Compare HP M401n Monochrome Laser Printer Brother DCP-L2640DW Monochrome Laser 3 in 1 Printer

A full side-by-side comparison of reference model M401n Monochrome Laser Printer and in-stock product DCP-L2640DW Monochrome Laser 3 in 1 Printer on specs, price, and Syria availability.

Specifications

Specification ⁦HP M401n Monochrome Laser Printer⁩ ⁦Brother DCP-L2640DW Monochrome Laser 3 in 1 Printer⁩
Price Not for sale $190.00
Features
Printer Functions Print Print, Scan, Copy
Technical Features — Network Security
Display ⁦2-line LCD (text and graphics)⁩ ⁦2-line LCD, 20 characters⁩
Control Panel ⁦2-line backlit LCD graphic display; buttons (OK, Menu, Cancel, Back); LED indicator lights (Attention, Ready)⁩ —
Printer Specifications
تقنية الطباعة Monochrome Laser Monochrome Laser
Print Speed ⁦33 ppm⁩ —
Printing
Print Colour — Black and white
Print Resolution Technology ⁦HP FastRes 1200, HP ProRes 1200, 600 dpi⁩ —
Maximum Print Resolution ⁦1200 × 1200 dpi⁩ ⁦1200 × 1200 dpi⁩
Duplex Printing Manual Automatic
Maximum Print Size — ⁦Up to A4 and Letter in⁩
Paper size — ⁦A4⁩
First Page Out Black Letter ⁦As fast as 8 sec⁩ —
Performance
ISO Black Print Speed A4 ⁦33 ppm⁩ ⁦34 ppm⁩
ISO Black Print Speed Letter ⁦35 ppm⁩ ⁦36 ppm⁩
First Page Out Time Black A4 ⁦As fast as 8 sec⁩ ⁦8.5 sec⁩
Recommended Monthly Volume ⁦750 to 3000 pages⁩ —
Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle ⁦50000 pages⁩ —
First Print Out Time Black ⁦8 sec⁩ —
Software
Printer Smart Software Features ⁦HP ePrint, HP Auto-On/Auto-Off, HP Smart Install, 2-line LCD backlit control panel, Gigabit networking⁩ —
Included Software ⁦Windows: HP Installer/Uninstaller, HP PCL 6 print driver, Status Alerts, HP Update, DXP; Mac: HP Installer/Uninstaller, HP Postscript driver, HP Setup Assistant, HP Utility, HP Alerts, HP Firmware Updater⁩ —
Printer Management Utility Windows: HP Device Toolbox, SNP Alerts, HP Web Jetadmin; Mac: HP Utility ⁦BRAdmin Light; BRAdmin Professional 4⁩
Power
Energy Saving Technology HP Auto-On/Auto-Off Technology —
Printing Power Consumption ⁦570 W⁩ ⁦470 W⁩
Ready Mode Power ⁦7.3 W⁩ ⁦43 W⁩
Sleep Mode Power ⁦1.68 W⁩ ⁦4.1 W⁩
Power Supply Type Built-in power supply ⁦220–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz⁩
Quiet Mode Printing Power Consumption — ⁦270 W⁩
Input Voltage ⁦110 to 127 VAC (+/-10%) or 220 to 240 VAC (+/-10%), 50/60 Hz (+/-2 Hz)⁩ —
Supplies
Replacement Toner Cartridge ⁦HP 80A Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (CF280A); HP 80X Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (CF280X)⁩ ⁦TN2500, TN2500XL, TN2500XXL⁩
Replacement Toner Yield ⁦2,700 (HP 80A); 6,900 (HP 80X) pages⁩ ⁦TN2500: 1200 pages; TN2500XL: 3000 pages; TN2500XXL: 5000 pages⁩
Starter Toner Yield ⁦2700 pages⁩ —
Cartridge System — Separate toner and drum system
Standard-Yield Toner — ⁦TN2500⁩
High-Yield Toner — ⁦TN2500XL⁩
Super High-Yield Toner — ⁦TN2500XXL⁩
Drum Unit — ⁦DR2500⁩
Drum Yield — ⁦15000 pages⁩
Print Cartridge Count ⁦1 cartridge⁩ —
Connectivity
Standard Connectivity ⁦1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0; 1 Ethernet 10/100/1000 Gigabit network⁩ ⁦Hi-Speed USB 2.0, Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX, IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure), IEEE 802.11g/n (Wi-Fi Direct)⁩
Wireless Connectivity — Yes
Wireless Frequency Band — ⁦2.4 GHz⁩
Wireless Standards — ⁦IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure), IEEE 802.11g/n (Wi-Fi Direct)⁩
Wi-Fi Direct — Yes
Mobile Printing Services HP ePrint, Apple AirPrint Brother Mobile Connect, Apple AirPrint, Mopria
Supported Network Protocols ⁦TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6; TCP-IP port 9100 Direct Mode; LPD (raw queue support only); Web Services Printing; IPP 2.0; Apple AirPrint; HP ePrint; FTP Print; SLP; Bonjour; Web Services Discovery; BootP; DHCP; AutoIP; TFTP Config; ARP-Ping; DHCPv6⁩ —
USB Functions — ⁦Printing and scanning via Hi-Speed USB 2.0⁩
Wireless Printing — Yes
Ethernet Connectivity Yes Yes
Compatibility
Compatible Operating Systems ⁦Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows XP 32-bit (SP2 or higher); Mac OS X v10.5, v10.6, v10.7; Linpus Linux 9.4/9.5; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0/6.0; OpenSUSE 11.3/11.4; Fedora 14/15; Ubuntu 10.04/10.10/11.04; Debian 5.0/6.0; HPUX11i⁩ ⁦Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2012 network only, Windows Server 2012 R2 network only, Windows Server 2016 network only, Windows Server 2019 network only, Windows Server 2022 network only; Linux: CUPS, LPD/LPRng for x86/x64 environments⁩
Windows Server Support ⁦Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit); Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) SP3 or higher⁩ ⁦Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit, 2012 64-bit, 2012 R2 64-bit and 2016 64-bit with print driver only⁩
Copy
Black Copy Speed A4 — ⁦34 cpm⁩
Black Copy Speed Letter — ⁦36 cpm⁩
Copy Resolution — ⁦600 × 600 dpi⁩
Maximum Copies — ⁦99 copies⁩
Copy Scaling — 25–400 %
Copy Features — ⁦Multi Copy, Sort/Stack, N-in-1⁩
Scanning
Scan File Formats — JPG, BMP, PNG, TIFF, PDF
Scan Input Modes — SharePoint for Windows only, E-mail, Image, OCR, File, FTP, FTPS
Scan Technology — CIS
Scanner Type — Flatbed with ADF
Scan Speed A4 — ⁦22.5 ipm monochrome; 7.5 ipm colour⁩
Colour Scanning — Yes
Optical Scan Resolution — ⁦Up to 1200 × 1200 dpi⁩
Dimensions
Width ⁦364.6 mm⁩ ⁦410 mm⁩
Depth ⁦368 mm⁩ ⁦399 mm⁩
Height ⁦267.5 mm⁩ ⁦319 mm⁩
Physical
Weight ⁦10.1 kg⁩ ⁦11.4 kg⁩
Dimensions ⁦365 x 369 x 264 mm (Width x Depth x Height)⁩ —
Warranty
Manufacturer Warranty One-year warranty, return to HP Authorized Service Provider —
Sustainability
ENERGY STAR Certified Yes —
Product Information
Product Number ⁦CZ195A⁩ —
Paper Handling
Automatic Document Feeder Capacity — ⁦50 sheets⁩
Paper Input Capacity ⁦300 sheets⁩ ⁦250 sheets⁩
Paper Output Capacity ⁦150 sheets⁩ ⁦120 sheets⁩
Supported Paper Weight ⁦16 to 43 lb bond⁩ ⁦16 to 43 lb lb bond⁩
Supported Media Sizes ⁦A4; A5; A6; B5 (JIS); Letter; Legal; Executive; 8.5 x 13 in⁩ ⁦A4, Letter, B5 (JIS), B5 (ISO), A5, A5 Long Edge, B6 (JIS), A6, Executive, Legal, A4 Short, Folio, Mexico Legal, India Legal⁩
Envelope Capacity ⁦10 envelopes⁩ —
Manual Feed Slot Capacity — ⁦1 sheet⁩
Standard Tray Media Weight — ⁦60–163 g/m²⁩
Multipurpose Tray Capacity ⁦50 sheets⁩ —
Minimum Custom Media Size ⁦76 x 127 mm⁩ —
Maximum Custom Media Size ⁦216 x 356 mm⁩ —
Paper Trays ⁦2 tray⁩ ⁦1 tray⁩
Finished Output Handling Sheetfed —
Noise
Printing Sound Pressure — ⁦49 dB(A)⁩
Quiet Mode Printing Sound Pressure — ⁦44 dB(A)⁩
Printer
Printer Language ⁦HP PCL 5, HP PCL 6, HP postscript level 3 emulation, direct PDF (v 1.7) printing⁩ ⁦PCL6, BR-Script3, PDF Version 1.7⁩
Shared Print Memory — ⁦256 MB⁩
CPU Speed ⁦800 MHz⁩ ⁦600 MHz⁩
Standard Memory ⁦256 MB⁩ —
Maximum Memory ⁦128 MB⁩ —
Printer Memory — ⁦256 MB⁩
Media Handling
Supported Media Types Paper (plain, Green mode, light, heavy, bond, color, letterhead, preprinted, prepunched, recycled, rough); envelopes; labels; transparencies; cardstock —
Environment
Operating Temperature ⁦15–32.5 °C⁩ —
Storage Temperature ⁦-20 to 40 °C⁩ —
Storage Humidity ⁦10 to 90 %⁩ —
Recommended Operating Temperature ⁦17.5 to 25 °C⁩ —
Recommended Operating Humidity ⁦30 to 70 %⁩ —
Packaging
Carton Dimensions ⁦430 x 330 x 480 mm⁩ —
Package Contents
Package Contents ⁦HP LaserJet Pro 400 M401n; HP 80A Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~2,700 pages); Installation guide; Getting Started guide; Support flyer; Warranty guide; Printer documentation and software on CD-ROM; Power cord⁩ —
Security
Security Management ⁦Password-protected network embedded Web server; enable/disable network protocols; SNMPv2 community password change; SNMPv3; 802.1x; SSL certificate management; Firewall; Access Control List⁩ —
Safety
Safety Compliance ⁦IEC 60950-1:2005, EN 60950-1:2006+A11, IEC 60825-1:2007, EN 60825-1:2007 (Class 1 Laser, LED Product), IEC 62479:2010, EN 62479:2010, GB4943-2001⁩ —
Dimensions and Weight
Product Dimensions — ⁦410 × 399 × 319 mm in⁩

Summary: which fits better?

HP M401n Monochrome Laser Printer vs Brother DCP-L2640DW Monochrome Laser 3 in 1 Printer — choose by the use case in the table (role/paper, document features, connectivity, speed).

research reference (not for sale) vs store product.

When to pick which:

Pick HP M401n Monochrome Laser Printer if you need: higher speed under the same test.

Pick Brother DCP-L2640DW Monochrome Laser 3 in 1 Printer if you need: fax or a fuller print/scan/copy set in the table, automatic duplex, higher ISO print/copy speed.

Key differences:

  • Printer Functions: Print vs Print, Scan, Copy
  • Duplex Printing: Manual vs Automatic
  • Iso Black Print Speed A4: 33 vs 34
  • Iso Black Print Speed Letter: 35 vs 36
  • Paper Input Capacity: 300 vs 250

Based on the specs table, Brother DCP-L2640DW Monochrome Laser 3 in 1 Printer fits most office needs better thanks to: Printer Functions: Print vs Print, Scan, Copy; Duplex Printing: Manual vs Automatic; Iso Black Print Speed A4: 33 vs 34.

Maximum dpi and ink bottle series numbers alone do not settle the buy.

What differs?

Material differences (most important first)

  • Printer Functions: Print vs Print, Scan, Copy
  • Duplex Printing: Manual vs Automatic
  • Iso Black Print Speed A4: 33 vs 34
  • Iso Black Print Speed Letter: 35 vs 36
  • Paper Input Capacity: 300 vs 250
  • Mobile Printing Services: HP ePrint, Apple AirPrint vs Brother Mobile Connect, Apple AirPrint, Mopria
  • Alshash: 2-line LCD (text and graphics) vs 2-line LCD, 20 characters
  • Compatible Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows XP 32-bit (SP2 or higher); Mac OS X v10.5, v10.6, v10.7; Linpus Linux 9.4/9.5; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0/6.0; OpenSUSE 11.3/11.4; Fedora 14/15; Ubuntu 10.04/10.10/11.04; Debian 5.0/6.0; HPUX11i vs Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2012 network only, Windows Server 2012 R2 network only, Windows Server 2016 network only, Windows Server 2019 network only, Windows Server 2022 network only; Linux: CUPS, LPD/LPRng for x86/x64 environments

One-sided data (missing ≠ unsupported)

  • Wireless Connectivity: Not listed vs 1
  • Wireless Printing: Not listed vs 1
  • Wi Fi Direct: Not listed vs 1

Similarities

Ethernet Connectivity: 1, Tkny Altbaaa: Monochrome Laser

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