Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-L1240W laser printer A4 vs Canon imageRUNNER 1643P

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 4identical
  • 49known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon imageRUNNER 1643P has 25 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Brother HL-L1240W laser printer A4 (45 ppm vs 20 ppm). The Canon imageRUNNER 1643P has 1 more total input trays than the Brother HL-L1240W laser printer A4 (2 vs 1). The Canon imageRUNNER 1643P has 500 sheets more total input capacity than the Brother HL-L1240W laser printer A4 (650 sheets vs 150 sheets). Only the Canon imageRUNNER 1643P has duplex printing. Market positioning: Home & office on the Brother HL-L1240W laser printer A4, Business on the Canon imageRUNNER 1643P.

  • Duplex printing
    • HL-L1240W laser printer A4:No
    • imageRUNNER 1643P:Yes
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • HL-L1240W laser printer A4:20 ppm
    • imageRUNNER 1643P:45 ppm
  • Total number of input trays
    • HL-L1240W laser printer A4:1
    • imageRUNNER 1643P:2
  • Total input capacity
    • HL-L1240W laser printer A4:150 sheets
    • imageRUNNER 1643P:650 sheets
  • Total output capacity
    • HL-L1240W laser printer A4:50 sheets
    • imageRUNNER 1643P:150 sheets
  • Market positioning
    • HL-L1240W laser printer A4:Home & office
    • imageRUNNER 1643P:Business
  • Width
    • HL-L1240W laser printer A4:340 mm
    • imageRUNNER 1643P:409 mm
  • Depth
    • HL-L1240W laser printer A4:238 mm
    • imageRUNNER 1643P:376 mm

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Comparison of HL-L1240W, 1643P
63 specifications
Printing2 differ
ColourNoNo
Print technologyLaserLaser
Duplex printingDiffersNoYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAuto
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600 x 600 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs20 ppm45 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.7 s
Featuresidentical
Printing coloursKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Page description languagesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3, UFRII
Printer fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCL, PostScript
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers12
Total input capacityDiffers150 sheets650 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers50 sheets150 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source550 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceExecutive, Letterhead
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceA4, A5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16K, Executive, Legal, Letter, Statement
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceC5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Paper tray media weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 - 120 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
USB connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSB Type-A
Optional connectivityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEthernet
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.1x RADIUS, IPSec, SNMPv3, TLS
BluetoothKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 MB
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWhite
Built-in displayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DisplayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLCD
Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceButtons
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1370 W
Power consumption (off)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.9 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.5 kWh/week
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source120 - 127 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 30 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 80%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceENERGY STAR, EPEAT Silver
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers340 mm409 mm
DepthDiffers238 mm376 mm
HeightDiffers189 mm275 mm
WeightDiffers4.6 kg11.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one418 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one316 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one336 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one5.7 kgUnknown — not stated by the source

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