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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L8450CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson WorkForce WF-4640 Inkjet A4

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  • 63specifications compared
  • 38differ
  • 25identical
  • 61known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 30 ppm
    • 20 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 30 ppm
    • 20 ppm
  • Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 7 ppm
    • 11 ppm
  • Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 7 ppm
    • 11 ppm
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 30 cpm
    • 19 cpm
  • Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
    • 30 cpm
    • 19 cpm

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Brother

DCP-L8450CDW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L8450CDW

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B

Epson

WorkForce WF-4640 Inkjet A4

Model WF-4640

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Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs30 ppm20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs30 ppm20 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs7 ppm11 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs7 ppm11 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one33 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one15 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one15 s
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Copying3 differ
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs30 cpm19 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs30 cpm19 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one18 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one20 s
Maximum number of copiesDiffers99 copies999 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
PC free copyingYesYes
Scanning3 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Optical scanning resolution1200 x 2400 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers19200 x 19200 DPI9600 x 9600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for oneA4 (210 x 297)
Scanner typeDiffersADF scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyDiffersDual CISCIS
Scan toKnown for oneCloud, E-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, OCR, USB
Input colour depth48 bit48 bit
Output colour depth24 bit24 bit
Scan driversKnown for oneICA, ISIS, TWAIN, WIA
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one300
Fax transmission speedKnown for one3 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one550 pages
Fax broadcastingKnown for one200 locations
Featuresidentical
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one750 - 4000 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Number of print cartridges44
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for oneBR-Script 3, PCL 6
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one66
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one6
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one30000 pages per month
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYes
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers31
Total input capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayYesYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers50 sheets80 sheets
Paper input typePaper trayPaper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one580 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paperGlossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A4
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, Folio, Legal, LetterLegal
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 215.9 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 105 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one4x6,5x7,8x10
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 1.1, USB 2.0, Wireless LANEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network3 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, HTTPS, LEAP, MD5, PEAP, SSL/TLS, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, SMTP Client, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client/Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client/server, ICMP, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, LDAP
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client/Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client/server, SMTP Client, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, Web Services (Print/Scan), LDAP
Online services supportedKnown for oneOneDrive, Box, Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, Picasa
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud PrintApple AirPrint, Epson Connect, Google Cloud Print
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one256 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one512 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one1
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor familyKnown for oneStar Sapphire
Processor frequencyKnown for one400 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one56 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one53 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one28 dB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteBlack
Market positioningBusinessBusiness
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display diagonalDiffers12.2 cm (4.8")10.9 cm (4.3")
TouchscreenYesYes
Control typeTouchTouch
Power5 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs565 W21 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs355 W2 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs65 W8.2 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.04 W0.3 W
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers220 - 240 V100 - 240 V
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, WinYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksMac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 90%20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 40 °C-20 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 32 °C10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneNordic Swan Ecolabel, Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers630 mm460 mm
DepthDiffers700 mm655.3 mm
HeightDiffers660 mm462 mm
WeightDiffers27.1 kg16.8 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one32.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBrother Control Center 4 Nuance PaperPort 12 SE Brother Control Center 2
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes

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