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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson EcoTank ET-4905

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 14identical
  • 49known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 3 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Epson EcoTank ET-4905 (36 ppm vs 33 ppm). The Epson EcoTank ET-4905 has 3 more print cartridges than the Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 (4 vs 1). The Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 20 sheets more auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity than the Epson EcoTank ET-4905 (50 sheets vs 30 sheets). Print technology: Laser on the Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4, Inkjet on the Epson EcoTank ET-4905. Printing: Mono printing on the Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4, Colour printing on the Epson EcoTank ET-4905.

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 5760 x 1440 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 36 ppm
    • 33 ppm
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
  • Number of print cartridges
    • 1
    • 4
  • Printing colours
    • Black
    • Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

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Brother

DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L2640DW

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Epson

EcoTank ET-4905View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs36 ppm33 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one8.5 s
Secure printingKnown for oneNo
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one15 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one11 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one6 ppm
Borderless printingKnown for oneYes
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour 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
Scanning1 differ
Duplex scanningKnown for oneNo
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
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
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Faxidentical
FaxingKnown for oneNo
Fax memoryKnown for one100 pages
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one35000 pages per month
Duplex functionsKnown for onePrint
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 6, BR-Script 3, PDF 1.7
Ink tank systemKnown for oneYes
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers50 sheets30 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneExecutive, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper, Labels, Bond paper, Envelopes
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB6B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLegal, Letter, Folio
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for oneC6
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one10x15
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
USB portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Brother Mobile Connect
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers408.9 mm375 mm
DepthDiffers398.8 mm317 mm
HeightDiffers317.5 mm224 mm
WeightDiffers11.3 kg5.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one1 pages
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
User guideKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one12 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.5 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one6 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.11 kWh/week

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