Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-9040CN Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-8860DN Laser A4

50specifications compared
24differ
26identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:Colour printing
- MFC-8860DN Laser A4:No
Maximum resolution
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- MFC-8860DN Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:20 ppm
- MFC-8860DN Laser A4:28 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:16 s
- MFC-8860DN Laser A4:8.5 s
Copying
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:Colour copying
- MFC-8860DN Laser A4:Mono copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:16 cpm
- MFC-8860DN Laser A4:28 cpm
Faxing
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:No
- MFC-8860DN Laser A4:Mono faxing
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity
- DCP-9040CN Laser A4:35 sheets
- MFC-8860DN Laser A4:50 sheets

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Comparison of DCP-9040CN, MFC-8860DN
74 specifications	A Brother DCP-9040CN Laser A4 Model DCP-9040CN View product	B Brother MFC-8860DN Laser A4 Model MFC-8860DN View product
Printing4 differ
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	No
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	28 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	16 s	8.5 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	17 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4, 9, 16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanningidentical
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
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
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Input & output capacity1 differ
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	35 sheets	50 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Envelopes, Plain paper, Recycled paper
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
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
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
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	32.8 kg	16.5 kg
Other features5 differ
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	Windows98(SE)/Me/2000/XP/NT4.0WS Mac OS 9.1-9.2/ OS X 10.2.4 +
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Font stylesDiffers	66 Scaleable fonts, 12 Bitmap fonts, 13 Barcodes	66 Scaleable fonts, Letter, Gothic 16.66, OCR-A, OCR-B, 11 Barcodes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	566 x 614 x 716 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	38.6 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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