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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson EcoTank ET-4951

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 8identical
  • 88known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson EcoTank ET-4951 has 3,600 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 (4800 x 1200 DPI vs 1200 x 1200 DPI). The Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 33,400 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Epson EcoTank ET-4951 (35000 pages per month vs 1600 pages per month). The Epson EcoTank ET-4951 has 3 more print cartridges than the Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 (4 vs 1). Only the Epson EcoTank ET-4951 has duplex scanning. Optical scanning resolution: 1200 x 1200 DPI on the Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4, 1200 x 2400 DPI on the Epson EcoTank ET-4951.

  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Duplex scanning
    • No
    • Yes
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
  • Faxing
    • No
    • Colour faxing
  • Maximum duty cycle
    • 35000 pages per month
    • 1600 pages per month
  • Number of print cartridges
    • 1
    • 4
  • Printing colours
    • Black
    • Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
  • Total output capacity
    • 100 sheets
    • 30 sheets

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Brother

DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L2640DW

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B

Epson

EcoTank ET-4951

Model C11CL40408CA

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Printing1 differ
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one18 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one9 ppm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734, A4) blackKnown for one7 ppm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734, A4) colourKnown for one5 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)8.5 s8.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one13.5 s
Borderless printingKnown for oneYes
Print technologyKnown for oneLaser
PrintingKnown for oneMono printing
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one36 ppm
Secure printingKnown for oneNo
Copyingidentical
Copy speedKnown for oneUp to12 ipm Black, Up to5 ipm Colour; *Simplex ADF 600 x 600 dpi (ISO/ IEC 24735)
CopyingKnown for oneMono copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneNo
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
Scanning2 differ
Duplex scanningDiffersNoYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, JPEG, PICT, TIFF, MTIFF, PNG
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Duplex scan speed (A4/Letter, black): up toKnown for one3.5 ppm
Duplex scan speed (A4/Letter, colour): up toKnown for one3.5 ppm
Scan speed (black, normal quality)Known for one5 ipm with ADF scan 9 sec. with flatbed scan
Scan speed (colour, normal quality)Known for one5 ipm with ADF scan 21 sec. with flatbed scan
ScanningKnown for oneColour scanning
Optical scanning resolution (colour)Known for one1200 x 1200 ppi
Optical scanning resolution (ADF)Known for one600 x 600 DPI
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toKnown for onePC, E-mail, Image, OCR, File, FTP
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Fax transmission speedKnown for one3 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one100 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one100
Fax forwarding toKnown for onePC
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers35000 pages per month1600 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Printing coloursDiffersBlackYellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
Country of originKnown for onePhilippines
Duplex functionsKnown for onePrint
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 6, BR-Script 3, PDF 1.7
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets30 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers50 sheets30 sheets
Total number of input traysKnown for one1
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersExecutive, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper, Labels, Bond paper, EnvelopesPlain paper, Envelopes
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB6B6, B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersLegal, Letter, FolioLetter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, DL, C6
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15,13x18 cm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one64 - 300 g/m²
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for oneA4
Network1 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Brother Mobile ConnectApple AirPrint, Epson Smart Panel, Epson Connect, Epson Email Print, Epson Remote Print, Epson Scan to Cloud
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Designidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
Display diagonalKnown for one6.1 cm (2.4")
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers408.9 mm375 mm
DepthDiffers398.8 mm347 mm
HeightDiffers317.5 mm240 mm
WeightDiffers11.3 kg7.3 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one415 mm
Package depthKnown for one510 mm
Package heightKnown for one325 mm
Package weightKnown for one10.9 kg
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)
Technical detailsidentical
Safety warningKnown for oneContains 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one. May produce an allergic reaction.<br>Contains 2,4,7,9-tetramethyldec-5-yne-4,7-diol. May produce an allergic reaction.<br>Always follow the information on the product label.
Box contentsKnown for one1 set of ink (1x 127ml BK, 3x 70ml CMY) + Extra Black, Main unit, Power cable, Quick Setup Guide, Warranty document
Colours capacityKnown for oneBlack [127ml], Cyan [70ml], Yellow [70ml], Magenta [70ml]
Other featuresidentical
Printing methodKnown for oneEpson PrecisionCore
Standard input traysKnown for one250-sheet paper tray
Number of usersKnown for one4 user(s)
All-in-one functionsKnown for oneScan, Copy, Fax, Print
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMac OS X 10.9.5 or later, Windows 10 (32/64 bit), Windows 11, Windows 7 (32/64 bit), Windows 8 (32/64 bit), Windows 8.1 (32/64 bit), Windows Server 2008 (32/64bit), Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 (64bit), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2
EmulationsKnown for oneESC/P-R
InterfaceKnown for oneUSB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct, Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac(Wi-Fi 5)/k/v/r
Colour printing technologyKnown for onePigment black and Dye colour Inks
Ink dropKnown for one3.3 pl
Page yield high capacity (black & white)Known for one15,100 pages
Page yield high capacity (colour)Known for one5,500 pages
Print head nozzlesKnown for one400 Nozzles Black, 128 Nozzles per Color
Print speedKnown for one35 pages/min Monochrome (plain paper 75 g/m&sup2;), 23 pages/min Colour (plain paper 75 g/m&sup2;)
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one256 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one600 MHz
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 11
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS 13.1, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one1 pages
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
User guideKnown for oneYes

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