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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-387C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Samsung SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 8identical
  • 44known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Printing
    • Colour printing
    • No
  • Maximum resolution
    • 6200 x 6000 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 30 ppm
    • 20 ppm
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 20 cpm
    • 9 cpm
  • Scanning
    • Mono scanning
    • Colour scanning
  • Faxing
    • No
    • Mono faxing

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A

Brother

DCP-387C multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model DCP-387C

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B

Samsung

SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4

Model SCX-4521FR

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingDiffersColour printingNo
Maximum resolutionDiffers6200 x 6000 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs30 ppm20 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one35 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one11 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one25 ppm
Copying2 differ
CopyingMono copyingMono copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs20 cpm9 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one18 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
Scanning1 differ
ScanningDiffersMono scanningColour scanning
Greyscale levels256256
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoMono faxing
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one2 MB
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneJPEG, MH, MMR, MR
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one4200 pages per month
Digital senderNoNo
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets150 sheets
Total output capacity50 sheets50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one30 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A6A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, Index card, LetterExecutive, Folio, Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneB5, C5, C6, DL
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 x 297 mm
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Standard interfacesKnown for oneUSB 2.0
USB portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 MB16 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one55 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one35 dB
Mac compatibilityYesYes
Card reader integratedKnown for oneYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneCF, SD, SDHC, xD
Designidentical
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs21 W350 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one10 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs4 W55 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers7.04 kg10.4 kg
WidthKnown for one223 mm
DepthKnown for one460 mm
HeightKnown for one470 mm
Other features4 differ
Networking featuresKnown for oneEthernet 10/100 Base TX
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs390 x 365 x 150 mm374 x 368 x 438 mm
A6 CardKnown for oneYes
All-in-one functionsDiffersCopy, ScanCopy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffersPrintScan, No
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64/ Windows Vista, Mac OS X 10.2.4Win 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Linux, Red Hat 8.0 - 9.0, Fedora Core 1 - 3, Mandrake 9.0 - 10.2, SuSe 8.2 - 9.2, Mac OS 10.3
Power requirementsKnown for one220V – 240V, 50/60Hz
Image scaling/enlargement rangeKnown for one25 - 400 %
Standard media sizesKnown for one76 x 127 mm - 216 x 356mm
Ink dropKnown for one4pl/1.5pl
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one8.68 kg

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