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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-9020CDW multifunction printer LED A4 vs Brother MFC-9870 multifunction printer Laser A4

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 11identical
  • 79known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • LED
    • Laser
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 18 ppm
    • 14 ppm
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 600 x 600 DPI
    • 600 x 300 DPI
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
    • 600 x 2400 DPI
  • Total output capacity
    • 100 sheets
    • 150 sheets
  • Internal memory
    • 192 MB
    • 8 MB
  • Product colour
    • Black, White
    • White

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103 specifications
A

Brother

DCP-9020CDW multifunction printer LED A4

Model DCP-9020CDW

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B

Brother

MFC-9870 multifunction printer Laser A4

Model MFC-9870

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Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffersLEDLaser
PrintingKnown for oneColour printing
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs18 ppm14 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one18 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one3.5 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one3.5 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one27 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one16 s
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Copying1 differ
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI600 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one18 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one18 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one19 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one22 s
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)2, 42, 4
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
Scanning1 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI600 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, File, FTP, Image, OCR, USB
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, JPG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversKnown for oneICA, ISIS, TWAIN, WIA
Film scanningKnown for oneNo
Faxidentical
FaxingNoNo
Featuresidentical
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one300 - 1500 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for oneBR-Script 3, PCL 6
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYes
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets150 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one35 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneGlossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneA4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLegal
Custom media lengthKnown for one116 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 215.9 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 105 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one64 - 90 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for oneEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for oneNo
USB portYesYes
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers192 MB8 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Processor frequencyKnown for one333 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one53 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one33 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteWhite
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayKnown for oneTFT
Display diagonalKnown for one9.4 cm (3.7")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one480 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one75 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.05 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 V
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac 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, Windows Server 2012
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneNordic Swan Ecolabel, Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers530 mm492 mm
DepthDiffers560 mm456 mm
HeightDiffers593 mm429 mm
WeightDiffers23.2 kg17 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one602 mm
Package depthKnown for one534 mm
Package heightKnown for one565 mm
Package weightKnown for one26.3 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
PictBridgeKnown for oneNo

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