Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-4150CDN laser printer Colour vs Epson AcuLaser C3900N

36specifications compared
25differ
11identical
65known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- HL-4150CDN laser printer Colour:2400 x 600 DPI
- AcuLaser C3900N:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-4150CDN laser printer Colour:24 ppm
- AcuLaser C3900N:30 ppm
Warm-up time
- HL-4150CDN laser printer Colour:31 s
- AcuLaser C3900N:39 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-4150CDN laser printer Colour:16 s
- AcuLaser C3900N:13 s
Total number of input trays
- HL-4150CDN laser printer Colour:1
- AcuLaser C3900N:2
Total input capacity
- HL-4150CDN laser printer Colour:300 sheets
- AcuLaser C3900N:350 sheets
Total output capacity
- HL-4150CDN laser printer Colour:150 sheets
- AcuLaser C3900N:200 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
- HL-4150CDN laser printer Colour:50 sheets
- AcuLaser C3900N:100 sheets

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Comparison of HL-4150CDN, C3900N
101 specifications	A Brother HL-4150CDN laser printer Colour Model HL-4150CDN View product	B Epson AcuLaser C3900N Model C3900N View product
Printing4 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	24 ppm	30 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	31 s	39 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	16 s	13 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	24 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	7 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	7 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	16 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-up printingKnown for one	2, 4, 16, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	BR-Script 3, PCL 6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity5 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	1	2
Total input capacityDiffers	300 sheets	350 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	200 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers	50 sheets	100 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	500 sheets	850 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling6 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Envelopes
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B6, B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Letter	Executive, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DL, C6
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 105 g/m²	60 - 210 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightDiffers	60 - 163 g/m²	60 - 210 g/m²
Media size (tray 1)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	92 x 148mm, 216x356mm
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	76.2 - 216 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	116 - 406.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000BASE-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IPv4/v6, IP/Sec, DHCP, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, BootP, ARP, HTTPv1.1, HTTPS, SMTPv1, SNTP, SLPv2, DDNS, WSD
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	384 MB	768 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	400 MHz	800 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	57 dB	54 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	33 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Home & office
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Product colourKnown for one	Anthracite	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 30 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 - 85%
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers	573 mm	419 mm
DepthDiffers	524 mm	520 mm
HeightDiffers	649 mm	330 mm
WeightDiffers	21.2 kg	21.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	410 x 486 x 313 mm	419 x 520 x 330 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	560 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	625 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	505 mm
Package weightDiffers	25.2 kg	30.2 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.17 m
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 pc(s)
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 cm
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.17 m
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 pc(s)
Technical detailsidentical
Power consumptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1,200 W (Max.), 460 W (Printing), 166 W (Ready), 34 W (sleep)
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240V
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS 10.3+, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 (32/64bit), Windows Server 2008 (32/64bit), Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL5c, PCL5e, PCL6, PostScript 3, PDF 1.7
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54 dB
Box contentsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Driver and utilities, Main unit, Power cable, Software (CD), User manual (CD), Warranty document
Print speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 Pages/min Monochrome single-sided, 30 pages/min colour single-sided
Power LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	650 x 574 x 521 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	560 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vis	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source

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