Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-9440CN Laser A4 vs HP LaserJet 9040 Laser A3

30specifications compared
22differ
8identical
75known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- MFC-9440CN Laser A4:Colour printing
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:Mono printing
Maximum resolution
- MFC-9440CN Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-9440CN Laser A4:20 ppm
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:40 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MFC-9440CN Laser A4:16 s
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:8 s
Copying
- MFC-9440CN Laser A4:Colour copying
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution
- MFC-9440CN Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- MFC-9440CN Laser A4:16 cpm
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:40 cpm
Maximum number of copies
- MFC-9440CN Laser A4:99 copies
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:999 copies

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Comparison of MFC-9440CN, 9040
105 specifications	A Brother MFC-9440CN Laser A4 Model MFC-9440CN View product	B HP LaserJet 9040 Laser A3 Model 9040 View product
Printing4 differ
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	40 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	16 s	8 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	16 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying4 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	16 cpm	40 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 cpm
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	99 copies	999 copies
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	16 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Scanningidentical
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	297 x 432 mm
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
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
Fax2 differ
FaxingDiffers	Colour faxing	Mono faxing
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 x 300 DPI
Fax memoryDiffers	400 pages	50000 pages
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 locations
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300000 pages per month
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital senderKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	3000 sheets
Total input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Rough paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A3, A4, A5
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5	B4, B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B6, C5, DL
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 - 199 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 - 216 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 - 199 g/m²
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
Paper handling optional/inputKnown for one	500 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	Parallel
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	256 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	576 MB	512 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	533 MHz
Sound power level (standby)Differs	30 dB	57 dB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	54.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Grey
DisplayDiffers	LCD	LED
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touch
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1070 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1120 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	95 W	305 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.9 W
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
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 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 one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 32.5 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 35 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1168.4 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	787.4 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1193.8 mm
WeightDiffers	32.8 kg	143 kg
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	38.6 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
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, Fax, Scan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for one	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP/Home/2003/2000 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
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	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

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