Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-5470DW laser printer vs HP LaserJet M401dn

41specifications compared
23differ
18identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- HL-5470DW laser printer:2400 x 600 DPI
- LaserJet M401dn:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-5470DW laser printer:38 ppm
- LaserJet M401dn:33 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-5470DW laser printer:8.5 s
- LaserJet M401dn:8 s
Recommended duty cycle
- HL-5470DW laser printer:1000 - 3500 pages per month
- LaserJet M401dn:750 - 3000 pages per month
Total input capacity
- HL-5470DW laser printer:250 sheets
- LaserJet M401dn:300 sheets
Custom media width
- HL-5470DW laser printer:76.2 - 215.9 mm
- LaserJet M401dn:76 - 216 mm
Custom media length
- HL-5470DW laser printer:127 - 355.6 mm
- LaserJet M401dn:127 - 356 mm
Paper tray media weight
- HL-5470DW laser printer:60 - 105 g/m²
- LaserJet M401dn:60 - 120 g/m²

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Comparison of HL-5470DW, M401dn
92 specifications	A Brother HL-5470DW laser printer Model HL-5470DW View product	B HP LaserJet M401dn Model M401dn View product
Printing3 differ
Colour	No	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	38 ppm	33 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	8.5 s	8 s
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	9 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	1 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers	1000 - 3500 pages per month	750 - 3000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Number of print cartridges	1	1
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, PostScript 3
Country of originKnown for one	Vietnam	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input trays	2	2
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	300 sheets
Total output capacity	150 sheets	150 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray	Yes	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	50 sheets	50 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Maximum input capacity	800 sheets	800 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper, Recycled paper	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Multi-purpose tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Letterhead, Plain paper, Preprinted forms, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Custom media widthDiffers	76.2 - 215.9 mm	76 - 216 mm
Custom media lengthDiffers	127 - 355.6 mm	127 - 356 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 105 g/m²	60 - 120 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight	60 - 163 g/m²	60 - 163 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	3
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, LEAP, WPA, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	384 MB	256 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	400 MHz	800 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	59 dB	51 dB
Memory slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeKnown for one	DDR2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	Star Sapphire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one	54 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	34 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.89 cm (3.5")
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touch
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	665 W	570 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.5 W	0.1 W
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	4.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 233MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17.5 - 25 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 - 70%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	10.8 kg	11 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	371 x 384 x 257 mm	364.6 x 368 x 271 mm
WidthKnown for one	480 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	383 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	495 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	12.6 kg	14.2 kg
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM/DVD-ROM
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Linux 9.4/9.5 RED HAT Enterprise Linux 5.0/6.0 OpenSuSE 11.3/11.4 Fedora 14/15 Ubuntu 10.04/10.10/11.04 Debian 5.0/6.0 HPUX11i
LegalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Standard input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	499 x 478 x 377 mm	430 x 330 x 480 mm

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