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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-8085DN Laser A4 vs Epson WorkForce 500 Inkjet A4

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 11identical
  • 61known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • No
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 5760 x 1440 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 30 ppm
    • 33 ppm
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 30 cpm
    • 31 cpm
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 2400 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
  • Maximum scan resolution
    • 19200 x 19200 DPI
    • 9600 x 9600 DPI

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Brother

DCP-8085DN Laser A4

Model DCP-8085DN

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B

Epson

WorkForce 500 Inkjet A4

Model 500

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersNoColour printing
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs30 ppm33 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 one33 ppm
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs30 cpm31 cpm
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one31 cpm
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Scanning2 differ
ScanningMono scanningMono scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 2400 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers19200 x 19200 DPI9600 x 9600 DPI
Scanner typeFlatbed scannerFlatbed scanner
Scan toKnown for oneCIFS, E-mail, FTP, Image, OCR, USB
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, JPG
Input colour depth48 bit48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one180 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one60
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one30000 pages per month
Digital senderNoNo
Page description languagesKnown for oneBR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers50 sheets30 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Input capacity for envelopes (primary tray)Known for one10 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, TransparenciesBond paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5, B6B5
Non-ISO print media sizesExecutiveExecutive
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one60 - 105 g/m²
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, C6, DL
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for oneA4
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for oneEthernet, Parallel, USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portKnown for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Wi-FiNoNo
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, 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/v3
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,
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one64 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one576 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Processor frequencyKnown for one300 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs56 dB39 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one30 dB
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayDiffersTFTLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one6.35 cm (2.5")
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs680 W13 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one16 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs85 W3 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers17.1 kg7.62 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one21.8 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffersBrother MFL-pro suite in Windows: BrotherControlCentre 3 Scansoft Paperport 11SE + OCR, Macintosh:BrotherControlCentre 2 Newsoft Presto! Page manager 7ArcSoftPrint Creations, ABBYY FineReader
Other features4 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs531 x 451 x 475 mm460 x 480 x 269 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffersCopy, ScanCopy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffersNoCopy, Fax, Print
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000 Professional, XP Home Edition, XP Professional Edition, XP professional x64 Edition, Vista Mac OS X 10.3.9 + LinuxWindows Vista, XP, XP Professional x64, 2000, Mac OS X 10.3.9, 10.4.x, & 10.5.x
Network readyKnown for oneYes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one628 x 567 x 575 mm
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Power requirementsKnown for one100–120 VAC 50–60 Hz 0.6 Amp
Standard media sizesKnown for one3.5" x 5", 4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", 8.5" x 11", 8.5" x 14"
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one50 - 95 °F
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 40 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR

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