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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-J4620DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4

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  • 73specifications compared
  • 47differ
  • 26identical
  • 62known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 26 ppm
    • 35 ppm
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 600 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 26 cpm
    • 12 cpm
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 2400 DPI
    • 2400 x 2400 DPI

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Brother

DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L2500D

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Brother

MFC-J4620DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model MFC-J4620DW

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeAutoAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI6000 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs26 ppm35 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one27 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one22 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one20 ipm
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one6.5 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one9 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one8.5 s
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs26 cpm12 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one9 cpm
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one10 s
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4, 6, 9, 16, 25
Scanning4 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 2400 DPI2400 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolution19200 x 19200 DPI19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaA4 (210 x 297)A4 (210 x 297)
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toDiffersE-mail, File, Image, OCRE-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, Memory card, OCR, USB
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Input colour depthDiffers30 bit48 bit
Output colour depth24 bit24 bit
Greyscale levels256256
Scan driversDiffersICA, SANE, TWAIN, WIAICA, TWAIN, WIA
Scan speed (black, normal quality)Known for one3.37s
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Features3 differ
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Country of originDiffersVietnamChina
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one10000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one250 - 2000 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Page description languagesKnown for oneGDI
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets50 sheets
Paper input typePaper trayPaper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers35 sheets20 sheets
Manual feederKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one1 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thicker paper, Thin paperCoated paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A3, A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive2L, Executive, Index card, L, Ledger (media size), Legal, Letter
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5B4, B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, C5, DL, Monarch
Photo paper sizesKnown for one9x13,10x15,13x18,13x20
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one2L, A3, A4, L, Ledger, Letter
Paper tray media weightDiffers60 - 105 g/m²64 - 220 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one64 - 120 g/m²
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 215.9 mm
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 1.1, USB 2.0Ethernet, NFC, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
USB 1.1 ports quantity11
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for oneYes
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SSID, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Online services supportedDiffersEvernoteBox, Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, OneDrive, Picasa
Mobile printing technologiesApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud PrintApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 MB128 MB
Card reader integratedDiffersNoYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMicroSD (TransFlash), MicroSDHC, MicroSDXC, MiniSD, MiniSDHC, MMC, MMC Mobile, MMC+, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO Duo, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs49 dB50 dB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor familyKnown for oneARM9
Processor frequencyKnown for one266 MHz
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one45 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one33 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, GreyBlack, White
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one9.4 cm (3.7")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Display number of linesKnown for one2 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one16
Power4 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs480 W32 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs6.6 W1.9 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs60 W5.5 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.08 W0.04 W
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage220 - 240 V220 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one1104 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 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 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 supportedMac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksMac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers500 MB50 MB
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80%20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 32 °C10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 90%20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 40 °C20 - 33 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesNordic Swan Ecolabel, Blue Angel, ENERGY STARNordic Swan Ecolabel, Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers567 mm260 mm
DepthDiffers414 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers517 mm570 mm
WeightDiffers9.7 kg9.67 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers517 mm569 mm
Package depthDiffers567 mm265 mm
Package heightDiffers414 mm398 mm
Package weightDiffers12.7 kg11 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBrother ControlCentre 2 NewSoft Presto! PageManager 9 Brother ControlCentre 4 Nuance Paperport 12 SE
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Technical detailsidentical
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one6 pc(s)
Pallet typeKnown for one800 x 1200 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross heightKnown for one17.5 cm
Pallet gross weightKnown for one280.1 kg
Master (outer) cases per palletKnown for one24 pc(s)
Layers per palletKnown for one4 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one24 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
Spare part retentionKnown for one5 year(s)

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