidentical
DisplayKnown for oneLED
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs510 W610 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one80 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs20 W8 W
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac 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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers567 mm485 mm
DepthDiffers564 mm460 mm
HeightDiffers624 mm500 mm
WeightDiffers29 kg9.28 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs419 x 475 x 317 mm371 x 384 x 246 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers33.2 kg11.4 kg
Other features1 differ
Power LEDKnown for oneYes
Stand-by LEDKnown for oneYes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs568 x 624 x 565 mm494 x 478 x 443 mm
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2000/XP/2003/Vista Mac OS X 10.2.4 +, 10.5 Linux
EmulationsKnown for onePCL 6
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100Base-TX
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Custom media sizesKnown for one(69.9 - 215.9mm) - (116 - 406.4mm)
Power consumption (active)Known for one85 W

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