Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-250C + LC980VALBP

40specifications compared
25differ
15identical
73known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- MFC-250C + LC980VALBP:Inkjet
Maximum resolution
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- MFC-250C + LC980VALBP:6000 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:28 ppm
- MFC-250C + LC980VALBP:27 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:28 ppm
- MFC-250C + LC980VALBP:22 ppm
Maximum copy resolution
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- MFC-250C + LC980VALBP:1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:28 cpm
- MFC-250C + LC980VALBP:20 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:28 cpm
- MFC-250C + LC980VALBP:18 cpm
Scanning
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:Colour scanning
- MFC-250C + LC980VALBP:Mono scanning

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Comparison of DCP-9270CDN, MFC-250C + LC980VALBP
113 specifications	A Brother DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4 Model DCP-9270CDN View product	B Brother MFC-250C + LC980VALBP View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	6000 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for one	2400 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	28 ppm	27 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	28 ppm	22 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	7 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	33 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	16 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	16 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 photo, normal quality)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	49 ppm
Copying3 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	28 cpm	20 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs	28 cpm	18 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	21 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
PC free copying	Yes	Yes
Scanning1 differ
ScanningDiffers	Colour scanning	Mono scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	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, File, FTP, Image, OCR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	BMP, JPG, TIF	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 levels	256	256
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Colour faxing
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	40
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	250 locations
Featuresidentical
Digital sender	No	No
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	BR-Script 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	300 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	50 sheets
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
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
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Glossy paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper	Glossy paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, 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)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	116 - 406 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	69.8 - 216 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	60 - 90 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C5
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS, HTTPS, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	32 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	256 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 familyKnown for one	Star Sapphire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	57 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	33 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display diagonalKnown for one	12.7 cm (5")	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
Display number of linesDiffers	2 lines	1 lines
Display number of characters	16	16
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	615 W	22 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	1.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	75 W	4.5 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Hom	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	658 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	695 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	693 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	27 kg	7.2 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	34.1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features4 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	490 x 526 x 530 mm	390 x 365 x 150 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Fax, Print
Colour scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeDiffers	No	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	663 x 699 x 705 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Linux - Mac OSX 10.2.4 + - Windows2000/XP/Vista
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 - 220 g/m²
Standard media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EXE / LTR / LGL / JISB5 / Photo 10 x 15cm, 89 x 127mm, 127 x 178mm / Postcard 100 x 148mm, 148 x 200mm / Index card 127 x 203mm / COM 10 / DL / JE4 Envelope

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