Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs HP Color LaserJet Enterprise CM4540f

45specifications compared
25differ
20identical
104known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- Color LaserJet Enterprise CM4540f:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:28 ppm
- Color LaserJet Enterprise CM4540f:40 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:28 ppm
- Color LaserJet Enterprise CM4540f:40 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:16 s
- Color LaserJet Enterprise CM4540f:11.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:16 s
- Color LaserJet Enterprise CM4540f:11.5 s
Maximum copy resolution
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- Color LaserJet Enterprise CM4540f:600 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copies
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:99 copies
- Color LaserJet Enterprise CM4540f:9999 copies
Optical scanning resolution
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
- Color LaserJet Enterprise CM4540f:600 x 600 DPI

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Comparison of DCP-9270CDN, Color LaserJet Enterprise CM4540f
149 specifications	A Brother DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4 Model DCP-9270CDN View product	B HP Color LaserJet Enterprise CM4540f View product
Printing5 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for one	2400 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	28 ppm	40 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	28 ppm	40 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	7 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	33 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	16 s	11.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	16 s	11.5 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Secure printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	28 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	28 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	21 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	99 copies	9999 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning3 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanning	Yes	Yes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Dual CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, File, FTP, Image, OCR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	BMP, JPG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthDiffers	48 bit	30 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levels	256	256
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Colour faxing
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 Kbit/s
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Distinctive ringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 locations
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Digital sender	No	No
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	BR-Script 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	300 sheets	1100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	500 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	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Glossy paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	116 - 406 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	69.8 - 216 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	60 - 90 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, C5, C6
Envelope feederKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum paper traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS, HTTPS, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	1280 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integrated	No	No
Processor familyKnown for one	Star Sapphire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	400 MHz	800 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)	57 dB	57 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	33 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Market positioning	Business	Business
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	12.7 cm (5")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes
Control type	Touch	Touch
Display number of linesKnown for one	2 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of charactersKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 x 300 pixels
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	615 W	780 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	1.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	75 W	91 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.3 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Hom	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	658 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	695 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	693 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	27 kg	75.7 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	34.1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features4 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	490 x 526 x 530 mm	909 x 668 x 1119 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	663 x 699 x 705 mm	856 x 760 x 1498 mm
Standard input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP/Server 2008/Server 2003 Mac OS X v10.4 +; Linux; UNIX, Novell, Citrix.
HandsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.28 TB
Maximum scan area (ADF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	215.9 x 355.6 mm
Minimum scan area (ADF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148.5 x 210 mm
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240V, 50/60Hz
Auto fax reduction supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Automatic paper sensorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Duplex ADF scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Junk barrier supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1112 x 904 x 1460 mm
Memory upgradeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Pallet dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	856 x 760 x 1498 mm
Print margin bottom (A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.3 mm
Print margin left (A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.3 mm
Print margin right (A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.3 mm
Print margin top (A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.3 mm
Print quality (black, best quality)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Print quality (black, normal quality)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 DPI
Print quality (colour, best quality)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 DPI
SureSupply supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 30 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 35 °C
Recommended operating temperature range (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 27 °C
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	94.8 kg

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