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Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-4050CDN Colour Laser Printer vs Brother HL-5250DN B/W printer

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 10identical
  • 30known 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
    • 28 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 16 s
    • 8.5 s
  • Multi-Purpose Tray media weight
    • 60 - 163 g/m²
    • 60 - 160 g/m²
  • Media weight (tray 1)
    • 60 - 105 g/m2
    • 60 - 105 g/m²
  • Internal memory
    • 64 MB
    • 32 MB
  • Processor frequency
    • 300 MHz
    • 266 MHz

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HL-4050CDN Colour Laser PrinterView product
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HL-5250DN B/W printerView product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffersYesNo
Print technologyLaserLaser
Duplex printingYesYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs20 ppm28 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs16 s8.5 s
Economical printingYesYes
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one33 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one17 s
N-up printingKnown for one4, 9, 16, 25
Featuresidentical
Printer fontsKnown for oneBarcode, Bitmap, PCL, PostScript, Scalable
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one66
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one66
Number of barcode fontsKnown for one11
Number of bitmap fontsKnown for one12
Number of scalable fontsKnown for one66
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacity150 sheets150 sheets
Paper tray 2 input capacityKnown for one250 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
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightDiffers60 - 163 g/m²60 - 160 g/m²
Media size (tray 1)Known for oneA4, A5, A6, B5, B6
Media weight (tray 1)Differs60 - 105 g/m260 - 105 g/m²
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneA4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Duplex media weightKnown for one60 - 105 g/m²
Network1 differ
Network readyYesYes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)DiffersTCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6)ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), ICMP, WINS/NetBIOS, DNS, mDNS, LPR/LPD, Port9100, IPP, SMB Print, FTP, SNMP, HTTP, TELNET, SMTP, TFTP
Embedded web serverKnown for oneYes
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers64 MB32 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers300 MHz266 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs54 dB53 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs30 dB27 dB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one576 MB
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one80 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs20 W9 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one510 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers29.1 kg9.8 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs419 x 475 x 317 mm371 x 384 x 246 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers33.4 kg11.4 kg
Other features5 differ
Mac compatibilityYesYes
Printer managementKnown for oneBRAdmin Professional, Web BRAdmin, BRAdmin Light
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000/XP/2003/Vista Mac OS X 10.2.4 +, 10.5 LinuxWindows Vista, XP Home/professional, 2000, 95/98 /Me/NT 4.0 Mac OS 9.1 - 9.2, Mac OS X 10.2.4+
EmulationsDiffersPCL 6, BR-Script 3Br-Script 3, PCL, Epson FX-850, IBM ProPrinter XL
Fonts includedKnown for oneYes
Networking featuresDiffers10/100Base-TXEthernet 10/100BaseTx
Standard input traysKnown for oneMP lade, Lade 1
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs568 x 624 x 565 mm485 x 490 x 460 mm
Additional paper traysKnown for one2 x 250 sheet
I/O portsKnown for oneIEEE 1284, USB 2.0, Ethernet.
Power consumption (active)Differs85 W610 W
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Custom media sizesKnown for one(69.9 - 215.9mm) - (116 - 406.4mm)
Duplex supported media sizeKnown for oneA4
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneYes

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