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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L8630CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3

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  • 67specifications compared
  • 44differ
  • 23identical
  • 72known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother DCP-L8630CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 4.4 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 (9.9 s vs 5.5 s). The Brother DCP-L8630CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 600 x 600 DPI more maximum copy resolution than the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 (1200 x 600 DPI vs 600 x 600 DPI). The Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 has 15,000 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Brother DCP-L8630CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 (75000 pages per month vs 60000 pages per month). Print technology: Laser on the Brother DCP-L8630CDW multifunction printer Laser A4, Inkjet on the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3. Maximum resolution: 2400 x 600 DPI on the Brother DCP-L8630CDW multifunction printer Laser A4, 4800 x 1200 DPI on the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3.

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 9.9 s
    • 5.5 s
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 600 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Maximum copy size
    • A4
    • A3
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
  • Scanner type
    • Flatbed & ADF scanner
    • ADF scanner
  • Image formats supported
    • TIFF, JPEG
    • JPEG, TIFF

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Brother

DCP-L8630CDW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L8630CDW

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Epson

WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3

Model EM-C8100

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Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto/Manual
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one31 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one31 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs9.9 s5.5 s
N-in-1 print functionKnown for oneYes
N-up printingKnown for one2, 4, 9, 16, 6
Barcode printingKnown for oneYes
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Secure printingKnown for oneYes
Poster printing functionKnown for oneYes
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one25 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one24 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one5.5 s
Copying2 differ
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum copy sizeDiffersA4A3
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one31 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one12.5 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one12.5 s
Maximum number of copies999 copies999 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
Scanning4 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Optical scanning resolution (ADF)Known for one600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one215.9 x 297 mm
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed & ADF scannerADF scanner
Scan technologyCISCIS
Scan toDiffersUSB, E-mail Server, Network folder, FTP, Image, OCR, E-mail, HTTP, SMBE-mail, FTP, Network folder, USB
Image formats supportedDiffersTIFF, JPEGJPEG, TIFF
Document formats supportedPDFPDF
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Input greyscale depthKnown for one16 bit
Output greyscale depthKnown for one8 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversKnown for oneWIA, TWAIN, SANE
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Modem speedKnown for one33.3 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one550 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Speed diallingKnown for oneYes
Features4 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers60000 pages per month75000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers0 - 5000 pages per month2000 - 10000 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffersPrintPrint, Scan
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersPDF, PCL 6, BR-Script 3ESC/P-R, PCL 5c, PCL 5e, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, PostScript 3
Printer fontsKnown for onePostScript, PCL, Bitmap
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one73
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one66
Number of barcode fontsKnown for one16
Number of bitmap fontsKnown for one12
Input & output capacity5 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers21
Total input capacityDiffers300 sheets335 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayYesYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers50 sheets85 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers80 sheets50 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one1835 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one1835 sheets
Paper handling6 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Paper tray media typesDiffersThin paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Recycled paper, Bond paper, Labels, Envelopes, Glossy paper, LetterheadLetterhead, Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A3, A3+, A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersLetter, Legal, ExecutiveExecutive, Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesDiffersC5, Com-10, DL, Monarch10, C4, C6, DL
Custom media lengthKnown for one116 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers60 - 105 g/m²64 - 300 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Photo paper sizesKnown for one9x13,10x15,13x18,13x20
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingYesYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network3 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,1000,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi DirectYesYes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11g802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security algorithmsDiffersSSL/TLS, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, SNMP, IPSec, 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, TKIP, AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE, SMTP-AUTH64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, POP3, 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
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, POP3, SMTP Client, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMPv6, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, LDAP, LDAPS, IMAP4, Syslog
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Brother Mobile Connect, Mopria Print Service
Management protocolsKnown for oneSNMP, HTTP, DHCP, BOOTP, APIPA, DDNS, mDNS, SNTP, SLP, WSD, LLTD, Ping, IEEE 802.1X, SNMP 2.0c, SNMP 3.0, SNMP Trap
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers512 MB3081 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1200 MHz
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersGreyWhite
Market positioningDiffersBusinessWorkgroup
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one8.89 cm (3.5")
Control typeTouchTouch
Colour displayYesYes
Power6 differ
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one330 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one540 W
Power consumption (copying)Differs540 W43 W
Power consumption (ready)Differs60 W20 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one8.4 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs0.53 W1 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.04 W0.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.43 kWh/week0.16 kWh/week
AC input frequency50/60 Hz50/60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers220 - 240 V100 - 240 V
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterprise x64, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, WindoWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 SequoiaMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneChromeOS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 32.5 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one35 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneBlue Angel, Nordic Swan Ecolabel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers404 mm621 mm
DepthDiffers473 mm650 mm
HeightDiffers460 mm641 mm
WeightDiffers25.6 kg60.4 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one650 mm
Package depthKnown for one560 mm
Package heightKnown for one643 mm
Package weightKnown for one33.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedACAC
User guideYesYes
Warranty cardKnown for oneYes
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneGS mark
Other featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for one49 dB

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