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Brother HL-L5050D laser printer vs Canon imageFORCE 1643P

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 15identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon imageFORCE 1643P has 3 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer (43 ppm vs 40 ppm). The Canon imageFORCE 1643P has 400 sheets more total input capacity than the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer (650 sheets vs 250 sheets). The Canon imageFORCE 1643P has 50 sheets more Multi-Purpose tray input capacity than the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer (100 sheets vs 50 sheets). Only the Canon imageFORCE 1643P has Wi-Fi. Cabling technology: 10/100Base-T(X) on the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer, 10/100/1000Base-T(X) on the Canon imageFORCE 1643P.

  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:40 ppm
    • imageFORCE 1643P:43 ppm
  • Total input capacity
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:250 sheets
    • imageFORCE 1643P:650 sheets
  • Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:50 sheets
    • imageFORCE 1643P:100 sheets
  • Wi-Fi
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:No
    • imageFORCE 1643P:Yes
  • Cabling technology
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:10/100Base-T(X)
    • imageFORCE 1643P:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
  • Internal memory
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:256 MB
    • imageFORCE 1643P:2000 MB
  • Market positioning
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:Home & office
    • imageFORCE 1643P:Business
  • Product colour
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:Black
    • imageFORCE 1643P:White

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Comparison of HL-L5050D, imageFORCE 1643P
64 specifications
Printing1 differ
ColourNoNo
Print technologyLaserLaser
Duplex printingYesYes
Maximum resolution1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs40 ppm43 ppm
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAutoUnknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one7.2 sUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Printing coloursBlackBlack
Number of print cartridges11
Page description languagesDiffersBR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, XPSUFRII, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets650 sheets
Total output capacity150 sheets150 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source550 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayYesYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers50 sheets100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2300 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Letterhead, Plain paper, Recycled paperThin paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Heavy paper, Bond paper, Labels, Letterhead, Envelopes
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceB5
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCom-10, DL, Monarch, C5
Paper tray media weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 - 120 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Folio, LegalUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersBrother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
Security algorithmsKnown for oneSMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLSUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB2000 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Storage mediaKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceeMMC
Built-in processorYesYes
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
Built-in displayYesYes
Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceButtons
DisplayKnown for oneLCDUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source507 W
Power consumption (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1400 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.7 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.52 kWh/week0.35 kWh/week
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source220 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50/60 Hz
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP ProfessionalWindows 10, Windows 11
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big SurMac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 V
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers373 mm409 mm
DepthDiffers388 mm376 mm
HeightDiffers255 mm275 mm
WeightDiffers10.7 kg16 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one485 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one450 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one377 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one13 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for oneACUnknown — not stated by the source

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