Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-4050CDN, 320 MB vs Kyocera FS-1100, KL3

19specifications compared
15differ
4identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-4050CDN, 320 MB:Yes
- FS-1100, KL3:No
Maximum resolution
- HL-4050CDN, 320 MB:2400 x 600 DPI
- FS-1100, KL3:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-4050CDN, 320 MB:20 ppm
- FS-1100, KL3:28 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-4050CDN, 320 MB:17 s
- FS-1100, KL3:6 s
Number of printer fonts
- HL-4050CDN, 320 MB:91
- FS-1100, KL3:80
Total output capacity
- HL-4050CDN, 320 MB:150 sheets
- FS-1100, KL3:250 sheets
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
- HL-4050CDN, 320 MB:B5, B6
- FS-1100, KL3:B5
Non-ISO print media sizes
- HL-4050CDN, 320 MB:Executive, Folio
- FS-1100, KL3:Executive, Letter

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Comparison of HL-4050CDN, 320 MB, FS-1100, KL3
59 specifications	A Brother HL-4050CDN, 320 MB View product	B Kyocera FS-1100, KL3 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	28 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	6 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
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 s
Features1 differ
Printer fontsKnown for one	Barcode, Bitmap, Scalable	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of printer fontsDiffers	91	80
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
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20.000 pages per month
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	250 sheets
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	501 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Folio	Executive, 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)Known for one	60 - 105g/m2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	320 MB	32 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	360 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
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	544 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerPC 405F5
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	85 W	8.3 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	20 W	4.4 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	29.1 kg	10 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	419 x 475 x 317 mm	375 x 393 x 250 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	33.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Driver Deployment Wizard BRAdmin Light - Print Server Management	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP/Home/2003/2000 Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Downloadable softwareKnown for one	BRAdmin Professional Web BRAdmin	Unknown — not stated by the source
EmulationsDiffers	PCL6, BR-Script 3	PCL 6 PJL, PCL5e PJL, KPDL3 (AES), IBM X24, LQ-850, DIABLO 630
Fonts included	Yes	Yes
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
Power consumption (active)Known for one	510 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC 220 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	439 W
Standard media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105 x 148 mm - 215.9 x 297 mm

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