Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-5380DN laser printer vs Samsung ML-1860 laser printer

26specifications compared
17differ
9identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- HL-5380DN laser printer:Yes
- ML-1860 laser printer:No
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-5380DN laser printer:30 ppm
- ML-1860 laser printer:18 ppm
Total input capacity
- HL-5380DN laser printer:250 sheets
- ML-1860 laser printer:150 sheets
Maximum print size
- HL-5380DN laser printer:216 x 356 mm
- ML-1860 laser printer:210 x 297 mm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- HL-5380DN laser printer:A4, A5, A6
- ML-1860 laser printer:A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
- HL-5380DN laser printer:B5, B6
- ML-1860 laser printer:B5
Standard interfaces
- HL-5380DN laser printer:Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0
- ML-1860 laser printer:USB 2.0
Ethernet LAN
- HL-5380DN laser printer:Yes
- ML-1860 laser printer:No

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Comparison of HL-5380DN, ML-1860
66 specifications	A Brother HL-5380DN laser printer Model HL-5380DN View product	B Samsung ML-1860 laser printer Model ML-1860 View product
Printing2 differ
Colour	No	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	30 ppm	18 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	6.5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	18 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)	8.5 s	8.5 s
N-up printingKnown for one	2, 4, 9, 16, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Number of print cartridges	1	1
Page description languagesDiffers	BR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6	SPL
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 pages per month
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacity	150 sheets	150 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 handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Letter	Executive, Folio, Letter, Statement, Legal
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
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C5, DL
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Network readyDiffers	Yes	No
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	8 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	544 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequency	300 MHz	300 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	54 dB	50 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs	35 dB	26 dB
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Grey	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	675 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	75 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	6 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, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Hom	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, 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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthKnown for one	495 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	460 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	520 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	9.97 kg	4.2 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	393 x 259 x 384 mm	341 x 224 x 184 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	12 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	486 x 500 x 455 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 / 2003 Server / 2008 Server, Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.6, Linux OS
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SPL
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500 copies

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