Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-4050CDNLT Colour vs Samsung ML-4050ND Laser Printer

23specifications compared
16differ
7identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-4050CDNLT Colour:Yes
- ML-4050ND Laser Printer:No
Maximum resolution
- HL-4050CDNLT Colour:2400 x 600 DPI
- ML-4050ND Laser Printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-4050CDNLT Colour:20 ppm
- ML-4050ND Laser Printer:38 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-4050CDNLT Colour:16 s
- ML-4050ND Laser Printer:9 s
Total input capacity
- HL-4050CDNLT Colour:800 sheets
- ML-4050ND Laser Printer:500 sheets
Total output capacity
- HL-4050CDNLT Colour:150 sheets
- ML-4050ND Laser Printer:250 sheets
Maximum internal memory
- HL-4050CDNLT Colour:576 MB
- ML-4050ND Laser Printer:512 MB
Processor frequency
- HL-4050CDNLT Colour:300 MHz
- ML-4050ND Laser Printer:400 MHz

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Comparison of HL-4050CDNLT, ML-4050ND Laser Printer
57 specifications	A Brother HL-4050CDNLT Colour Model HL-4050CDNLT View product	B Samsung ML-4050ND Laser Printer View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	38 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	9 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 capacityDiffers	150 sheets	250 sheets
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	800 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	210 x 297 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A4, A5, A6	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Folio, Letter, Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)Known for one	60 - 105 gsm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
Internal memory	64 MB	64 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	576 MB	512 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	400 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	54 dB	55 dB
Powersave acoustic emissionKnown for one	6.6 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Differs	30 dB	35 dB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Samsung
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	510 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	20 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	29.1 kg	17.3 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	419 x 475 x 317 mm	396 x 453 x 353 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	33.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, Mac OS X 10.2.4 +	Win 98/Me/2000/NT 4.0/XP (32/64bit)/ 2003 Server (32/64bit)/Vista, Linux OS Red Hat 8-9/Fedora Core 1-4/ Mandrake 9.2-10.1/SuSE 8.2-9.2, Mac OS 8.6-9.2/10.1-10.4
EmulationsDiffers	PCL 6, BR-Script 3	PCL6, PS 3, IBM ProPrinter, Epson
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100Base-TX	Ethernet 10/100 Base 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
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
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220V
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Standard media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	76x127 mm - 216x356 mm

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