Brother HL-L2400DW vs Brother HL-L8240CDW
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| BrotherHL-L2400DW | BrotherHL-L8240CDW | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | October 2023 | September 2023 |
| Printing | ||
| Type | Laser | Laser |
| Colour | No | Yes |
| Speed, black | 30 pages a minute | 30 pages a minute |
| Speed, colour | – | 30 pages a minute |
| Resolution | 1200 × 1200 dpi | 600 × 600 dpi |
| Prints both sides | Yes | Yes |
| Printing detail | Electrophotographic laser; 2-sided printing at up to 15 sides a minute; 64MB memory; quiet mode | Electrophotographic LED, which uses toner and a drum like a laser; 2-sided printing at up to 12 sides a minute; 512MB memory; PCL5e, PCL5c, PCL6, BR-Script3 (PostScript 3 emulation) and PDF 1.7; secure print, Universal Print, print from USB flash drive and quiet mode |
| First page out | Up to 8.5 seconds | Up to 12.5 seconds, black or colour |
| Ink or toner | TN2510 toner (1,200 pages) or TN2510XL (3,000 pages); separate DR2510 drum (about 15,000 pages at 1 page per job) | Four TN248 toners (1,000 pages black, 1,000 colour), TN248XL (3,000 black, 2,300 colour) or TN249 (4,500 black, 4,000 colour); DR248CL drum (about 30,000 pages), BU229CL belt (about 60,000 pages), WT229CL waste toner box (about 50,000 pages) |
| Page yield | 700-page toner in the box; yields declared to ISO/IEC 19752 | Toner in the box for 2,600 black and 1,400 colour pages; yields declared to ISO/IEC 19798 |
| Duty cycle | Up to 2,500 pages a month recommended | Up to 4,000 pages a month recommended |
| Scanning and copying | ||
| Does | ||
| Document feeder | No | No |
| Paper | ||
| Largest paper | A4 | A4 |
| Paper tray | 250 sheets | 250 sheets |
| Paper sizes | Tray A4, Letter, B5, A5, A5 (long edge), B6, A6, Executive, A4 Short, 16K; manual feed slot 76.2–215.9 mm wide by 127–355.6 mm long, envelopes COM-10, DL, C5 and Monarch; 2-sided A4 only | Input 250-sheet tray plus 30-sheet multi-purpose tray, up to 500 sheets with the optional LT-310CL 250-sheet lower tray; tray A4, Letter, Legal, Executive, A5, A5 (long edge), A6, B5, B6, A4 Short, Folio, 16K; multi-purpose tray 76.2–216 mm wide by 116–355.6 mm long, envelopes COM-10, DL, C5 and Monarch; 2-sided A4 only |
| Paper types | Tray plain, thin, recycled and thick paper, 60–163 gsm; manual feed slot also bond, labels and envelopes, 60–230 gsm; 2-sided 64–105 gsm | Tray plain, thin, thick and recycled paper, 60–163 gsm; multi-purpose tray also bond, labels, envelopes and glossy paper, 60–163 gsm; 2-sided 64–105 gsm |
| Output tray | 150 sheets face down | 150 sheets face down |
| Connections | ||
| Connects by | Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct and USB | Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct and USB |
| Connection detail | Hi-Speed USB 2.0; Wi-Fi 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n and 5GHz 802.11a/n; Wi-Fi Direct; WPS | Hi-Speed USB 2.0; front USB host port; Gigabit Ethernet; Wi-Fi 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n and 5GHz 802.11a/n; Wi-Fi Direct; WPS; supports external NFC card readers |
| Printing from phones | Apple AirPrint, Mopria, Brother Print Service Plugin | Apple AirPrint, Mopria, Brother Print Service Plugin; Brother Web Connect |
| App | Brother Mobile Connect (Android, iPhone and iPad) | Brother Mobile Connect (Android, iPhone and iPad) |
| Control panel | 1-line LCD with keys | 6.8cm colour touchscreen |
| Design | ||
| Weight | 7.1 kg | 16.8 kg |
| Power use | 440 W printing, 270 W in quiet mode, 43 W ready, 3.8 W sleep, 0.6 W deep sleep, 0.08 W off; TEC 0.34 kWh a week | 560 W printing, 310 W in quiet mode, 70 W ready, 10 W sleep, 0.45 W deep sleep, 0.04 W off; TEC 0.47 kWh a week |
| Noise | 49 dB(A) printing, 44 dB(A) in quiet mode, 30 dB(A) ready (sound pressure) | 48 dB(A) printing, 43 dB(A) in quiet mode, inaudible when ready (sound pressure) |
| Size | 356 × 360 × 183 mm (W × D × H) | 399 × 446 × 274 mm (W × D × H) |
| In the box | Printer, 700-page toner, drum, power cord, quick setup guide, warranty card | Printer, four toners, drum unit, belt unit, waste toner box, power cord, quick setup guide, warranty card |
