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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L2540DW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-J5720DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3

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  • 72specifications compared
  • 45differ
  • 27identical
  • 54known 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
  • Duplex copying
    • No
    • Yes
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 600 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
  • Duplex scanning
    • No
    • Yes

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Brother

DCP-L2540DW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L2540DW

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Brother

MFC-J5720DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3

Model MFC-J5720DW

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
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 printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one7.5 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one8.5 s
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingDiffersNoYes
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one10 s
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
Scanning3 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningDiffersNoYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 2400 DPI2400 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolution19200 x 19200 DPI19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for oneA3 (297 x 420)
Scanner typeFlatbed & ADF scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Input colour depthDiffers30 bit48 bit
Output colour depth24 bit24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversICA, TWAIN, WIAICA, TWAIN, WIA
Scan speed (black, normal quality)Known for one3.37s
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, File, Image, OCR
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for oneYes
Fax resolution (black)Known for one203 x 203 DPI
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one200 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one100
Fax broadcastingKnown for one250 locations
Features2 differ
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Duplex functionsKnown for onePrint
Page description languagesKnown for oneBR-Script 3, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets50 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one80 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers35 sheets50 sheets
Total number of input traysKnown for one1
Maximum input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thicker paper, Thin paperCoated paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A3, A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, Folio, Legal, Letter2L, Executive, Index card, L, Ledger (media size), Legal, Letter
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB4, B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneC5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Photo paper sizesKnown for one9x13,10x15,13x18
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one10x15, 2L, A3, A4, A6, Index card, L, Ledger, Letter
Paper tray media weightDiffers60 - 163 g/m²64 - 120 g/m²
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 215.9 mm
Paper tray media weight (imperial)Known for one7.26 - 12.7 kg (16 - 28 lbs)
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesEthernet, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, Wireless LANEthernet, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingYesYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
USB 1.1 ports quantity11
Network2 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technology10/100Base-T(X)10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsDiffers128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPS128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SSID, SSL/TLS, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Email protocolsDiffersAPOP, IMAP4, POP3, SMTPAPOP, IMAP4, Pop, SMTP
Online services supportedKnown for oneBox, 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
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
Management protocolsKnown for oneSMTP-AUTH, SNMP v3, APOP
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 MB256 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)50 dB50 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one45 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourBlackBlack
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
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
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs510 W32 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one5.5 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.02 W0.04 W
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers110 - 220 V220 - 240 V
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one5.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one60 W
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64Windows 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 supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.7.5 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
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Minimum RAMKnown for one50 MB
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 32%20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs20 - 80 °C10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 90%20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 40 °C20 - 33 °C
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffersENERGY STARNordic Swan Ecolabel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers409 mm430 mm
DepthDiffers398 mm430 mm
HeightDiffers316.5 mm590 mm
WeightDiffers11.2 kg14.3 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers566.4 mm589 mm
Package depthDiffers518.2 mm425 mm
Package heightDiffers434.3 mm429 mm
Package weightDiffers13.6 kg16.8 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffersScansoft PaperPort SE Presto! PageManagerBrother ControlCentre NewSoft Presto! PageManager Brother ControlCentre Nuance Paperport 12 SE
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeYesYes
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes

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