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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-J105 multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Brother MFC-J285DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 24identical
  • 60known for one product only

Key differences

  • Duplex printing
    • No
    • Yes
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 600 DPI
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 27 ppm
    • 33 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 10 ppm
    • 27 ppm
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 2400 x 2400 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
  • Scan to
    • E-mail, File, Image
    • E-mail, File, Image, OCR
  • Faxing
    • No
    • Colour faxing
  • ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
    • A4, A5, A6
    • A4

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105 specifications
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Brother

DCP-J105 multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model DCP-J105

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Brother

MFC-J285DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model MFC-J285DW

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Printing4 differ
Duplex printingDiffersNoYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 600 DPI6000 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs27 ppm33 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs10 ppm27 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one12 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one10 ipm
Copyingidentical
Duplex copyingKnown for oneNo
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Scanning2 differ
Duplex scanningKnown for oneNo
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers2400 x 2400 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for oneA4 (210 x 297)
Scan toDiffersE-mail, File, ImageE-mail, File, Image, OCR
Input colour depthKnown for one30 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Scan driversKnown for oneICA, TWAIN, WIA
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed scanner
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, JPG, PCX, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for oneHTM, PDF
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for oneNo
Fax transmission speedKnown for one7 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one14.4 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one170 pages
Caller IDKnown for oneYes
Distinctive ringKnown for oneYes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one40 locations
Featuresidentical
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one2500 pages per month
Input & output capacityidentical
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper tray
Maximum input capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Glossy paper, Plain paper, TransparenciesGlossy paper, Photo paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A4
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one2L, Executive, Index card
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, C5, DL, Monarch
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15 cm
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Differs4x6,5x7"4x6,5x7,5x8
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one10x15, 2L, A4, A6, Index card, Letter
Custom media lengthKnown for one148 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one98 - 215.9 mm
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media weight (imperial)Known for one1.81 - 2.72 kg (4 - 6 lbs)
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 1.1, USB 2.0, Wireless LANUSB 2.0
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SSID, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPSSSID, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c, TFTP server, ICMP, Web Services
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Google Cloud PrintApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print
Online services supportedKnown for oneBox, Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, Picasa, Sky Drive
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one64 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one50 dB
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one50 dB
Designidentical
Display number of linesKnown for one1 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one16
Display diagonalKnown for one4.57 cm (1.8")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one16 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.7 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one2.5 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.2 W
AC input voltageDiffers220 - 240 V100 - 120 V
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, WinYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs20 - 33 °C10 - 35 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers435 mm409 mm
DepthDiffers374 mm373 mm
HeightDiffers161 mm160 mm
WeightDiffers7.1 kg7.62 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one477 mm
Package depthKnown for one457 mm
Package heightKnown for one228 mm
Package weightKnown for one9.38 kg

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