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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-8085DN Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-6890CDW Inkjet A3

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 15identical
  • 53known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • No
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 30 ppm
    • 35 ppm
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 30 cpm
    • 23 cpm
  • Scanning
    • Mono scanning
    • Colour scanning
  • Image formats supported
    • BMP, JPG
    • BMP, PNG

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101 specifications
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Brother

DCP-8085DN Laser A4

Model DCP-8085DN

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Brother

MFC-6890CDW Inkjet A3

Model MFC-6890CDW

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersNoColour printing
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI6000 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs30 ppm35 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one18 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one8.5 s
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one28 ppm
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs30 cpm23 cpm
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one20 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Scanning3 differ
ScanningDiffersMono scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one600 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed scanner
Scan toDiffersCIFS, E-mail, FTP, Image, OCR, USBE-mail, FTP, USB
Image formats supportedDiffersBMP, JPGBMP, PNG
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one480 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one256 locations
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one30000 pages per month
Page description languagesKnown for oneBR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets350 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets50 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A3, A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5, B6B4, B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Media weight (tray 1)Differs60 - 105 g/m²64 - 220 g/m²
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for oneA3, A4, A6
Media type and capacity (tray 2)Known for one250
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, Parallel, USB 2.0USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)DiffersARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client and Server,TELNET Server, HTTP/HTTPS server, SSL/TLS, TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, APOP,POP before SMTP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv1/v2c/v3IPv4: ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), NetBIOS/WINS, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, DNS Resolver, mDNS, FTP Server, TELNET, SNMPv1, TFTP, Scanner Port, LLTD, responder, Web Services, SMTP Client, POP before SMTP, SMTP-AUTH, POP3, APOP, FTP Client, LDAP
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client and Server,TELNET Server, HTTP/HTTPS server, SSL/TLS, TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, APOP, POP before SMTP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, ICMPv6, LLTD responder, Web Services (Print), CIFS Client,
Performance3 differ
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one576 MB
Card reader integratedDiffersNoYes
Processor frequencyDiffers300 MHz192 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs56 dB50 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one30 dB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor familyKnown for oneRISC
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneTFT
Display diagonalKnown for one10.7 cm (4.2")
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs680 W29 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs16 W4.5 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs85 W6.4 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers17.1 kg15.6 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers21.8 kg22.1 kg
Other features5 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs531 x 451 x 475 mm540 x 488 x 323 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffersCopy, ScanCopy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffersNoCopy, Fax, Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000 Professional, XP Home Edition, XP Professional Edition, XP professional x64 Edition, Vista Mac OS X 10.3.9 + LinuxWindows: Vista, 2000 Prof., XP Home Edition/Prof. Edition (32 & 62 bits), Server 2003 (32 & 64 bits), Server 2008. Mac OS X 10.2 & later Linux: for CUPS printing system (x86, x64 environment) Printer & scanner driver
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs628 x 567 x 575 mm656 x 597 x 460 mm
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100 Base-TX
EmulationsKnown for oneGDI
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Power requirementsKnown for oneAC 220 -240V, 50/60Hz
Wireless technologyKnown for one802.11b/g
Scan speedKnown for one4.49 sec/page
Ink dropKnown for one1.5
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%

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