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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-585CW Inkjet A4 vs Kyocera TASKalfa 250ci Laser A3

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 25differ
  • 11identical
  • 56known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Maximum resolution
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
    • 9600 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 33 ppm
    • 25 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 27 ppm
    • 25 ppm
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 22 cpm
    • 25 cpm
  • Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
    • 20 cpm
    • 25 cpm

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92 specifications
A

Brother

DCP-585CW Inkjet A4

Model DCP-585CW

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B

Kyocera

TASKalfa 250ci Laser A3

Model 250ci

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers6000 x 1200 DPI9600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs33 ppm25 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs27 ppm25 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one13 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A3)Known for one13 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one6.2 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one8.1 s
Copying4 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs22 cpm25 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs20 cpm25 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one999 copies
PC free copyingYesYes
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
Scanning1 differ
ScanningDiffersMono scanningColour scanning
Image formats supportedKnown for oneTIF
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
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, OCR, USB
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one12 MB
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneJBIG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax speed (A4)Known for one2 sec/page
Featuresidentical
Digital senderNoNo
Number of print cartridges44
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets500 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers50 sheets250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one4100 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Maximum print sizeKnown for one297 x 420 mm
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60–220
Media weight (tray 1)Differs64 - 220 g/m²60–163 g/m²
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneGlossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneA4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLetter
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneDL
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for oneA4, A6
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesUSB 2.0USB 2.0
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Security algorithmsKnown for oneSSID
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA, NetBIOS/WINS, LPR/LPD, DNS, mDNS, FTP Server, TELNET, SNMPv1, TFTP, LLTD
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers40 MB2048 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one80 GB
Card reader integratedYesYes
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor familyKnown for onePowerPC
Processor modelKnown for one750FL
Processor frequencyKnown for one600 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs50 dB65.5 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one56.9 dB
Mac compatibilityYesYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneCF, MS Pro, SD, xD
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one8.38 cm (3.3")
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs23 W860 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one19 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs6 W160 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one4 W
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneGS, TÜV, CE
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers7.2 kg106 kg
Other features5 differ
Standard input traysKnown for one2
Networking featuresDiffers10/100 BaseTX, IEEE 802.11 b/g10-Base-T/100Base-TX
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs390 x 375 x 180 mm605 x 680 x 745 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffersCopy, ScanCopy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffersPrintCopy, Fax, Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsDiffersLinux printer & scanner drivers, Mac OS X 10.2.4, en later Windows Vista, Windows XP Home/ Prof.(32/64 bit), Vista (32/64 bit), Windows 2000 Prof.Windows, Mac OS X 10.2+, UNIX, LINUX
EmulationsKnown for onePCL 6, Postscript 3 (KPDL3), XPS Direct print, PDF Direct print
Network readyYesYes
Power requirementsKnown for oneAC 220 V – 240 V, 50/60 Hz
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one465 x 225 x 460 mm
Scan speedKnown for one6 sec/page
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one9.8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBrother MFL-pro suite in Windows: BrotherControlCentre 3 Scansoft Paperport 11SE+OCR, Macintosh:BrotherControlCentre 2 Newsoft Presto! Page manager 7

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