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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-1612W multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother DCP-J4120DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3

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  • 66specifications compared
  • 41differ
  • 25identical
  • 62known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Duplex printing
    • No
    • Yes
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 20 ppm
    • 35 ppm
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 600 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 20 cpm
    • 12 cpm

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Brother

DCP-1612W multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-1612W

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Brother

DCP-J4120DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3

Model DCP-J4120DW

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Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingDiffersNoYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI6000 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs20 ppm35 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one27 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one20 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one18 ipm
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one10 s
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs20 cpm12 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one9 cpm
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
Duplex copyingKnown for oneNo
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one16 s
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
Scanning4 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 1200 DPI2400 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolution19200 x 19200 DPI19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaA4 (210 x 297)A4 (210 x 297)
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toDiffersE-mail, File, ImageE-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, Memory card, OCR, USB
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Input colour depthDiffers24 bit48 bit
Output colour depth24 bit24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversICA, TWAIN, WIAICA, TWAIN, WIA
Scan speed (black, normal quality)Known for one3.37s
Duplex scanningKnown for oneNo
Faxidentical
FaxingNoNo
Duplex faxingKnown for oneNo
Features3 differ
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Country of originDiffersVietnamChina
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one250 - 1800 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Page description languagesKnown for oneGDI
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input traysKnown for one1
Total input capacity150 sheets150 sheets
Total output capacity50 sheets50 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one20 sheets
Manual feederKnown for oneYes
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain paper, Recycled paperCoated paper, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5A3, A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, Folio, Legal, Letter2L, Executive, Index card, L, Ledger (media size), Legal, Letter
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB4, B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, C5, DL, Monarch
Photo paper sizesKnown for one9x13,10x15,13x18,13x20
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one10x15, 2L, A3, A4, Ledger, Letter
Paper tray media weightDiffers65 - 105 g/m²64 - 220 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Custom media lengthKnown for one148 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one148 - 216 mm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 1.1, USB 2.0, Wireless LANNFC, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
USB 1.1 ports quantity11
Network2 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANNoNo
Wi-Fi standards802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for oneYes
Security algorithmsDiffers128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SMTP-AUTH, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPS128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Online services supportedKnown for oneBox, Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, OneDrive, Picasa
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersBrother iPrint & ScanApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port 9100, IPP, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c, HTTP Server, TFTP Client/Server, SMTP Client, ICMP, Web Services
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/ Port 9100, IPP, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c, HTTP Server, TFTP Client/Server, SMTP Client, ICMPv6, Web Services
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 MB128 MB
Card reader integratedDiffersNoYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMicroSD (TransFlash), MicroSDHC, MicroSDXC, MiniSD, MiniSDHC, MMC, MMC Mobile, MMC+, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO Duo, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs52 dB50 dB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one200 MHz
Designidentical
Product colourBlack, WhiteBlack, White
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one6.86 cm (2.7")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Display number of linesKnown for one2 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one16
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs390 W23 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one1.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one5 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.28 W0.04 W
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage220 - 240 V220 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one1080 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one50 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 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, WinWindows 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 supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksMac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 x64Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one50 MB
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80%20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 32 °C10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs35 - 85%20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 40 °C20 - 33 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneNordic Swan Ecolabel, Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers481 mm570 mm
DepthDiffers406 mm240 mm
HeightDiffers436 mm400 mm
WeightDiffers7.2 kg8.35 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers481 mm569 mm
Package depthDiffers436 mm265 mm
Package heightDiffers406 mm398 mm
Package weightDiffers7.7 kg9.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBrother ControlCentre NewSoft OCR Brother ControlCentre Nuance Paperport 12 SE
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeYesYes
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Spare part retentionKnown for one5 year(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84433100
Pallet gross heightKnown for one17.5 cm
Pallet gross weightKnown for one165.2 kg
Master (outer) cases per palletKnown for one16 pc(s)
Layers per palletKnown for one4 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one16 pc(s)
Technical detailsidentical
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one4 pc(s)
Pallet typeKnown for one1200 x 1000 mm

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