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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L2540DN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-J4620DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4

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  • 76specifications compared
  • 46differ
  • 30identical
  • 61known 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)
    • 30 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-L2540DN multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L2540DN

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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
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI6000 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs30 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 (colour, 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
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
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 2400 DPI2400 x 2400 DPI
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toDiffersE-mail, File, FTP, 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
Scan driversDiffersICA, SANE, TWAIN, WIAICA, TWAIN, WIA
Scan speed (black, normal quality)Known for one3.37s
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 oneBR-Script 3, GDI, Microsoft XPS, PCL 6, PDF 1.7
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one66
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets50 sheets
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
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
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one64 - 90 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 1.1, USB 2.0Ethernet, NFC, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for oneYes
Security algorithmsDiffersAPOP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SSID, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Online services supportedKnown for oneBox, Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, OneDrive, Picasa
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, 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, IMAP4
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, 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, ICMPv6, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, POP3, IMAP4
Performance2 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
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 colourDiffersBlackBlack, White
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)Differs510 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
Power consumption (max)Known for one1104 W
System requirements2 differ
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2Windows 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 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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers510 mm260 mm
DepthDiffers430 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers550 mm570 mm
WeightDiffers11.2 kg9.67 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers517 mm569 mm
Package depthDiffers567 mm265 mm
Package heightDiffers435 mm398 mm
Package weightDiffers13.8 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
Fonts includedKnown for oneYes
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes

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