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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-7055WH3 multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4

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  • 57specifications compared
  • 34differ
  • 23identical
  • 47known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 6000 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 20 ppm
    • 27 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
    • 4.4 cpm
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 2400 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI

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Brother

DCP-7055WH3 multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-7055WH3

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Brother

DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model DCP-J172W

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingNoNo
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI1200 x 6000 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs20 ppm27 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one7 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one10 s
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one10 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one11 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one6 ipm
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingNoNo
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs20 cpm4.4 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one12 s
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4, 9, 16, 25
PC free copyingYesYes
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one2.7 cpm
Scanning3 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 typeKnown for oneFlatbed scanner
Scan technologyCISCIS
Scan toDiffersE-mail, File, OCRCloud, E-mail, File, Image
Image formats supportedDiffersBMP, JPG, TIFBMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedPDFPDF
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Faxidentical
FaxingNoNo
Duplex faxingNoNo
Featuresidentical
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one250 - 1600 pages per month
Digital senderNoNo
Page description languagesKnown for oneGDI
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYes
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets50 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper tray
Paper handling2 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, Plain paper, Transparencies
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneBond paper, Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
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
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 105 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one2L, Executive, Index card, L, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, C5, DL, Monarch
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15 cm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 2.0USB 1.1, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for oneNo
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANNoNo
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, TKIP, WPA, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Online services supportedKnown for oneDropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, Picasa, Sky Drive
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 MB64 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Processor familyDiffersARMRISC
Processor frequencyDiffers200 MHz288 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs53 dB50 dB
Sound pressure level (scanning)Known for one53 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one30 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display number of linesKnown for one2 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one16
Power4 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs445 W16 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs2.8 W0.7 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs55 W3.5 W
Power consumption (off)Differs1 W0.2 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 V
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffersENERGY STARBlue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers405 mm478 mm
DepthDiffers398.5 mm456 mm
HeightDiffers268 mm229 mm
WeightDiffers9.8 kg6.9 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers527 mm478 mm
Package depthDiffers510 mm229 mm
Package heightDiffers440 mm456 mm
Package weightDiffers12.9 kg8.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeYesYes
Scan speedKnown for one3.37 sec/page
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64

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