Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L2520D multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson 555 Ecotank

31specifications compared
21differ
10identical
81known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DCP-L2520D multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- 555 Ecotank:Inkjet
Printing
- DCP-L2520D multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
- 555 Ecotank:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- DCP-L2520D multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- 555 Ecotank:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-L2520D multifunction printer Laser A4:30 ppm
- 555 Ecotank:33 ppm
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- DCP-L2520D multifunction printer Laser A4:30 cpm
- 555 Ecotank:33 cpm
Optical scanning resolution
- DCP-L2520D multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 2400 DPI
- 555 Ecotank:1200 x 2400 DPI
Faxing
- DCP-L2520D multifunction printer Laser A4:No
- 555 Ecotank:Colour faxing
Total input capacity
- DCP-L2520D multifunction printer Laser A4:250 sheets
- 555 Ecotank:100 sheets

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Comparison of DCP-L2520D, 555 Ecotank
112 specifications	A Brother DCP-L2520D multifunction printer Laser A4 Model DCP-L2520D View product	B Epson 555 Ecotank View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	30 ppm	33 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	8.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.5 ipm
Copying1 differ
CopyingKnown for one	Mono copying	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	30 cpm	33 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	10 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 cpm
Scanning1 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	A4 (210 x 297)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, File, Image, OCR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	30 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	ICA, TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Colour faxing
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 x 200 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 pages
Featuresidentical
Digital senderKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	GDI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Indonesia
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	30 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	1 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manual feederKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	30 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thicker paper, Thin paper	Envelopes
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Folio, Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	127 - 355.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	76.2 - 215.9 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
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9x13,10x15,13x18,13x20,20x25
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 - 95 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 1.1, USB 2.0	USB, Wireless LAN
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson Connect
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integrated	No	No
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	50 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one	45 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	33 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Black
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
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
Power5 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	1104 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	510 W	10 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	1.1 W	2.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	60 W	4.5 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.08 W	0.3 W
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000 Professional, 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, Wi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	50 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 32 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	405 mm	474 mm
DepthDiffers	398.5 mm	377 mm
HeightDiffers	267 mm	226 mm
WeightDiffers	9.7 kg	6.2 kg
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	465 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	555 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.73 kg
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.04 m
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 pc(s)
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 cm
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.04 m
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 pc(s)

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