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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-T500W multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Brother MFC-J680DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 22identical
  • 60known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 6000 DPI
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) mono
    • 11 ipm
    • 12 ipm
  • Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colour
    • 6 ipm
    • 10 ipm
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Faxing
    • No
    • Colour faxing
  • Envelopes sizes
    • 10, C5, DL, Monarch
    • C5, Com-10, DL
  • Photo paper sizes
    • 10x15 cm
    • 10x15,13x18,13x20
  • Standard interfaces
    • USB 2.0
    • USB 2.0, Wireless LAN

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Brother

DCP-T500W multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model DCP-T500W

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Brother

MFC-J680DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model MFC-J680DW

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Printing3 differ
Print technologyInkjetInkjet
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 6000 DPI6000 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoDiffers11 ipm12 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourDiffers6 ipm10 ipm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one27 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one10 ppm
Copying1 differ
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one4.4 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one2.7 cpm
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
Scanning1 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolution1200 x 2400 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolution19200 x 19200 DPI19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for oneA4 (210 x 297)
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toDiffersE-mail, FileE-mail, File, Image, Memory card, OCR, USB
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPG, TIF
Input colour depthKnown for one30 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversKnown for oneICA, TWAIN, WIA
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Fax resolution (black)Known for one203 x 203 DPI
Modem speedKnown for one14.4 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one200 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one50 locations
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridges44
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Country of originKnown for onePhilippines
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity100 sheets100 sheets
Total output capacity50 sheets50 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one20 sheets
Paper input typePaper trayPaper tray
Manual feederKnown for oneYes
Total number of input traysKnown for one1
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersGlossy paper, Plain paperCoated paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers2L, Executive, Index card, Legal, Letter2L, Executive, Index card, L, Letter
Envelopes sizesDiffers10, C5, DL, MonarchC5, Com-10, DL
Photo paper sizesDiffers10x15 cm10x15,13x18,13x20
Custom media lengthKnown for one148 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one148 - 215.9 mm
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one4x6"
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 2.0USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portYesYes
Network1 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANNoNo
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, SSID, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Online services supportedKnown for oneBox, Dropbox, Evernote, Flickr, Google Drive, OneDrive, OneNote, Picasa
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersBrother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud PrintApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS, DNS, mDNS, LLMNR, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port 9100, FTP, ICMP, Web Services
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS, DNS, mDNS, LLMNR, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port 9100, FTP, ICMP, Web Services
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers64 MB128 MB
Card reader integratedDiffersNoYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMMC, MMC Mobile, MMC+, MMCmicro, MS Duo, MS PRO Duo, MicroSD (TransFlash), MiniSD, MiniSDHC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Designidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one6.86 cm (2.7")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Display number of linesKnown for one1 lines
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs16 W19 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one3.5 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one1.3 W
Power consumption (off)0.2 W0.2 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 V
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one2.5 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.7 W
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 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, WinWindows 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 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, Windows Phone, iOS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one20 - 33 °C
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffersENERGY STARNordic Swan Ecolabel, Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers435 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers374 mm455 mm
HeightDiffers161 mm470 mm
WeightDiffers7.1 kg8.04 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one477 mm
Package depthKnown for one249 mm
Package heightKnown for one457 mm
Package weightKnown for one9.31 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBrother ControlCenter 2 Brother ControlCenter 4 Nuance Paperport 14 SE
Other featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for one50 dB
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes

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