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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Canon MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 25differ
  • 18identical
  • 69known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 600 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the Canon MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4 (1200 x 1200 DPI vs 600 x 1200 DPI). The Canon MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4 has 0.5 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 (9 s vs 8.5 s). The Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 8,000 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Canon MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4 (35000 pages per month vs 27000 pages per month). Print technology: Laser on the Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4, Inkjet on the Canon MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4. Printing: Mono printing on the Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4, Colour printing on the Canon MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4.

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 8.5 s
    • 9 s
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
  • Faxing
    • No
    • Colour faxing
  • Maximum duty cycle
    • 35000 pages per month
    • 27000 pages per month

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Brother

DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L2640DW

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Canon

MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4

Model GX2051

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one15 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one10 ipm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs8.5 s9 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one10 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one36 ppm
Secure printingKnown for oneNo
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionYesYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
ID-card copy functionKnown for oneYes
Duplex copyingKnown for oneNo
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Scanning1 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 297 mm
Scanner typeFlatbed & ADF scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Input colour depthKnown for one16 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one8 bit
Input greyscale depthKnown for one16 bit
Output greyscale depthKnown for one8 bit
Duplex scanningKnown for oneNo
Optical scanning resolution (colour)Known for one1200 x 1200 ppi
Optical scanning resolution (ADF)Known for one600 x 600 DPI
Scan toKnown for onePC, E-mail, Image, OCR, File, FTP
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Fax resolution (colour)Known for one200 x 200 DPI
Modem speedKnown for one33.3 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one250 pages
Speed diallingKnown for oneYes
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers35000 pages per month27000 pages per month
Duplex functionsPrintPrint
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Country of originKnown for oneUnited Kingdom
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 6, BR-Script 3, PDF 1.7
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input trays11
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers50 sheets35 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Total input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersExecutive, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper, Labels, Bond paper, EnvelopesEnvelopes, Executive, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB6B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersLegal, Letter, FolioExecutive, Legal, Letter, Oficio
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, C5, DL, Monarch
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15,13x18,18x25,20x25
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one89 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one64 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portKnown for oneYes
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB Type-B
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security algorithmsKnown for oneWPA-AES, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP, WPA3-EAP, WPA3-SAE
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Brother Mobile ConnectApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, PIXMA Cloud Link
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYes
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one46.5 dB
Internal memoryKnown for one256 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one600 MHz
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, White
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one6.86 cm (2.7")
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (copying)Known for one21 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.14 kWh/week
AC input frequencyKnown for one50/60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 11Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS 13.1, Mac OS X 13.0 VenturaMac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 13.
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, iOS
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, iOS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers408.9 mm374 mm
DepthDiffers398.8 mm510 mm
HeightDiffers317.5 mm260 mm
WeightDiffers11.3 kg8.1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one469 mm
Package depthKnown for one543.5 mm
Package heightKnown for one317 mm
Package volumeKnown for one80803.78 cm³
Packaging content1 differ
Cartridge(s) includedYesYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Differs1 pages3000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one3000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, black)Known for one4500 pages
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, CMY)Known for one4500 pages
Cables includedACAC
User guideKnown for oneYes
Technical detailsidentical
Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) packaging weightKnown for one0 g
Metal packaging weightKnown for one0 g
Paper packaging weightKnown for one4.3 kg
Plastic packaging weightKnown for one0 g
Wood packaging weightKnown for one0 g

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