Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-163C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 30 ppm vs Brother DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4

24specifications compared
16differ
8identical
61known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DCP-163C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 30 ppm:Inkjet
- DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
Printing
- DCP-163C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 30 ppm:Colour printing
- DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-163C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 30 ppm:30 ppm
- DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4:22 ppm
Copying
- DCP-163C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 30 ppm:Colour copying
- DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution
- DCP-163C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 30 ppm:1200 x 1200 DPI
- DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- DCP-163C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 30 ppm:20 cpm
- DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4:22 cpm
Scanning
- DCP-163C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 30 ppm:Mono scanning
- DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4:Colour scanning
Country of origin
- DCP-163C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 30 ppm:China
- DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4:Vietnam

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Comparison of DCP-163C, DCP-7045N
85 specifications	A Brother DCP-163C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 30 ppm Model DCP-163C View product	B Brother DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4 Model DCP-7045N View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	30 ppm	22 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 s
Print resolution colourKnown for one	1200 x 6000 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	25 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	20 cpm	22 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 s
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2, 4, 9, 16, 25
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	18 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning1 differ
ScanningDiffers	Mono scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4 (210 x 297)
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-mail, File, Image, OCR
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Features1 differ
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BR-Script 3, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Country of originDiffers	China	Vietnam
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	50 sheets	100 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
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	20 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	210 x 297 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Letter
Custom media lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148 - 215.9 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 1.1, USB 2.0
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Performanceidentical
Internal memory	32 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
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, White
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Display number of linesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
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	10 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x6
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 32.5 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	542 mm
DepthDiffers	458.5 mm	520 mm
HeightDiffers	466 mm	507 mm
WeightDiffers	6.83 kg	11 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	550 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	510 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	520 mm
Package weightDiffers	8.47 kg	13.9 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	390 x 365 x 150 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Copy, Scan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for one	Copy, Print	Unknown — not stated by the source

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