Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-L2442DW laser printer vs Brother HL-L2460DN laser printer

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  • 64specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 53identical
  • 9known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • HL-L2442DW laser printer:30 ppm
    • HL-L2460DN laser printer:34 ppm
  • Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • HL-L2442DW laser printer:15 ppm
    • HL-L2460DN laser printer:16 ppm
  • Wi-Fi
    • HL-L2442DW laser printer:Yes
    • HL-L2460DN laser printer:No
  • Ethernet LAN
    • HL-L2442DW laser printer:No
    • HL-L2460DN laser printer:Yes
  • Internal memory
    • HL-L2442DW laser printer:64 MB
    • HL-L2460DN laser printer:128 MB
  • Sound pressure level (printing)
    • HL-L2442DW laser printer:48 dB
    • HL-L2460DN laser printer:49 dB
  • Sound power level (printing)
    • HL-L2442DW laser printer:65.6 dB
    • HL-L2460DN laser printer:66.5 dB
  • Product colour
    • HL-L2442DW laser printer:Grey
    • HL-L2460DN laser printer:Black

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Comparison of HL-L2442DW, HL-L2460DN
73 specifications
Printing2 differ
ColourNoNo
Print technologyLaserLaser
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Maximum resolution1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs30 ppm34 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs15 ppm16 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)8.5 s8.5 s
Booklet printing functionYesYes
N-up printing2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 16, 20, 252, 4, 6, 8, 9, 16, 20, 25
Watermark printingYesYes
Economical printingYesYes
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycle35000 pages per month35000 pages per month
Printing coloursBlackBlack
Number of print cartridges11
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacity251 sheets251 sheets
Total output capacity150 sheets150 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paperBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5, B6B5, B6
Envelopes sizesC5, Com-10, DL, MonarchC5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Custom media width76.2 - 215.9 mm76.2 - 215.9 mm
Custom media length127 - 355.6 mm127 - 355.6 mm
Paper tray media weight60 - 163 g/m²60 - 163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight60 - 230 g/m²60 - 230 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingYesYes
USB portYesYes
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for oneEAP-FAST, EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLSUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/ Port9100, klient SMTP, IPP/ IPPS, serwer FTP, SNMPv1/v2c/ v3, serwer HTTP/HTTPS, klient i serwer TFTP, ICMP, Usługi sieci Web (Drukowanie)Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, klient SMTP, serwer FTP, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, serwer HTTP/HTTPS, klient i serwer TFTP, ICMPv6, Usługi sieci Web (Drukowanie)Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Mopria Print ServiceBrother iPrint & Scan
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100Base-T(X)
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers64 MB128 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs48 dB49 dB
Sound power level (printing)Differs65.6 dB66.5 dB
Design1 differ
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCDUnknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs440 W470 W
Power consumption (standby)43 W43 W
Power consumption (off)0.08 W0.08 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.34 kWh/week0.37 kWh/week
AC input voltage220 - 240 V220 - 240 V
AC input frequency50/60 Hz50/60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 11Windows 11
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneChromeOSUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)10 - 32.5 °C10 - 32.5 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80%20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)35 - 80%35 - 80%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width356 mm356 mm
Depth360 mm360 mm
Height183 mm183 mm
Weight6 kg6 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package width438 mm438 mm
Package depth283 mm283 mm
Package height519 mm519 mm
Package weight8.2 kg8.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedYesYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)700 pages700 pages
Warranty cardYesYes
Cables includedACAC
ManualYesYes
Quick installation guideYesYes

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