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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-8155DN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-7240 multifunction printer Laser A4

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 13identical
  • 55known for one product only

Key differences

  • Duplex printing
    • Yes
    • No
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
  • Print resolution black
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 40 ppm
    • 21 ppm
  • Duplex copying
    • Yes
    • No
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 40 cpm
    • 21 cpm
  • Scanning
    • Colour scanning
    • Mono scanning
  • Duplex scanning
    • Yes
    • No

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A

Brother

DCP-8155DN multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-8155DN

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B

Brother

MFC-7240 multifunction printer Laser A4

Model MFC-7240

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Printing4 differ
Duplex printingDiffersYesNo
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print resolution blackDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs40 ppm21 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one27 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one8.5 s
Copying2 differ
Duplex copyingDiffersYesNo
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs40 cpm21 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
Scanning4 differ
ScanningDiffersColour scanningMono scanning
Duplex scanningDiffersYesNo
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI600 x 2400 DPI
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed scanner
Scan toDiffersE-mail, File, FTP, Image, OCR, USBE-mail, File, Image, OCR
Scan speed (black)Known for one33.5 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Known for one22.4 ppm
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for oneHTML, PDF, RTF, XLS
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoMono faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for oneNo
Fax transmission speedKnown for one7 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one14.4 Kbit/s
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers3500 pages per month10000 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Page description languagesKnown for oneBR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets100 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Manual feederKnown for oneYes
Maximum input capacityKnown for one500 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain paper, Recycled paper, Thin paperCut sheet, Pre-printed, Thick paper, Thin paper
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 355.9 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 215.9 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 105 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one64 - 90 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA, DNS, mDNS, LLMNR, LPR/LPD, SMTP, IPP/IPPS, FTP, CIFS, TELNET, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS, TFTP, ICMP, SNTP
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, DNS, mDNS, LLMNR, LPR/LPD, IPP/IPPS, FTP, CIFS, TELNET, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS, TFTP, SMTP, ICMPv6, SNTP
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneNot supported
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers128 MB16 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one384 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one59 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackGrey
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
Display number of linesKnown for one5 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one22
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs694 W420 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs1.4 W12 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one55 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one120 V
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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
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
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers491 mm373.4 mm
DepthDiffers415 mm370.8 mm
HeightDiffers447 mm309.9 mm
WeightDiffers16.5 kg8.98 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one475 mm
Package depthKnown for one457.2 mm
Package heightKnown for one436.9 mm
Package weightKnown for one12 kg

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