Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-8250DN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Dell C3765dnf Laser A4

33specifications compared
23differ
10identical
87known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- DCP-8250DN multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
- C3765dnf Laser A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- DCP-8250DN multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- C3765dnf Laser A4:600 x 2400 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-8250DN multifunction printer Laser A4:40 ppm
- C3765dnf Laser A4:35 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-8250DN multifunction printer Laser A4:9 ppm
- C3765dnf Laser A4:23 ppm
Copying
- DCP-8250DN multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
- C3765dnf Laser A4:Colour copying
Faxing
- DCP-8250DN multifunction printer Laser A4:No
- C3765dnf Laser A4:Mono faxing
Maximum print size
- DCP-8250DN multifunction printer Laser A4:216 x 356 mm
- C3765dnf Laser A4:210 x 297 mm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- DCP-8250DN multifunction printer Laser A4:A4, A5, A6
- C3765dnf Laser A4:A4

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Comparison of DCP-8250DN, C3765dnf
120 specifications	A Brother DCP-8250DN multifunction printer Laser A4 Model DCP-8250DN View product	B Dell C3765dnf Laser A4 Model C3765dnf View product
Printing4 differ
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 2400 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	40 ppm	35 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	9 ppm	23 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	3 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	8.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Secure printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23 ppm
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	40 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	10.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4, 9, 16, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanningidentical
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 1200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Legal (216 x 356)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	Dual CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, OCR, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	BMP, JPG	Unknown — not stated by the source
Document formats supportedKnown for one	PDF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	ISIS, TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Mono faxing
Features1 differ
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	1000 - 5000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesDiffers	BR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PCL XL, PDF 1.6, PostScript 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	Vietnam	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80000 pages per month
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityKnown for one	500 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	1050 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thin paper	Plain paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Business cards, Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	127 - 355.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	76.2 - 215.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	64 - 90 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 1.1, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, MD5, PEAP, SSL/TLS, TKIP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	SSL/TLS
Email over SSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HTTP
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	512 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	384 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyDiffers	Star Sapphire	ARM11
Processor frequencyDiffers	400 MHz	533 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	59 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one	54 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	37 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
DisplayDiffers	TFT	LCD
Display diagonalKnown for one	12.4 cm (4.9")	Unknown — not stated by the source
TouchscreenKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	694 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	350 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	9.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.45 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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 Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Linux operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	SuSE Linux 10, SuSE Linux 10.2, SuSE Linux 10.3, SuSE Linux 11, SuSE Linux 9.3
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	530 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	630 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	590 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	17.5 kg	37.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	21.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	491 x 415 x 477 mm	439 x 530 x 558 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	594 x 533 x 636 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speedKnown for one	2.68 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source

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