Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-9042CDN Laser A4 vs HP Premium (C309g)

26specifications compared
14differ
12identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DCP-9042CDN Laser A4:Laser
- Premium (C309g):Inkjet
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-9042CDN Laser A4:20 ppm
- Premium (C309g):12 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-9042CDN Laser A4:20 ppm
- Premium (C309g):9.5 ppm
Copying
- DCP-9042CDN Laser A4:Colour copying
- Premium (C309g):Mono copying
Total input capacity
- DCP-9042CDN Laser A4:250 sheets
- Premium (C309g):125 sheets
Wi-Fi
- DCP-9042CDN Laser A4:No
- Premium (C309g):Yes
Market positioning
- DCP-9042CDN Laser A4:Business
- Premium (C309g):Home & office
Power consumption (average operating)
- DCP-9042CDN Laser A4:495 W
- Premium (C309g):30 W

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Comparison of DCP-9042CDN, Premium (C309g)
66 specifications	A Brother DCP-9042CDN Laser A4 Model DCP-9042CDN View product	B HP Premium (C309g)View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	12 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	9.5 ppm
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2400 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	16 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 600 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 cpm
Maximum copy speed (black, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 cpm
Maximum copy speed (colour, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 cpm
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4, 9, 16, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanningidentical
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 297 mm
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65536
TWAIN versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.9
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2500 pages per month
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	125 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 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
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Card stock, Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5, B6	B5, B6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
Maximum input capacity for cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60
Recommended media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 280 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Folio, Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11n, Bluetooth
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
Processor frequencyKnown for one	300 MHz	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 displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
TouchscreenKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	495 W	30 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.4 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	95 W	5.4 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.4 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	32.8 kg	7.45 kg
Other features4 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	432 x 487 x 482 mm	452 x 473 x 199 mm
All-in-one functions	Copy, Scan	Copy, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, XP Mac OS X 10.2.4+ Linux	Windows Vista (32/64-bit); Microsoft Windows XP (SP1 +/32-bit); Mac OS X v10.4, v10.5 +
Network ready	Yes	Yes
PictBridgeDiffers	No	Yes
Standard output capacity for transparenciesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 sheets
EmulationsKnown for one	PCL6, BR-Script 3	Unknown — not stated by the source

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