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Brother HL-L5050D laser printer vs Canon i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 13identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother HL-L5050D laser printer has 15 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Canon i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour (40 ppm vs 25 ppm). The Canon i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour has 3.32 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer (10.52 s vs 7.2 s). The Brother HL-L5050D laser printer has 50 sheets more total output capacity than the Canon i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour (150 sheets vs 100 sheets). Only the Canon i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour has colour. Only the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer has USB port.

  • Colour
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:No
    • i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:Yes
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:40 ppm
    • i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:25 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:7.2 s
    • i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:10.52 s
  • Printing colours
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:Black
    • i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
  • Total output capacity
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:150 sheets
    • i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:100 sheets
  • USB port
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:Yes
    • i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:No
  • Wi-Fi
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:No
    • i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:Yes
  • Cabling technology
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:10/100Base-T(X)
    • i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:10/100/1000Base-T(X)

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Comparison of HL-L5050D, LBP646Cdw
64 specifications
Printing3 differ
ColourDiffersNoYes
Print technologyLaserLaser
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeAutoAuto
Maximum resolution1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs40 ppm25 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source13 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs7.2 s10.52 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.57 s
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source250 - 25000 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersBR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, XPSUFRII
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets100 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheetsUnknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Letterhead, Plain paper, Recycled paperCoated paper, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Postcard, Recycled paper, Thin paper
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
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, Folio, LegalExecutive, Index card, Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceC5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Paper tray media weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 - 163 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portDiffersYesNo
Network4 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)
Security algorithmsDiffersSMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLS64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSNMPv1, SNMPv3
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersBrother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB1000 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4000 MB
Built-in processorYesYes
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceButtons
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source580 W
Power consumption (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source980 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.52 kWh/week0.23 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, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big SurMac OS 12.4, Mac OS 13.1, Mac OS 14.5, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 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 Lio
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 80 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 30%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers373 mm425 mm
DepthDiffers388 mm418 mm
HeightDiffers255 mm265 mm
WeightDiffers10.7 kg14.5 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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