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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-7055W multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-J430W multifunction printer Inkjet A4

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  • 73specifications compared
  • 41differ
  • 32identical
  • 54known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 20 ppm
    • 33 ppm
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 600 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 20 cpm
    • 22 cpm
  • Time to first copy (black, normal)
    • 12 s
    • 24 s

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127 specifications
A

Brother

DCP-7055W multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-7055W

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B

Brother

MFC-J430W multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model MFC-J430W

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingNoNo
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI6000 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs20 ppm33 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one26 ppm
Economical printingYesYes
Warm-up timeKnown for one7 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one10 s
Copying5 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingNoNo
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs20 cpm22 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one20 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Differs12 s24 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one24 s
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Differs2, 4, 9, 16, 252, 4
PC free copyingYesYes
Scanning5 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningNoNo
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 2400 DPI1200 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 technologyCISCIS
Scan toDiffersE-mail, File, OCRE-mail, File, Image, OCR
Image formats supportedDiffersBMP, JPG, TIFBMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Input colour depthDiffers48 bit36 bit
Output colour depth24 bit24 bit
Greyscale levels256256
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Duplex faxingNoNo
Fax resolution (black)Known for one203 x 392 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one7 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one14.4 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one170 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one40
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Caller IDKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one90 locations
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneJPEG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax dual accessKnown for oneYes
Features1 differ
Digital senderNoNo
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
All-In-One-multitaskingYesYes
Country of originDiffersVietnamChina
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one250 - 1600 pages per month
Page description languagesKnown for oneGDI
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets50 sheets
Paper input typeDiffersPaper trayCassette
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one15 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers216 x 406 mm210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Plain paper, Recycled paperGlossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneIndex card
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one4x6,5x7,5x8,8.5x11
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one4x6, 5x7, A4, A6, Index card, Letter
Paper tray media weightDiffers60 - 105 g/m²64 - 220 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one64 - 90 g/m²
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneBond paper, Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Custom media lengthKnown for one116 - 406.4 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 216 mm
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 2.0USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingNoNo
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANNoNo
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsDiffers128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, TKIP, WPA, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SSID, TKIP, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-PSK
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 MB40 MB
Card reader integratedNoNo
Processor familyDiffersARMRISC
Processor frequencyDiffers200 MHz192 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs53 dB50 dB
Sound pressure level (scanning)Known for one53 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one30 dB
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one4.83 cm (1.9")
TouchscreenKnown for oneNo
Display number of linesKnown for one2 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one16
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs445 W19 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs2.8 W2 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs55 W5.5 W
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage220 - 240 V220 - 240 V
Power consumption (off)Known for one1 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one68 - 78.8 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesENERGY STARENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers500 mm265 mm
DepthDiffers435 mm470 mm
HeightDiffers520 mm485 mm
WeightDiffers9.62 kg8.81 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers12 kg10.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBrother MFL-Pro Suite Brother ControlCentre4 (Win) Nuance® Paperport® 12 SE + OCR (Win) Reallusion® FaceFilter Studio (Win8) Brother ControlCentre2 (Mac) NewSoft® Presto!® PageManager9 (Mac)
Other features4 differ
All-in-one functionsDiffersCopy, Print, ScanCopy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffersScanCopy, Fax, Print, Scan
Energy saving modeYesYes
Network readyKnown for oneYes
PictBridgeNoNo
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs527 x 510 x 440 mm485 x 265 x 470 mm
Scan speedDiffers2.63 sec/page3.37 sec/page
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one405 x 398.5 x 268 mm
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes

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