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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 27differ
  • 16identical
  • 44known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4 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 30,000 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Epson EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4 (35000 pages per month vs 5000 pages per month). The Epson EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4 has 3 more print cartridges than the Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 (4 vs 1). Only the Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 has Ethernet LAN. Print technology: Laser on the Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4, Inkjet on the Epson EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4.

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
  • Scanner type
    • Flatbed & ADF scanner
    • Flatbed scanner
  • Maximum duty cycle
    • 35000 pages per month
    • 5000 pages per month
  • Number of print cartridges
    • 1
    • 4

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Brother

DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L2640DW

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B

Epson

EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4

Model ET-2980

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Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one15 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one8 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one36 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one8.5 s
Secure printingKnown for oneNo
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
Duplex copyingKnown for oneNo
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
Scanning3 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed & ADF scannerFlatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toDiffersPC, E-mail, Image, OCR, File, FTPPC, E-mail
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 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
Faxidentical
FaxingNoNo
Features4 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers35000 pages per month5000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one1 - 800 pages per month
Duplex functionsPrintPrint
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersPCL 6, BR-Script 3, PDF 1.7ESC/P-R
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets30 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 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, EnvelopesPlain paper, Photo paper, Envelopes
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A4, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersLegal, Letter, FolioLetter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one4x6,5x7,8x10
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB6
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingYesYes
USB portKnown for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network3 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Wi-Fi DirectYesYes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Brother Mobile ConnectApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one3.66 cm (1.44")
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (copying)Known for one13 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50/60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 11Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 7
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS 13.1, Mac OS X 13.0 VenturaMac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS 14.5, Mac OS 13.1, Mac OS 12.4
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneChromeOS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 40 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers408.9 mm375 mm
DepthDiffers398.8 mm580 mm
HeightDiffers317.5 mm265 mm
WeightDiffers11.3 kg5.2 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one440 mm
Package depthKnown for one412 mm
Package heightKnown for one266 mm
Package weightKnown for one6.8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedYesYes
Cables includedACAC
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one1 pages
User guideKnown for oneYes
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one256 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one600 MHz

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