Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-9040CN Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-8460N Laser A4

52specifications compared
26differ
26identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:Colour printing
- MFC-8460N Laser A4:No
Maximum resolution
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- MFC-8460N Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:20 ppm
- MFC-8460N Laser A4:28 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:16 s
- MFC-8460N Laser A4:8.5 s
Copying
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:Colour copying
- MFC-8460N Laser A4:Mono copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:16 cpm
- MFC-8460N Laser A4:28 cpm
Scan to
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:E-mail, File, Image, OCR
- MFC-8460N Laser A4:E-mail
Faxing
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:No
- MFC-8460N Laser A4:Mono faxing

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Comparison of DCP-9040CN, MFC-8460N
67 specifications	A Brother DCP-9040CN Laser A4 Model DCP-9040CN View product	B Brother MFC-8460N Laser A4 Model MFC-8460N View product
Printing4 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	28 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	16 s	8.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	17 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 600 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	16 cpm	28 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	16 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one	23 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copies	99 copies	99 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)	2, 4, 9, 16	2, 4, 9, 16
PC free copying	Yes	Yes
Scanning1 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Scan toDiffers	E-mail, File, Image, OCR	E-mail
Input colour depth	48 bit	48 bit
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Mono faxing
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300
Auto reductionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	390 locations
Featuresidentical
Digital sender	No	No
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacity	150 sheets	150 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray	Yes	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	50 sheets	50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	35 sheets	50 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5	B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter	Executive
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	60 - 105g/m2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB port	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	32 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	576 MB	544 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	400 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	54.5 dB	55 dB
Sound power level (standby)	30 dB	30 dB
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Market positioning	Business	Business
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	495 W	1104 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	28 W	15 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	95 W	85 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	32.8 kg	16.5 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	38.6 kg	23.5 kg
Other features6 differ
Networking features	10/100 Base-TX	10/100 Base-TX
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	432 x 487 x 482 mm	531 x 450 x 475 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Scan	Copy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Scan, No
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 Professional, XP Home Edition, XP Professional (32 & 64 bit ) Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater Linux	Windows Vista/XP/Home/2003/2000 Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater Linux
Emulations	PCL6, BR-Script 3	PCL6, BR-Script 3
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	566 x 614 x 716 mm	746 x 567 x 575 mm
Font stylesDiffers	66 Scaleable fonts, 12 Bitmap fonts, 13 Barcodes	66 Scaleable fonts, Letter, Gothic 16.66, OCR-A, OCR-B, 11 Barcodes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR

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