Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer vs Canon iSENSYS LBP5050

19specifications compared
16differ
3identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer:2400 x 600 DPI
- iSENSYS LBP5050:9600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer:20 ppm
- iSENSYS LBP5050:8 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer:20 ppm
- iSENSYS LBP5050:12 ppm
Warm-up time
- HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer:33 s
- iSENSYS LBP5050:25 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer:16 s
- iSENSYS LBP5050:28 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer:17 s
- iSENSYS LBP5050:22 s
Total input capacity
- HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer:250 sheets
- iSENSYS LBP5050:150 sheets
Total output capacity
- HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer:150 sheets
- iSENSYS LBP5050:125 sheets

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Comparison of HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer, iSENSYS LBP5050
55 specifications	A Brother HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer View product	B Canon iSENSYS LBP5050 View product
Printing6 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Print technologyKnown for one	Laser	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	9600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	8 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	12 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	33 s	25 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	16 s	28 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	17 s	22 s
N-up printingKnown for one	4, 9, 16, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	125 sheets
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 handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B5
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Differs	60 - 105 g/m2	60 - 230 gsm
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	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Legal, Letter
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded web serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	16 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	576 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	300 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	510 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	20 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 W
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthKnown for one	567 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	564 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	624 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	29 kg	18.4 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	419 x 475 x 317 mm	401 x 452 x 262 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	33.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista Mac OS X 10.2.4 +, 10.5 Linux	Windows 2000/Server 2003/ XP/ Vista, Mac OS X version 10.3.9 - 10.5
EmulationsKnown for one	PCL 6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100Base-TX	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	210 W
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220-240V (±10%) 50/60Hz (±2Hz)
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 dB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 30 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 80%

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