Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-1512A multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4

55specifications compared
32differ
23identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DCP-1512A multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Printing
- DCP-1512A multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
- DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- DCP-1512A multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:1200 x 6000 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-1512A multifunction printer Laser A4:20 ppm
- DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:27 ppm
Copying
- DCP-1512A multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
- DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution
- DCP-1512A multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- DCP-1512A multifunction printer Laser A4:20 cpm
- DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:4.4 cpm
Optical scanning resolution
- DCP-1512A multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 1200 DPI
- DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:1200 x 2400 DPI

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Comparison of DCP-1512A, DCP-J172W
85 specifications	A Brother DCP-1512A multifunction printer Laser A4 Model DCP-1512A View product	B Brother DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4 Model DCP-J172W View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	No	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	1200 x 6000 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	27 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 ipm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	12 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	10 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copying	No	No
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	20 cpm	4.4 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7 cpm
Maximum number of copies	99 copies	99 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
PC free copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning2 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanning	No	No
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI	19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4 (210 x 297)
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Scan toDiffers	E-mail, File, Image	Cloud, E-mail, File, Image
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Duplex faxing	No	No
Features1 differ
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Country of originDiffers	Vietnam	China
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	250 - 1800 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	GDI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacity	50 sheets	50 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	210 x 297 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper	Glossy paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4	A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Folio	2L, Executive, Index card, L, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10, C5, DL, Monarch
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x15 cm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	65 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 1.1, USB 2.0	USB 1.1, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 1.1 ports quantity	1	1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Online services supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, Picasa, Sky Drive
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Not supported	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 MB	64 MB
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RISC
Processor frequencyDiffers	200 MHz	288 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	51 dB	50 dB
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of linesKnown for one	2 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of charactersKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	380 W	16 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	0.8 W	0.7 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	40 W	3.5 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.28 W	0.2 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	445 mm	478 mm
DepthDiffers	425 mm	456 mm
HeightDiffers	496 mm	229 mm
WeightDiffers	7.16 kg	6.9 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	505 mm	478 mm
Package depthDiffers	458 mm	229 mm
Package heightDiffers	436 mm	456 mm
Package weightDiffers	8.96 kg	8.4 kg
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scan speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.37 sec/page

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