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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-7055WH3 multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson WorkForce WF-2540 Inkjet A4

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 21identical
  • 72known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 5760 x 1440 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 20 ppm
    • 34 ppm
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 2400 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
  • Faxing
    • No
    • Colour faxing
  • Total input capacity
    • 250 sheets
    • 100 sheets

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A

Brother

DCP-7055WH3 multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-7055WH3

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B

Epson

WorkForce WF-2540 Inkjet A4

Model WF-2540

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs20 ppm34 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 one18 ppm
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one20 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one12 s
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4, 9, 16, 25
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Scanning1 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 2400 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for oneA4 (210 x 297)
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, File, OCR
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, JPG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Fax transmission speedKnown for one3 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one180 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one60
Featuresidentical
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one250 - 1600 pages per month
Page description languagesKnown for oneGDI
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYes
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one3000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets100 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Total number of input traysKnown for one1
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one30 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 x 406 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Plain paper, Recycled paperEnvelopes
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneBond paper, Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5, B6B5
Custom media lengthKnown for one116 - 406.4 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers60 - 105 g/m²64 - 95 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for oneC6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLegal
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneDL
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15,13x18 cm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 2.0Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for oneNo
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one2
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g
Security algorithmsDiffers128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, TKIP, WPA, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, TKIP, WPA, WPA-PSK
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one32 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Processor familyKnown for oneARM
Processor frequencyKnown for one200 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one53 dB
Sound pressure level (scanning)Known for one53 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one30 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
Display number of linesKnown for one2 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one16
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs445 W10 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one2.8 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs55 W2.4 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one1 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers405 mm392 mm
DepthDiffers398.5 mm377 mm
HeightDiffers268 mm221 mm
WeightDiffers9.8 kg5.9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one527 mm
Package depthKnown for one510 mm
Package heightKnown for one440 mm
Package weightKnown for one12.9 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneEpson Event Manager, Epson Fax Utility, EpsonNet Config, Presto! Page Manager 9
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
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, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 40 °C

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