Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-115C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Brother MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4

30specifications compared
19differ
11identical
52known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DCP-115C multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Inkjet
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
Printing
- DCP-115C multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Colour printing
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:No
Maximum resolution
- DCP-115C multifunction printer Inkjet A4:6000 x 1200 DPI
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 2400 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-115C multifunction printer Inkjet A4:20 ppm
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:22 ppm
Warm-up time
- DCP-115C multifunction printer Inkjet A4:0 s
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:18 s
Copying
- DCP-115C multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Colour copying
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution
- DCP-115C multifunction printer Inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- DCP-115C multifunction printer Inkjet A4:17 cpm
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:22 cpm

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Comparison of DCP-115C, MFC-7840W
82 specifications	A Brother DCP-115C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 Model DCP-115C View product	B Brother MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-7840W View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	6000 x 1200 DPI	600 x 2400 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	22 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	0 s	18 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	15 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	17 cpm	22 cpm
Maximum number of copies	99 copies	99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2, 4, 9, 16, 25
PC free copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	11 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanningidentical
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Greyscale levels	256	256
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Mono faxing
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 pages
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	200
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto reductionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	258 locations
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MH, MMR, MR
Featuresidentical
Digital sender	No	No
Country of origin	China	China
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Total input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	25 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 163 g/m²
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 105 g/m²
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4, IPv6
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	32 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	53 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 dB
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	MMC, MS Pro, SD, xD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	500 mm	550 mm
DepthDiffers	450 mm	520 mm
HeightDiffers	200 mm	510 mm
WeightDiffers	5.61 kg	11.1 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	7 kg	14.9 kg
Other features4 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Base-TX Ethernet
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	373 x 345 x 165 mm	428 x 396 x 304 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan	Copy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Scan, No
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP/XP64/Vista Mac OS 9.x Mac OS X 10.2.4 Linux	Windows Vista/XP-Home/2003/2000 Mac OS X 10.2.4 & later Linux printer driver
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL6, BR-Script 3
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wireless technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE802.11b/g
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	550 x 510 x 454 mm
Scan file formatsKnown for one	BMP, PDF, PNG, TIFF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image scaling/enlargement rangeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	500 x 200 x 450 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Brother MFL Pro Suite Brother ControlCentre2 ScanSoft Paperport 9.0SE OmniPage OCR NewSoft Presto! PageManager	Unknown — not stated by the source

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