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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs HP ENVY D411a Thermal inkjet A4

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  • 55specifications compared
  • 38differ
  • 17identical
  • 49known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Thermal inkjet
  • Duplex printing
    • No
    • Yes
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 6000 DPI
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 27 ppm
    • 7 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 10 ppm
    • 4 ppm
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 300 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 4.4 cpm
    • 6 cpm
  • Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
    • 2.7 cpm
    • 3.5 cpm

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104 specifications
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Brother

DCP-J172W multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model DCP-J172W

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B

HP

ENVY D411a Thermal inkjet A4

Model D411a

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Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetThermal inkjet
Duplex printingDiffersNoYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 6000 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs27 ppm7 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs10 ppm4 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one11 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one6 ipm
Copying5 differ
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI600 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs4.4 cpm6 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs2.7 cpm3.5 cpm
Maximum number of copiesDiffers99 copies50 copies
Copier resizeDiffers25 - 400%50 - 400%
Duplex copyingKnown for oneNo
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Scanning3 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffersA4 (210 x 297)216 x 297 mm
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed scanner
Image formats supportedDiffersBMP, JPG, PNG, TIFBMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF
Input colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
TWAIN versionKnown for one1.9
Duplex scanningKnown for oneNo
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Scan toKnown for oneCloud, E-mail, File, Image
Faxidentical
Duplex faxingKnown for oneNo
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one1000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesDiffers42
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 3
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one1
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets80 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers50 sheets25 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one1
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers210 x 297 mm216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersGlossy paper, Plain paper, TransparenciesEnvelopes, Iron-On Transfers, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for oneC6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Envelopes sizesDiffers10, C5, DL, MonarchDL
Photo paper sizesDiffers10x15 cm10x15,13x18 cm
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one4x6,5x7"
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one2L, Executive, Index card, L, Letter
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 1.1, USB 2.0, Wireless LANUSB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud PrintApple AirPrint, HP ePrint
Online services supportedKnown for oneDropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, Picasa, Sky Drive
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers64 MB512 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneYes
Processor familyKnown for oneRISC
Processor frequencyKnown for one288 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one50 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackBeige
Display diagonalKnown for one8.76 cm (3.45")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Power3 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one26 W
Power consumption (average operating)Differs16 W23 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs3.5 W7.1 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one3.5 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.2 W0.53 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.7 W
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP ePrintKnown for oneYes
HP Photo CreationsKnown for oneYes
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, WinWindows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain LionMac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one25 - 75%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °C
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffersBlue Angel, ENERGY STARENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers478 mm427 mm
DepthDiffers456 mm336 mm
HeightDiffers229 mm102 mm
WeightDiffers6.9 kg7.25 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers478 mm495 mm
Package depthDiffers229 mm444 mm
Package heightDiffers456 mm156 mm
Package weightDiffers8.4 kg8.65 kg
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
Scan speedKnown for one3.37 sec/page

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