Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-L2460DW laser printer vs Canon LBP243dw II

40specifications compared
25differ
15identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother HL-L2460DW laser printer has 3.5 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Canon LBP243dw II (8.5 s vs 5 s). The Brother HL-L2460DW laser printer has 34,100 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Canon LBP243dw II (35000 pages per month vs 900 pages per month). The Canon LBP243dw II has 872 MB more internal memory than the Brother HL-L2460DW laser printer (1000 MB vs 128 MB). Only the Canon LBP243dw II has Wi-Fi. Duplex printing mode: Auto/Manual on the Brother HL-L2460DW laser printer, Auto on the Canon LBP243dw II.

Duplex printing mode
- HL-L2460DW laser printer:Auto/Manual
- LBP243dw II:Auto
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-L2460DW laser printer:8.5 s
- LBP243dw II:5 s
Maximum duty cycle
- HL-L2460DW laser printer:35000 pages per month
- LBP243dw II:900 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle
- HL-L2460DW laser printer:2500 - 35000 pages per month
- LBP243dw II:750 - 4000 pages per month
Printing colours
- HL-L2460DW laser printer:Black
- LBP243dw II:Black, White
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
- HL-L2460DW laser printer:B5, B6
- LBP243dw II:B5
Paper tray media weight
- HL-L2460DW laser printer:60 - 163 g/m²
- LBP243dw II:60 - 199 g/m²
Wi-Fi
- HL-L2460DW laser printer:No
- LBP243dw II:Yes

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Comparison of HL-L2460DW, LBP243dw II
81 specifications	A Brother HL-L2460DW laser printer Model HL-L2460DW View product	B Canon LBP243dw II View product
Printing2 differ
ColourKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeDiffers	Auto/Manual	Auto
Maximum resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	36 ppm	36 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	8.5 s	5 s
Booklet printing functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-up printingKnown for one	2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 16, 20, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Watermark printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 s
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	35000 pages per month	900 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers	2500 - 35000 pages per month	750 - 4000 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffers	Black	Black, White
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 5e, PCL 6, UFRII
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacityKnown for one	251 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manual feederKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper	Coated paper, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Postcard, Recycled paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B5
Envelopes sizes	C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch	C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Custom media widthKnown for one	76.2 - 215.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	127 - 355.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 163 g/m²	60 - 199 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 230 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Index card, Legal, Letter
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Brother iPrint & Scan	Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMPv1, SNMPv3
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	1000 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	49 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (printing)Known for one	66.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Buttons
Power4 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	470 W	480 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	43 W	6 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	3.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.08 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs	0.37 kWh/week	0.29 kWh/week
AC input voltageDiffers	110 - 120 V	220 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50/60 Hz	50/60 Hz
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1250 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 11	Windows 10, Windows 11
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022	Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, MacOS
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 32.5 °C	20 - 80 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	10 - 30%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	35 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	356 mm	399 mm
DepthDiffers	360 mm	373 mm
HeightDiffers	183 mm	249 mm
WeightDiffers	6 kg	9.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	438 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	283 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	519 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	8.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one	700 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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