Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Sharp AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm

35specifications compared
22differ
13identical
75known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:Colour printing
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:Mono printing
Duplex printing
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:Yes
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:No
Maximum resolution
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:28 ppm
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:20 ppm
Warm-up time
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:33 s
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:0 s
Copying
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:Colour copying
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:Mono copying
Duplex copying
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:Yes
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:No
Maximum copy resolution
- DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:600 x 600 DPI

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Comparison of DCP-9270CDN, AL-2021
110 specifications	A Brother DCP-9270CDN multifunction printer Laser A4 Model DCP-9270CDN View product	B Sharp AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm Model AL-2021 View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyKnown for one	Laser	Unknown — not stated by the source
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 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	20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	28 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	7 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeDiffers	33 s	0 s
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
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Duplex copyingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	28 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	28 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Differs	21 s	8 s
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning3 differ
ScanningDiffers	Colour scanning	Mono scanning
Duplex scanningDiffers	Yes	No
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	600 x 600 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 levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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 capacityidentical
Total input capacity	300 sheets	300 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 sheets
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	Plain paper
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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
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 integrated	No	No
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 compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Market positioning	Business	Business
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 linesKnown for one	2 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of charactersKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	615 W	1000 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	1.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	75 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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
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 certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
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	15.9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	34.1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	490 x 526 x 530 mm	518 x 445 x 298 mm
All-in-one functions	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	No
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)Known for one	663 x 699 x 705 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
A6 CardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SPLC
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220-240V, 50/60Hz
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	56 - 128 g/m²

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