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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-8860DN Laser A4 vs HP LaserJet 9040 Laser A3

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 13identical
  • 67known for one product only

Key differences

  • Printing
    • No
    • Mono printing
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 28 ppm
    • 40 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 8.5 s
    • 8 s
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 600 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 28 cpm
    • 40 cpm
  • Maximum number of copies
    • 99 copies
    • 999 copies
  • Fax memory
    • 500 pages
    • 50000 pages
  • Fax broadcasting
    • 390 locations
    • 100 locations

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Brother

MFC-8860DN Laser A4

Model MFC-8860DN

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HP

LaserJet 9040 Laser A3

Model 9040

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Printing3 differ
Print technologyLaserLaser
PrintingDiffersNoMono printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Maximum resolution1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs28 ppm40 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one25 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs8.5 s8 s
Copying3 differ
CopyingMono copyingMono copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs28 cpm40 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one40 cpm
Maximum number of copiesDiffers99 copies999 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Scanningidentical
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one297 x 432 mm
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed & ADF scanner
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Greyscale levels256256
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, File, Image, OCR
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Fax2 differ
FaxingMono faxingMono faxing
Fax resolution (black)Known for one300 x 300 DPI
Modem speed33.6 Kbit/s33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers500 pages50000 pages
Auto-redialingYesYes
Fax broadcastingDiffers390 locations100 locations
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one300
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one300000 pages per month
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYes
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets3000 sheets
Total input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Plain paper, Recycled paperCard stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Rough paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A3, A4, A5
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB4, B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneB6, C5, DL
Paper tray media weightKnown for one64 - 199 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one64 - 216 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one65 - 199 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 2.0Parallel
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
USB portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneNot supported
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 MB256 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers544 MB512 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers400 MHz533 MHz
Sound power level (standby)Differs30 dB57 dB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one55 dB
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for oneGrey
Market positioningBusinessBusiness
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayDiffersLCDLED
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one1070 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for one1120 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs85 W305 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.9 W
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one1104 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one15 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, 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 Vis
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one15 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one15 - 32.5 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 35 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one1168.4 mm
DepthKnown for one787.4 mm
HeightKnown for one1193.8 mm
WeightDiffers16.5 kg143 kg
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Other featuresidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100 Base-TX
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one531 x 450 x 475 mm
All-in-one functionsKnown for oneCopy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for oneScan, No
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows98(SE)/Me/2000/XP/NT4.0WS Mac OS 9.1-9.2/ OS X 10.2.4 +
EmulationsKnown for onePCL6, BR-Script 3
Network readyKnown for oneYes
Font stylesKnown for one66 Scaleable fonts, Letter, Gothic 16.66, OCR-A, OCR-B, 11 Barcodes

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