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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 34differ
  • 15identical
  • 45known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 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 3 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 (8.5 s vs 5.5 s). The Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 has 900 copies more maximum copies than the Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 (999 copies vs 99 copies). Only the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 has duplex scanning. Print technology: Laser on the Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4, Inkjet on the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3.

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 8.5 s
    • 5.5 s
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Maximum number of copies
    • 99 copies
    • 999 copies
  • Duplex scanning
    • No
    • Yes
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI

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Brother

DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L2640DW

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Epson

WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3

Model EM-C8100

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one25 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one24 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs8.5 s5.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one5.5 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one36 ppm
Secure printingKnown for oneNo
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Maximum copy sizeKnown for oneA3
Maximum number of copiesDiffers99 copies999 copies
Duplex copyingKnown for oneNo
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
Scanning4 differ
Duplex scanningDiffersNoYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed & ADF scannerADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toDiffersPC, E-mail, Image, OCR, File, FTPE-mail, FTP, Network folder, USB
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPEG, TIFF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Optical scanning resolution (colour)Known for one1200 x 1200 ppi
Optical scanning resolution (ADF)Known for one600 x 600 DPI
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Modem speedKnown for one33.3 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one550 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Speed diallingKnown for oneYes
Features4 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers35000 pages per month75000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one2000 - 10000 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffersPrintPrint, Scan
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersPCL 6, BR-Script 3, PDF 1.7ESC/P-R, PCL 5c, PCL 5e, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, PostScript 3
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one1
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets335 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one85 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one1835 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one1835 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Paper tray media typesDiffersExecutive, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper, Labels, Bond paper, EnvelopesLetterhead, Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A3, A3+, A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB6B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersLegal, Letter, FolioExecutive, Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, C4, C6, DL
Photo paper sizesKnown for one9x13,10x15,13x18,13x20
Paper tray media weightKnown for one64 - 300 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portKnown for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
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 one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
Management protocolsKnown for oneSNMP, HTTP, DHCP, BOOTP, APIPA, DDNS, mDNS, SNTP, SLP, WSD, LLTD, Ping, IEEE 802.1X, SNMP 2.0c, SNMP 3.0, SNMP Trap
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Brother Mobile Connect
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB3081 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one600 MHz
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeWorkgroup
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Poweridentical
Power consumption (copying)Known for one43 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one20 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one1 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.16 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 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS 13.1, Mac OS X 13.0 VenturaMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers408.9 mm621 mm
DepthDiffers398.8 mm650 mm
HeightDiffers317.5 mm641 mm
WeightDiffers11.3 kg60.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one1 pages

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