Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Brother MFC-1810 multifunction printer Laser A4

60specifications compared
36differ
24identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Inkjet
- MFC-1810 multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
Printing
- DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Colour printing
- MFC-1810 multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
Maximum resolution
- DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:1200 x 6000 DPI
- MFC-1810 multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:27 ppm
- MFC-1810 multifunction printer Laser A4:20 ppm
Copying
- DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Colour copying
- MFC-1810 multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution
- DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- MFC-1810 multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:4.4 cpm
- MFC-1810 multifunction printer Laser A4:20 cpm
Optical scanning resolution
- DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
- MFC-1810 multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 1200 DPI

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Comparison of DCP-J172W, MFC-1810
99 specifications	A Brother DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4 Model DCP-J172W View product	B Brother MFC-1810 multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-1810 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printing	No	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 6000 DPI	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	27 ppm	20 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	10 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	11 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	6 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Duplex copying	No	No
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	4.4 cpm	20 cpm
Maximum number of copies	99 copies	99 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2, 4
PC free copying	Yes	Yes
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	2.7 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning2 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanning	No	No
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	600 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI	19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan area	A4 (210 x 297)	A4 (210 x 297)
Scan toDiffers	Cloud, E-mail, File, Image	E-mail, File, Image
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Scan driversKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ICA, TWAIN, WIA
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Document formats supportedKnown for one	PDF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Mono faxing
Duplex faxing	No	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	400 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99
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 coding methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MMR
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features3 differ
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 - 1800 pages per month
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	4	1
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDI
Country of originDiffers	China	Vietnam
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacity	50 sheets	50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	210 x 297 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Glossy paper, Plain paper, Transparencies	Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	2L, Executive, Index card, L, Letter	Folio
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 - 105 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 - 90 g/m²
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	10, C5, DL, Monarch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	10x15 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 1.1, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	USB 1.1, USB 2.0
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 1.1 ports quantity	1	1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print	Not supported
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online services supportedKnown for one	Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, Picasa, Sky Drive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	16 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	288 MHz	200 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	50 dB	51 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.5 dB
Processor familyKnown for one	RISC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, White
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of linesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Power4 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	16 W	380 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	0.7 W	1.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	3.5 W	40 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.2 W	0.28 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 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, Win	Windows 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, Win
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	478 mm	451 mm
DepthDiffers	456 mm	425 mm
HeightDiffers	229 mm	493 mm
WeightDiffers	6.9 kg	8.18 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	478 mm	505 mm
Package depthDiffers	229 mm	458 mm
Package heightDiffers	456 mm	436 mm
Package weightDiffers	8.4 kg	10 kg
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving mode	Yes	Yes
Scan speedKnown for one	3.37 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source

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