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Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-4050CDN Colour Laser Printer vs Brother HL2700CN A4 Color USB Laser Printer

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 9identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 20 ppm
    • 31 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 20 ppm
    • 8 ppm
  • Warm-up time
    • 33 s
    • 45 s
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 16 s
    • 13 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • 17 s
    • 19 s
  • ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
    • A4, A5, A6
    • A4
  • Media weight (tray 1)
    • 60 - 105 g/m2
    • 60-210 gsm

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HL2700CN A4 Color USB Laser PrinterView product
Printing6 differ
ColourYesYes
Print technologyLaserLaser
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs20 ppm31 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs20 ppm8 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers33 s45 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs16 s13 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs17 s19 s
N-up printingKnown for one4, 9, 16, 25
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one530 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one60 - 105 g/m²
Media weight (tray 1)Differs60 - 105 g/m260-210 gsm
Maximum print sizeKnown for one210 x 297 mm
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Network readyYesYes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)DiffersTCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6)TCP/IP (ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (AutoIP), WINS/NetBIOS, DNS, LPR/LPD, CustomRawPort/Port 9100, POP3/SMTP, SMB Print, IPP, FTP, Rendezvous, SSDP, TELNET, SNMP, HTTP, TFTP), Netware IPX/SPX (Bindery/NDS), Appletalk, DLC/LLC, NetBEUI
Performance2 differ
Internal memory64 MB64 MB
Maximum internal memory576 MB576 MB
Processor frequency300 MHz300 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs54 dB66 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs30 dB54 dB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor modelKnown for oneTX4955
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs510 W670 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one20 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one200 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one17 W
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers29.1 kg31.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs419 x 475 x 317 mm480 x 420 x 385 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one33.4 kg
Other features4 differ
Mac compatibilityYesYes
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000/XP/2003/Vista Mac OS X 10.2.4 +, 10.5 LinuxWindows 95/98/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP Mac OS 8.6-9.2, OSX 10.2
EmulationsDiffersPCL 6, BR-Script 3PCL5C, PCL6, BR-Script3, Epson FX-850, IBM Proprinter XL, HP-GL
Networking featuresDiffers10/100Base-TX10/100BaseTX Ethernet
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one568 x 624 x 565 mm
Custom media sizesDiffers(69.9 - 215.9mm) - (116 - 406.4mm)(104.8 - 215.9mm) x (210 - 297mm)
Duplex supported media sizeKnown for oneA4
Power consumption (active)Known for one85 W
Power requirementsKnown for one220 – 240V
Fonts includedKnown for oneYes
Standard input capacity for transparenciesKnown for one50
Standard media sizesKnown for oneA4, Letter, B5(JIS/ISO), Executive, COM 10, DL
Memory upgradeKnown for one0.675 GB
Featuresidentical
Printer fontsKnown for onePCL, PostScript

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