Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-4050CDNLT Colour vs Brother HL-6050DNLT laser printer

27specifications compared
22differ
5identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-4050CDNLT Colour:Yes
- HL-6050DNLT laser printer:No
Maximum resolution
- HL-4050CDNLT Colour:2400 x 600 DPI
- HL-6050DNLT laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-4050CDNLT Colour:20 ppm
- HL-6050DNLT laser printer:24 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-4050CDNLT Colour:16 s
- HL-6050DNLT laser printer:11 s
Total input capacity
- HL-4050CDNLT Colour:800 sheets
- HL-6050DNLT laser printer:500 sheets
Maximum input capacity
- HL-4050CDNLT Colour:800 sheets
- HL-6050DNLT laser printer:500 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- HL-4050CDNLT Colour:A4, A5, A6
- HL-6050DNLT laser printer:A4, A5
Media weight (tray 1)
- HL-4050CDNLT Colour:60 - 105 gsm
- HL-6050DNLT laser printer:60 - 161 g/m2

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Comparison of HL-4050CDNLT, HL-6050DNLT
64 specifications	A Brother HL-4050CDNLT Colour Model HL-4050CDNLT View product	B Brother HL-6050DNLT laser printer Model HL-6050DNLT 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
Warm-up timeKnown for one	33 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	16 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	4, 9, 16, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityDiffers	800 sheets	500 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	150 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 capacityDiffers	800 sheets	500 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Folio, Letter, Legal	Executive, Legal, Letter
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex media weightKnown for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Differs	60 - 105 gsm	60 - 161 g/m2
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	FireWire 400, Parallel, USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Differs	TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6)	TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, DLC/LLC, NetBEUI/NetBIOS
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP, Telnet, HTTP
Performance5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	32 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	576 MB	160 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	200 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	54 dB	52 dB
Powersave acoustic emissionKnown for one	6.6 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Differs	30 dB	39 dB
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 (printing)Differs	510 W	600 W
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	110 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	29.1 kg	27.1 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	735 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	560 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	33.4 kg	31.8 kg
Other features2 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, Mac OS X 10.2.4 +	Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP Mac OS 8.6-9.2, OS X 10.1-10.2 Linux
EmulationsKnown for one	PCL 6, BR-Script 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100Base-TX	Ethernet 10/100BaseTx
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)Known for one	85 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
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
Designidentical
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD

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