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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-130C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Brother MFC-8870DW multifunction printer Laser A4

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 13identical
  • 45known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Printing
    • Colour printing
    • No
  • Maximum resolution
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 25 ppm
    • 28 ppm
  • Copying
    • Colour copying
    • No
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 600 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 18 cpm
    • 28 cpm
  • Faxing
    • No
    • Mono faxing

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Brother

DCP-130C multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model DCP-130C

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B

Brother

MFC-8870DW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model MFC-8870DW

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingDiffersColour printingNo
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers600 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs25 ppm28 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one8.5 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one0 s
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersColour copyingNo
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs18 cpm28 cpm
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one16 cpm
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Scanningidentical
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Optical scanning resolution600 x 2400 DPI600 x 2400 DPI
Scanner typeFlatbed scannerFlatbed scanner
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Greyscale levels256256
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoMono faxing
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one500 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one390 locations
Fax speed (A4)Known for one2 sec/page
Featuresidentical
Digital senderNoNo
Country of originChinaChina
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers50 sheets150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print size210 x 297 mm210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersCoated paper, Glossy paper, Plain paper, TransparenciesBond paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesKnown for oneEthernet, Parallel, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingDiffersYesNo
USB portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Security featuresKnown for oneWEP, WPA-PSK, LEAP
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 MB32 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one544 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one55 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one30 dB
Mac compatibilityYesYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneCF, MMC, MS Pro, SD
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for oneGrey
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one1104, 85
Power consumption (off)Known for one17 W
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneTCO99
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers225 mm577 mm
DepthDiffers450 mm577 mm
HeightDiffers470 mm630 mm
WeightDiffers7.32 kg19.3 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers9.04 kg23.3 kg
Other features4 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100 Base-TX, 802.11b/g Wireless
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs398 x 360 x 150 mm531 x 450 x 475 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffersScanFax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffersCopy, Print, ScanScan
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista Mac OS X 10.2.4 + LinuxWindows 98 (SE) / Me / NT4.0 WS / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7. Mac OS 9.1-9.2 / OS X 10.2.4
Modem typeKnown for oneSuper G3
Wireless technologyKnown for one802.11b/g
Standard media sizesKnown for oneA4, LTR, B5, A5, B6, A6, EXE
Network readyKnown for oneNo
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Scan file formatsKnown for oneBMP, JPG, PDF, PNG, TIFF
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one470 x 225 x 451 mm
Scan speedKnown for one4 sec/page
Image scaling/enlargement rangeKnown for one25 - 400%
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneMFL-Pro Suite Brother ControlCentre3 (Win) ScanSoft Paperport + OCR (Win) Brother ControlCentre 2 (Mac) NewSoft Presto! PageManager7 (Mac) SYSTRAN WebTranslator 5.0

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