Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-L5050D laser printer vs Xerox C240 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 27differ
  • 16identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother HL-L5050D laser printer has 14 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Xerox C240 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi (40 ppm vs 26 ppm). The Xerox C240 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi has 3.2 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer (10.4 s vs 7.2 s). The Xerox C240 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi has 1 more print cartridges than the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer (2 vs 1). Only the Xerox C240 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi has colour. Only the Xerox C240 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi has Wi-Fi.

  • Colour
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:No
    • C240 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:Yes
  • Maximum resolution
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
    • C240 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:2400 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:40 ppm
    • C240 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:26 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:7.2 s
    • C240 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:10.4 s
  • Printing colours
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:Black
    • C240 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
  • Number of print cartridges
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:1
    • C240 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:2
  • Total output capacity
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:150 sheets
    • C240 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:100 sheets
  • Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:50 sheets
    • C240 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:1 sheets

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Comparison of HL-L5050D, C240
80 specifications
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffersNoYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2400 x 600 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs40 ppm26 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs7.2 s10.4 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.7 s
Booklet printing functionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Watermark printingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 1500 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesDiffers12
Page description languagesDiffersBR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, XPSPCL 5, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Printer fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCL, Scalable, PostScript
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets100 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source250 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers50 sheets1 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Letterhead, Plain paper, Recycled paperBond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Letterhead, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Rough paper, Lightweight paper
Custom media widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source94 - 216 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source148 - 356 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 - 120 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 - 200 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 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
USB connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSB Type-A / USB Type-B
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security algorithmsDiffersSMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLSFIPS 140-3, TLS, 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA3, WPA2, WPA-Personal, WPA-PSK, WPA-AES, WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP, MD5, MSCHAPv2, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAP, LEAP
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersBrother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB1000 MB
Processor frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source51 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite, Black
DisplayKnown for oneLCDUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source398 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.8 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.52 kWh/week0.29 kWh/week
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source110 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source47-63 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 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
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 - 32.2 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 - 80%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceENERGY STAR, EPEAT, SCS Product Category Rule (PCR)
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers373 mm411 mm
DepthDiffers388 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers255 mm244 mm
WeightDiffers10.7 kg16.3 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers485 mm515 mm
Package depthDiffers450 mm550 mm
Package heightDiffers377 mm370 mm
Package weightDiffers13 kg20.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source750 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 pages
Documentation CDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Quick start guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Software CDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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