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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L3550CDW multifunction printer LED A4 vs Brother MFC-L2720DN multifunction printer Laser A4

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  • 61specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 28identical
  • 82known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • LED
    • Laser
  • Printing
    • Colour printing
    • Mono printing
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 18 ppm
    • 30 ppm
  • Warm-up time
    • 28 s
    • 10.5 s
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 15.5 s
    • 10 s
  • Time to first copy (black, normal)
    • 17 s
    • 11 s
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 2400 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 2400 DPI
  • Input colour depth
    • 48 bit
    • 30 bit

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Brother

DCP-L3550CDW multifunction printer LED A4

Model DCP-L3550CDW

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Brother

MFC-L2720DN multifunction printer Laser A4

Model MFC-L2720DN

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Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffersLEDLaser
PrintingDiffersColour printingMono printing
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs18 ppm30 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one18 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers28 s10.5 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs15.5 s10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one15.5 s
N-in-1 print functionKnown for oneYes
N-up printingKnown for one2, 4, 9, 16, 25
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one15 ppm
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Copying1 differ
Time to first copy (black, normal)Differs17 s11 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one18 s
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one30 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
ID-card copy functionKnown for oneYes
Scanning4 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers2400 x 1200 DPI600 x 2400 DPI
Scan toDiffersE-mail, FTP, File, Image, SMBE-mail, File, Image, OCR
Scan speed (colour)Known for one21 ppm
Input colour depthDiffers48 bit30 bit
Scan driversDiffersSANE, TWAIN, WIAWIA
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed & ADF scanner
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoMono faxing
Fax transmission speedKnown for one2 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one500 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one200
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one250 locations
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneJBIG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax dual accessKnown for oneYes
Features2 differ
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one300 - 1500 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesDiffers41
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack
Page description languagesKnown for oneBR-Script 3, PCL 6
Printer fontsKnown for oneBarcode, Bitmap, PCL, PostScript
Number of printer fontsKnown for one157
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one66
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one66
Number of barcode fontsKnown for one13
Number of bitmap fontsKnown for one12
Country of originKnown for oneVietnam
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one1
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets100 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers50 sheets35 sheets
Manual feederKnown for oneYes
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paperEnvelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Postcard, Recycled paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for onePlain paper, Recycled paper, Thin paper
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, Folio, LegalLetter
Custom media lengthDiffers116 - 355.6 mm127 - 355.6 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one64 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LANEthernet, USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLS, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP
Supported network protocols (IPv4)DiffersARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, SMTP Client, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMP, Web Services (Print/TCP/IP
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, SMTP Client, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, Web Services (Print/Scan)
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers512 MB64 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one800 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs45 dB50 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one43 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one33 dB
Design1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers9.3 cm (3.66")6.86 cm (2.7")
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneTFT
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs400 W510 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs80 W60 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one9.7 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.04 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.9 kWh/week77 kWh/week
Power consumption (max)Known for one880 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one100 V
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High SierraMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneBlue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers520 mm409 mm
DepthDiffers570 mm398.5 mm
HeightDiffers590 mm316.5 mm
WeightDiffers23.1 kg11.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one589 mm
Package depthKnown for one568 mm
Package heightKnown for one523 mm
Package weightKnown for one27.3 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one1000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one1000 pages
ManualKnown for oneYes
Power cord includedKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84433100
Pallet gross heightKnown for one18.6 cm
Pallet gross weightKnown for one346.8 kg
Master (outer) cases per palletKnown for one12 pc(s)
Layers per palletKnown for one3 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one12 pc(s)
Technical detailsidentical
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one4 pc(s)
Pallet typeKnown for one1200 x 1000 mm
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHS
Other featuresidentical
Fonts includedKnown for oneYes
Printer managementKnown for oneWeb Based Management, BRAdmin Professional for Windows, BRAdmin Light for Windows
Software CDKnown for oneYes
Spare part retentionKnown for one5 year(s)
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 32 °C

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