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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-8045DN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-250C multifunction printer Inkjet A4

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 9identical
  • 39known 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
  • Scanning
    • Colour scanning
    • Mono scanning
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 2400 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
  • Maximum scan resolution
    • 9600 x 9600 DPI
    • 19200 x 19200 DPI
  • Faxing
    • No
    • Colour faxing

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Brother

DCP-8045DN multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-8045DN

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B

Brother

MFC-250C multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model MFC-250C

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI1200 x 6000 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs20 ppm27 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one22 ppm
Copyingidentical
CopyingMono copyingMono copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)20 cpm20 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one18 cpm
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Scanning3 differ
ScanningDiffersColour scanningMono scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 2400 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers9600 x 9600 DPI19200 x 19200 DPI
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, OCR, USB
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, JPG, PNG
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Scanner featuresKnown for oneScan to e-mail/OCR/Image/File
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Modem speedKnown for one14.4 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one170 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one40
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Featuresidentical
Digital senderNoNo
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Country of originChinaChina
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneA4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for oneA4, A6
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one64 - 220 g/m²
Maximum print sizeKnown for one210 x 297 mm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersParallelUSB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portKnown for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Performanceidentical
Internal memory32 MB32 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one50 dB
Mac compatibilityYesYes
Designidentical
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs1090 W22 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs14 W3 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs85 W4.5 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers628 mm465 mm
DepthDiffers575 mm460 mm
HeightDiffers567 mm225 mm
WeightDiffers19.7 kg7.17 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers23.1 kg8.8 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
Other features5 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs532 x 444 x 469 mm390 x 365 x 150 mm
All-in-one functionsKnown for oneCopy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffersPrint, ScanFax, Print
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 98/Me/2000/NT4.0/XP Macintosh OS 8.6/9.x/10.1/10.2.1 or greaterWindows Vista, XP (32 & 64 bit) Windows 2000, Linux; Mac OS X 10.2.4 en recenter
Network readyKnown for oneNo
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs567 x 628 x 575 mm465 x 225 x 460 mm
Scan speedKnown for one6 sec/page
Standard media sizesDiffersA4/LTR/LGL/B5/A5/B6/A6/EXECom10, DL, C5, JE4
I/O portsKnown for onePC Connection Port IEEE1284 Parallel Cable Port Power Port Networking Port
Compatible ink types, suppliesKnown for oneTN-3030 - Toner (up to 3,500 pages @ 5% coverage). TN-3060 - Toner (up to 6,700 A4 pages @ 5% coverage). DR-3000 - Drum (up to 20,000 pages @ 1 page per job)
Duplex print optionsKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Embedded web serverKnown for oneNo

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