Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-885CW multifunction printer Inkjet A4

35specifications compared
22differ
13identical
67known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- MFC-885CW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Printing
- DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
- MFC-885CW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- MFC-885CW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:6000 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4:22 ppm
- MFC-885CW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:30 ppm
Warm-up time
- DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4:18 s
- MFC-885CW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:0 s
Copying
- DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
- MFC-885CW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution
- DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- MFC-885CW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:600 x 1200 DPI
N-in-1 copy function (N=)
- DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4:2, 4, 9, 16, 25
- MFC-885CW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:2

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Comparison of DCP-7045N, MFC-885CW
102 specifications	A Brother DCP-7045N multifunction printer Laser A4 Model DCP-7045N View product	B Brother MFC-885CW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 Model MFC-885CW View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	6000 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	22 ppm	30 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	18 s	0 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	10 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 ppm
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	22 cpm	22 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	15 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Differs	2, 4, 9, 16, 25	2
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99 copies
PC free copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scanningidentical
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	600 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	A4 (210 x 297)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan to	E-mail, File, Image, OCR	E-mail, File, Image, OCR
Input colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levels	256	256
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, PNG
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Colour faxing
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14.4 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100
Auto reductionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	BR-Script 3, PCL 6, PostScript 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originDiffers	Vietnam	China
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	35 sheets	10 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	210 x 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Letter	Executive, Index card, Letter
Custom media lengthKnown for one	148 - 355.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	148 - 215.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C5, DL
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 1.1, USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memory	32 MB	32 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	53 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	32 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CF, MS Pro, SD
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black, White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	320 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	10 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	75 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 32.5 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	542 mm	255 mm
DepthDiffers	520 mm	450 mm
HeightDiffers	507 mm	555 mm
WeightDiffers	11 kg	8.71 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	550 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	510 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	520 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightDiffers	13.9 kg	10.8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Base-TX
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	476 x 370 x 180 mm
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Copy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP/Home/2003/2000 Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater Linux
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64/220
Wireless technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE802.11b/g
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	556 x 253 x 451 mm

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