Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-4070CDW Colour Laser Printer vs Brother HL-6050N laser printer

23specifications compared
18differ
5identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-4070CDW Colour Laser Printer:Yes
- HL-6050N laser printer:No
Maximum resolution
- HL-4070CDW Colour Laser Printer:2400 x 600 DPI
- HL-6050N laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-4070CDW Colour Laser Printer:20 ppm
- HL-6050N laser printer:24 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-4070CDW Colour Laser Printer:16 s
- HL-6050N laser printer:11 s
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- HL-4070CDW Colour Laser Printer:A4, A5, A6
- HL-6050N laser printer:A4, A5
Media weight (tray 1)
- HL-4070CDW Colour Laser Printer:60 - 105 g/m2
- HL-6050N laser printer:60 - 161 g/m2
Supported network protocols (IPv4)
- HL-4070CDW Colour Laser Printer:TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6)
- HL-6050N laser printer:Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Internal memory
- HL-4070CDW Colour Laser Printer:64 MB
- HL-6050N laser printer:32 MB

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Comparison of HL-4070CDW Colour Laser Printer, HL-6050N
67 specifications	A Brother HL-4070CDW Colour Laser Printer View product	B Brother HL-6050N laser printer Model HL-6050N View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
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
Featuresidentical
Printer fontsKnown for one	Barcode, Bitmap, Scalable	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of printer fontsKnown for one	91	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5, B6	B5, B6
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 g/m2	60 - 161 g/m2
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Legal, Letter
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	LEAP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Differs	TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6)	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
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	90 W
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	29.1 kg	20.5 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	470 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	560 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	33.4 kg	23.6 kg
Other features2 differ
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Server 2003/2008. Mac OS X(10.2 & upwards), Linux	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
Fonts includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100Base-TX	Ethernet 10/100Base-TX
PictBridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless technologyKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b/g	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
Duplex supported media sizeKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (active)Known for one	85 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCO '99

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