Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-L1240W laser printer A4 vs Brother HL-L5050D laser printer

18specifications compared
12differ
6identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother HL-L5050D laser printer has 20 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Brother HL-L1240W laser printer A4 (40 ppm vs 20 ppm). The Brother HL-L5050D laser printer has 100 sheets more total input capacity than the Brother HL-L1240W laser printer A4 (250 sheets vs 150 sheets). The Brother HL-L5050D laser printer has 100 sheets more total output capacity than the Brother HL-L1240W laser printer A4 (150 sheets vs 50 sheets). Only the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer has duplex printing.

Duplex printing
- HL-L1240W laser printer A4:No
- HL-L5050D laser printer:Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-L1240W laser printer A4:20 ppm
- HL-L5050D laser printer:40 ppm
Total input capacity
- HL-L1240W laser printer A4:150 sheets
- HL-L5050D laser printer:250 sheets
Total output capacity
- HL-L1240W laser printer A4:50 sheets
- HL-L5050D laser printer:150 sheets
Width
- HL-L1240W laser printer A4:340 mm
- HL-L5050D laser printer:373 mm
Depth
- HL-L1240W laser printer A4:238 mm
- HL-L5050D laser printer:388 mm
Height
- HL-L1240W laser printer A4:189 mm
- HL-L5050D laser printer:255 mm
Weight
- HL-L1240W laser printer A4:4.6 kg
- HL-L5050D laser printer:10.7 kg

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Comparison of HL-L1240W, HL-L5050D
47 specifications	A Brother HL-L1240W laser printer A4 Model HL-L1240W View product	B Brother HL-L5050D laser printer Model HL-L5050D View product
Printing2 differ
Colour	No	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	40 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.2 s
Featuresidentical
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, XPS
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	50 sheets	150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bond paper, Letterhead, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Folio, Legal
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLS
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Poweridentical
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.52 kWh/week
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
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 R2, Windows Server 2012
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	340 mm	373 mm
DepthDiffers	238 mm	388 mm
HeightDiffers	189 mm	255 mm
WeightDiffers	4.6 kg	10.7 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	418 mm	485 mm
Package depthDiffers	316 mm	450 mm
Package heightDiffers	336 mm	377 mm
Package weightDiffers	5.7 kg	13 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC

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