Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer vs Brother HL-5270DN laser printer

31specifications compared
20differ
11identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer:Yes
- HL-5270DN laser printer:No
Duplex printing
- HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer:No
- HL-5270DN laser printer:Yes
Maximum resolution
- HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer:2400 x 600 DPI
- HL-5270DN laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer:20 ppm
- HL-5270DN laser printer:28 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer:16 s
- HL-5270DN laser printer:8.5 s
N-up printing
- HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer:4, 9, 16, 25
- HL-5270DN laser printer:2, 4, 9, 16, 25
Total output capacity
- HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer:150 sheets
- HL-5270DN laser printer:100 sheets
Supported network protocols (IPv4)
- HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer:TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6)
- HL-5270DN laser printer:IPv4, IPv6

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Comparison of HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer, HL-5270DN
54 specifications	A Brother HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer View product	B Brother HL-5270DN laser printer Model HL-5270DN View product
Printing6 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	28 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	33 s	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
N-up printingDiffers	4, 9, 16, 25	2, 4, 9, 16, 25
Economical printing	Yes	Yes
Featuresidentical
Country of origin	China	China
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	100 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray	Yes	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	50 sheets	50 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5, B6	B5, B6
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	60 - 105 g/m2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Letter
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Differs	TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6)	IPv4, IPv6
Embedded web serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	32 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	576 MB	544 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	266 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	54 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	510 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	20 W	9 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 W
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers	567 mm	393 mm
DepthDiffers	564 mm	259 mm
HeightDiffers	624 mm	384 mm
WeightDiffers	29 kg	9.37 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	419 x 475 x 317 mm	393 x 384 x 259 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	33.2 kg	11.8 kg
Other features2 differ
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista Mac OS X 10.2.4 +, 10.5 Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
EmulationsKnown for one	PCL 6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100Base-TX	Ethernet 10/100Base-TX
PictBridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	568 x 624 x 565 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media sizesKnown for one	(69.9 - 215.9mm) - (116 - 406.4mm)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (active)Differs	85 W	610 W
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR

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