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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L2540DN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother DCP-L2560DW multifunction printer Laser A4

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  • 94specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 75identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Warm-up time
    • 9 s
    • 10 s
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 26 cpm
    • 30 cpm
  • Scan drivers
    • ICA, SANE, TWAIN, WIA
    • ICA, TWAIN, WIA
  • Wi-Fi
    • No
    • Yes
  • Internal memory
    • 32 MB
    • 64 MB
  • Minimum storage drive space
    • 500 MB
    • 50 MB
  • Width
    • 510 mm
    • 567 mm
  • Depth
    • 430 mm
    • 414 mm

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Brother

DCP-L2540DN multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L2540DN

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Brother

DCP-L2560DW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L2560DW

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Printing1 differ
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one7.5 ppm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one15 ipm
Warm-up timeDiffers9 s10 s
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one6.5 ppm
Copying1 differ
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs26 cpm30 cpm
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4, 6, 9, 16, 25
Scanning1 differ
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan driversDiffersICA, SANE, TWAIN, WIAICA, TWAIN, WIA
Features1 differ
Page description languagesDiffersBR-Script 3, GDI, Microsoft XPS, PCL 6, PDF 1.7BR-Script 3, PCL 6
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one66
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one10000 pages per month
Input & output capacityidentical
Manual feederKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one1 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one35 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thicker paper, Thin paperBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Thick paper, Thicker paper, Thin paper
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one64 - 90 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 1.1, USB 2.0Ethernet, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsDiffersAPOP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Supported network protocols (IPv4)DiffersARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port 9100, IPP, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP Server, TFTP Client/Server, SMTP Client, ICMP, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, POP3, IMAP4ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port 9100, IPP, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP Server, TFTP Client/Server, SMTP Client, ICMP, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, POP3, IMAP4
Email protocolsKnown for oneAPOP, IMAP4, POP3
Online services supportedKnown for oneBox, Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, OneDrive, Picasa
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 MB64 MB
Designidentical
Display diagonalKnown for one6.86 cm (2.7")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Display number of linesKnown for one2 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one16
System requirements1 differ
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers500 MB50 MB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers510 mm567 mm
DepthDiffers430 mm414 mm
HeightDiffers550 mm517 mm
WeightDiffers11.2 kg9.9 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers517 mm567 mm
Package depthDiffers567 mm517 mm
Package heightDiffers435 mm414 mm
Package weightDiffers13.8 kg12.9 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBrother Control Center 4 Nuance PaperPort 12 SE Brother Control Center 2
Other featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes

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