Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-L5050D laser printer vs Canon X C1936P

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 30differ
  • 10identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother HL-L5050D laser printer has 4 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Canon X C1936P (40 ppm vs 36 ppm). The Canon X C1936P has 4.37 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer (11.57 s vs 7.2 s). The Canon X C1936P has 3 more print cartridges than the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer (4 vs 1). Only the Canon X C1936P has colour. Only the Canon X C1936P has Wi-Fi.

  • Colour
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:No
    • X C1936P:Yes
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:40 ppm
    • X C1936P:36 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:7.2 s
    • X C1936P:11.57 s
  • Printing colours
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:Black
    • X C1936P:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
  • Number of print cartridges
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:1
    • X C1936P:4
  • Total number of input trays
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:1
    • X C1936P:2
  • Total input capacity
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:250 sheets
    • X C1936P:350 sheets
  • Total output capacity
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:150 sheets
    • X C1936P:200 sheets

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Comparison of HL-L5050D, X C1936P
69 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 ppm36 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs7.2 s11.57 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.54 s
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source120000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2500 - 7500 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Page description languagesDiffersBR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, XPSPCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3, UFRII
Printer fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBitmap, PostScript
Bitmap fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoman
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers12
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets350 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets200 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayYesYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers50 sheets100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2550 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Letterhead, Plain paper, Recycled paperCoated paper, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Postcard, Rough paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A3, A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceB4, B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, Folio, LegalIndex card, Legal, Letter
Custom media widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source85 - 297 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source148 - 431.8 mm
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
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-AES, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP, WPA3-SAE
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSNMPv1, SNMPv3 (IPv4,IPv6)
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersBrother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
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
Sound power level (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source70.4 dB
Design3 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, White
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayDiffersLCDLED
Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceButtons
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600 W
Power consumption (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1500 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.52 kWh/week0.37 kWh/week
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 10.14 Mojave, 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 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 14.
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 source10 - 30 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers373 mm499 mm
DepthDiffers388 mm525 mm
HeightDiffers255 mm340 mm
WeightDiffers10.7 kg37.3 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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