Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-4050CDN, 320 MB vs Brother HL-6050N laser printer

23specifications compared
18differ
5identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-4050CDN, 320 MB:Yes
- HL-6050N laser printer:No
Maximum resolution
- HL-4050CDN, 320 MB:2400 x 600 DPI
- HL-6050N laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-4050CDN, 320 MB:20 ppm
- HL-6050N laser printer:24 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-4050CDN, 320 MB:17 s
- HL-6050N laser printer:11 s
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- HL-4050CDN, 320 MB:A4, A5, A6
- HL-6050N laser printer:A4, A5
Non-ISO print media sizes
- HL-4050CDN, 320 MB:Executive, Folio
- HL-6050N laser printer:Executive, Legal, Letter
Media weight (tray 1)
- HL-4050CDN, 320 MB:60 - 105g/m2
- HL-6050N laser printer:60 - 161 g/m2
Supported network protocols (IPv4)
- HL-4050CDN, 320 MB:TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6
- HL-6050N laser printer:Ethernet, Fast Ethernet

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Comparison of HL-4050CDN, 320 MB, HL-6050N
65 specifications	A Brother HL-4050CDN, 320 MB View product	B Brother HL-6050N laser printer Model HL-6050N View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	24 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	17 s	11 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	17 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-up printingKnown for one	2, 4, 9, 16	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
Featuresidentical
Printer fontsKnown for one	Barcode, Bitmap, Scalable	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of printer fontsKnown for one	91	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of barcode fontsKnown for one	13	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of bitmap fontsKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of scalable fontsKnown for one	66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EPSON FX, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
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
Paper tray 2 input capacityKnown for one	500 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
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Folio	Executive, Legal, Letter
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Differs	60 - 105g/m2	60 - 161 g/m2
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 x 297 mm
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Differs	TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	320 MB	32 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	200 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	54 dB	52 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs	30 dB	39 dB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SPARClite
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	85 W	90 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	20 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	29.1 kg	20.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	419 x 475 x 317 mm	400 x 425 x 310 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	620 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	470 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	560 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	33.4 kg	23.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Driver Deployment Wizard BRAdmin Light - Print Server Management	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP/Home/2003/2000 Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater Linux	Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000,XP Mac OS 8.6-9.2, OS X 10.1-10.2 Linux
Downloadable softwareKnown for one	BRAdmin Professional Web BRAdmin	Unknown — not stated by the source
EmulationsKnown for one	PCL6, BR-Script 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fonts includedKnown for one	Yes	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
Power consumption (active)Known for one	510 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCO '99

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