Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-J220 multifunction printer Inkjet A4

67specifications compared
40differ
27identical
53known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- MFC-J220 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Duplex printing
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:Yes
- MFC-J220 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:No
Maximum resolution
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- MFC-J220 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:1200 x 6000 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:28 ppm
- MFC-J220 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:33 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:28 ppm
- MFC-J220 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:27 ppm
Duplex copying
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:Yes
- MFC-J220 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:No
Maximum copy resolution
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- MFC-J220 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:28 cpm
- MFC-J220 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:22 cpm

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Comparison of DCP-9270CDN, MFC-J220
120 specifications	A Brother DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4 Model DCP-9270CDN View product	B Brother MFC-J220 multifunction printer Inkjet A4 Model MFC-J220 View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	1200 x 6000 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	33 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	28 ppm	27 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
Copying4 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	28 cpm	22 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs	28 cpm	20 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	21 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copies	99 copies	99 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
PC free copying	Yes	Yes
Scanning6 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningDiffers	Yes	No
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI	19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 356 mm	A4 (210 x 297)
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyDiffers	Dual CIS	CIS
Scan toDiffers	E-mail, File, FTP, Image, OCR	E-mail, File, Image, OCR
Image formats supportedDiffers	BMP, JPG, TIF	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Input colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Greyscale levels	256	256
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Mono faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14.4 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto reductionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Caller IDKnown 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	90 locations
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPEG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Digital sender	No	No
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for one	BR-Script 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of origin	China	China
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Glossy paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper	Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo 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)Differs	B5, B6	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter	Legal
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 weightDiffers	60 - 105 g/m²	60 - 220 g/m²
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
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x6,5x7"
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x6, 5x7, A4, A6, Legal
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Performance5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	32 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots	1	1
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
Processor familyDiffers	Star Sapphire	RISC
Processor frequencyDiffers	400 MHz	128 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	57 dB	50 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	33 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Memory Stick (MS), MS Duo, MS PRO, SD, SDHC
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display diagonalDiffers	12.7 cm (5")	4.83 cm (1.9")
TouchscreenKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one	2 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of charactersKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	615 W	19.5 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	1.5 W	0.65 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	75 W	4.5 W
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	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	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
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
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 certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	658 mm	220 mm
DepthDiffers	695 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	693 mm	462 mm
WeightDiffers	27 kg	6.76 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	34.1 kg	8.48 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	490 x 526 x 530 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functions	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
Colour scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	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)Differs	663 x 699 x 705 mm	465 x 255 x 460 mm

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