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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Xerox C305ae Laser A4

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 30differ
  • 17identical
  • 66known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 4 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Xerox C305ae Laser A4 (36 ppm vs 32 ppm). The Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 0.2 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Xerox C305ae Laser A4 (8.5 s vs 8.3 s). The Xerox C305ae Laser A4 has 9,900 copies more maximum copies than the Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4 (9999 copies vs 99 copies). Only the Xerox C305ae Laser A4 has duplex copying. Printing: Mono printing on the Brother DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4, Colour printing on the Xerox C305ae Laser A4.

  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 36 ppm
    • 32 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 8.5 s
    • 8.3 s
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Duplex copying
    • No
    • Yes
  • Maximum number of copies
    • 99 copies
    • 9999 copies
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI

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A

Brother

DCP-L2640DW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L2640DW

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B

Xerox

C305ae Laser A4

Model C305ae

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Printing4 differ
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs36 ppm32 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one30 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one70 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs8.5 s8.3 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one8.6 s
Secure printingKnown for oneNo
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingDiffersNoYes
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one8.1 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one8.5 s
Maximum number of copiesDiffers99 copies9999 copies
Background adjustment functionKnown for oneYes
Auto fit functionKnown for oneYes
Copy margin (auto center)Known for oneYes
Edge erase functionKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
Scanning2 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toDiffersPC, E-mail, Image, OCR, File, FTPE-mail, USB, FTP, PC, Network folder
Image formats supportedKnown for oneTIFF, JPEG
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Scan driversKnown for oneTWAIN, WIA, ICA
ScanningKnown for oneColour scanning
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
Fax resolution (black)Known for one600 x 600 DPI
Fax resolution (colour)Known for one400 x 400 DPI
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
FaxingKnown for oneNo
Features4 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers35000 pages per month75000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesDiffers12
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersPCL 6, BR-Script 3, PDF 1.7PostScript 3, PCL 6, PCL 5, PCLm, PDF
Printer fontsKnown for onePCL, Scalable, PostScript
Duplex functionsKnown for onePrint
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets251 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Manual feederKnown for oneYes
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one3
Maximum input capacityKnown for one751 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersExecutive, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper, Labels, Bond paper, EnvelopesLightweight paper, Plain paper, Heavy paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Recycled paper, Glossy paper, Bond paper, Rough paper, Letterhead, Pre-printed
Custom media lengthKnown for one148 - 356 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one94 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 200 g/m²
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneA4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLegal, Letter, Folio
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portKnown for oneYes
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB Type-A / USB Type-B
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers12
Network3 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s1000 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 oneFIPS 140-3, TLS, 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA3, WPA2, WPA-Personal, WPA-PSK, WPA-AES, WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP, MD5, MSCHAPv2, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAP, LEAP
Management protocolsKnown for oneTCP/IP: HTTP/HTTPS, IPP, LPR/LDP, Raw Socket Printing/Port 9100, IPv4/IPv6, MS Web Services WSD-Print, 802.1x, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), ThinPrint, Microsoft Universal Print, Bonjour
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Brother Mobile ConnectApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Chromebook Native Print
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYes
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB2000 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one53 dB
Sound power level (printing)Known for one6.7 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one3.1 dB
Processor frequencyKnown for one600 MHz
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite, Black
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one432 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one17.5 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.8 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one47-63 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one110 - 240 V
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 11Windows 10, Windows 11
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS 13.1, Mac OS X 13.0 VenturaYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 32.2 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers408.9 mm411 mm
DepthDiffers398.8 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers317.5 mm345 mm
WeightDiffers11.3 kg20.2 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one515 mm
Package depthKnown for one560 mm
Package heightKnown for one455 mm
Package weightKnown for one25 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Included cartridge capacity (black)Differs1 pages2000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one1200 pages
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
User guideKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one1.2 GHz

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