Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-9040CN Laser A4 vs HP Pro L7480

27specifications compared
10differ
17identical
60known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:Laser
- Pro L7480:Thermal inkjet
Maximum resolution
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- Pro L7480:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:20 ppm
- Pro L7480:16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:20 ppm
- Pro L7480:16 ppm
Maximum copy resolution
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- Pro L7480:1200 x 1200 DPI
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:B5
- Pro L7480:B5, B6
Market positioning
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:Business
- Pro L7480:Home & office
Weight
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:32.8 kg
- Pro L7480:13.5 kg

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Comparison of DCP-9040CN, Pro L7480
87 specifications	A Brother DCP-9040CN Laser A4 Model DCP-9040CN View product	B HP Pro L7480 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Thermal inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	16 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	16 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	17 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 ppm
Copying1 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	16 cpm	16 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)	16 cpm	16 cpm
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one	23 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4, 9, 16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 cpm
Scanningidentical
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, File, Image, OCR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 x 4800 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	215.9 x 297 mm
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed scanner
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Featuresidentical
Digital sender	No	No
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7500 pages per month
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 3
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacity	150 sheets	150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	35 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5	B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	60 - 105g/m2	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C5, C6
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performanceidentical
Internal memory	64 MB	64 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	576 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	300 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	54.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, White
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	495 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	28 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	95 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	32.8 kg	13.5 kg
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	525 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	402 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	282 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	38.6 kg	18.5 kg
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	592 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	556 mm
Other featuresidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100 Base-TX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	432 x 487 x 482 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Copy, Scan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for one	Copy, Print, Scan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000 Professional, XP Home Edition, XP Professional (32 & 64 bit ) Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
EmulationsKnown for one	PCL6, BR-Script 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	566 x 614 x 716 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Font stylesKnown for one	66 Scaleable fonts, 12 Bitmap fonts, 13 Barcodes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C

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