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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 26differ
  • 19identical
  • 47known 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 L5396 Inkjet A4 (36 ppm vs 33 ppm). The Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 has 1.5 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 (10 s vs 8.5 s). The Epson EcoTank L5396 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 duplex printing. Print technology: Laser on the Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4, Inkjet on the Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4.

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Duplex printing
    • Yes
    • No
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 5760 x 1440 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 36 ppm
    • 33 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 8.5 s
    • 10 s
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • 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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B

Epson

EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4

Model L5396

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Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingDiffersYesNo
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs36 ppm33 ppm
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
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs8.5 s10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one16 s
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Borderless printingKnown for oneYes
Secure printingKnown for oneNo
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingNoNo
Maximum copy resolution600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one12 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one29 cpm
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
Scanning1 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningNoNo
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
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPEG, BMP, PICT, TIFF, MTIFF, PNG
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Input greyscale depthKnown for one16 bit
Output greyscale depthKnown for one8 bit
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 memoryKnown for one100 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Features3 differ
Duplex functionsDiffersPrintNot supported
Ink tank systemKnown for oneYes
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYes
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one35000 pages per month
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 6, BR-Script 3, PDF 1.7
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets30 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers50 sheets30 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersExecutive, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper, Labels, Bond paper, EnvelopesEnvelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB6B5, B6
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneDL, C6, B5, B6
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15 cm
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLegal, Letter, Folio
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Wi-Fi DirectYesYes
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Brother Mobile ConnectApple AirPrint, Epson Cloud Solution PORT, Epson Connect, Epson Smart Panel, Epson iPrint, Epson Email Print
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one9.4 cm (3.7")
Control typeKnown for oneButtons
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Display tiltingKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one12 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for one12 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one6 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one0.5 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 W
System requirements2 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 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, MacOS
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 content1 differ
Cartridge(s) includedYesYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Differs1 pages8300 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one6500 pages
Cables includedACAC
User guideKnown for oneYes
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one256 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one600 MHz

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