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Brother HL-L5050D laser printer vs Xerox C300 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 28differ
  • 10identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother HL-L5050D laser printer has 8 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Xerox C300 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi (40 ppm vs 32 ppm). The Xerox C300 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi has 1.1 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer (8.3 s vs 7.2 s). The Xerox C300 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 C300 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi has colour. Only the Xerox C300 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi has Wi-Fi.

  • Colour
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:No
    • C300 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:Yes
  • Maximum resolution
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
    • C300 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
    • C300 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:32 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:7.2 s
    • C300 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:8.3 s
  • Printing colours
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:Black
    • C300 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
  • Number of print cartridges
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:1
    • C300 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:2
  • Total input capacity
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:250 sheets
    • C300 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:251 sheets
  • Total output capacity
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:150 sheets
    • C300 Colour 2400 x 600 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:100 sheets

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Comparison of HL-L5050D, C300
78 specifications
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffersNoYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs40 ppm32 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source70 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs7.2 s8.3 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.6 s
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAutoUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source75000 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, XPSPostScript 3, PCL 6, PCL 5, PCLm, PDF
Printer fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCL, Scalable, PostScript
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets251 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets100 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source250 sheets
Manual feederKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Maximum number of input traysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Maximum input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source751 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 handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Letterhead, Plain paper, Recycled paperLightweight paper, Plain paper, Heavy paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Recycled paper, Glossy paper, Bond paper, Rough paper, Letterhead, Pre-printed
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 - 200 g/m²
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneA4, A5, A6Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Network4 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, 802.11b, 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
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTCP/IP: HTTP/HTTPS, IPP, LPR/LDP, Raw Socket Printing/Port 9100, IPv4/IPv6, MS Web Services WSD-Print, 802.1x, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), ThinPrint, Microsoft Universal Print, Bonjour
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersBrother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Chromebook Native Print
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB1000 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source53 dB
Sound power level (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.7 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.1 dB
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite, Black
DisplayKnown for oneLCDUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source432 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14.5 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.8 W
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source110 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source47-63 Hz
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.52 kWh/weekUnknown — not stated by the source
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 SurYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2025
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%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers373 mm411 mm
DepthDiffers388 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers255 mm244 mm
WeightDiffers10.7 kg16.6 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 source1300 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1200 pages
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 GHz

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