Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother FAX-L2700DN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-L2720DN multifunction printer Laser A4

66specifications compared
12differ
54identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- FAX-L2700DN multifunction printer Laser A4:24 ppm
- MFC-L2720DN multifunction printer Laser A4:30 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- FAX-L2700DN multifunction printer Laser A4:12 ppm
- MFC-L2720DN multifunction printer Laser A4:15 ppm
Warm-up time
- FAX-L2700DN multifunction printer Laser A4:29 s
- MFC-L2720DN multifunction printer Laser A4:10.5 s
Copying
- FAX-L2700DN multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
- MFC-L2720DN multifunction printer Laser A4:Colour copying
Fax broadcasting
- FAX-L2700DN multifunction printer Laser A4:258 locations
- MFC-L2720DN multifunction printer Laser A4:250 locations
Internal memory
- FAX-L2700DN multifunction printer Laser A4:32 MB
- MFC-L2720DN multifunction printer Laser A4:64 MB
Product colour
- FAX-L2700DN multifunction printer Laser A4:Black
- MFC-L2720DN multifunction printer Laser A4:Grey
Display
- FAX-L2700DN multifunction printer Laser A4:LCD
- MFC-L2720DN multifunction printer Laser A4:TFT

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Comparison of FAX-L2700DN, MFC-L2720DN
105 specifications	A Brother FAX-L2700DN multifunction printer Laser A4 Model FAX-L2700DN View product	B Brother MFC-L2720DN multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-L2720DN View product
Printing3 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Printing	Mono printing	Mono printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto
Maximum resolution	2400 x 600 DPI	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	24 ppm	30 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	12 ppm	15 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	29 s	10.5 s
Time to first page (black, normal)	10 s	10 s
Watermark printing	Yes	Yes
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Secure printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)	11 s	11 s
Maximum number of copies	99 copies	99 copies
ID-card copy functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scanningidentical
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolution	600 x 2400 DPI	600 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI	19200 x 19200 DPI
Scanner type	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technology	CIS	CIS
Scan to	E-mail, File, Image, OCR	E-mail, File, Image, OCR
Input colour depth	30 bit	30 bit
Output colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Scan driversKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WIA
Fax1 differ
Faxing	Mono faxing	Mono faxing
Fax transmission speed	2 sec/page	2 sec/page
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax broadcastingDiffers	258 locations	250 locations
Fax coding methods	JBIG, MH, MMR, MR	JBIG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Digital senderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	10000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	250 - 2000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	GDI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacity	100 sheets	100 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Paper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	35 sheets	35 sheets
Manual feederKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Total number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper, Postcard, Recycled paper	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Postcard, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Letter
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Custom media length	127 - 355.6 mm	127 - 355.6 mm
Custom media width	76.2 - 215.9 mm	76.2 - 215.9 mm
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technology	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Supported network protocols (IPv4)	TCP/IP	TCP/IP
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	TCP/IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	64 MB
Card reader integrated	No	No
Sound pressure level (printing)	50 dB	50 dB
Sound power level (standby)	33 dB	33 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
DisplayDiffers	LCD	TFT
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.86 cm (2.7")
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touch
Poweridentical
Power consumption (max)	880 W	880 W
Power consumption (average operating)	510 W	510 W
Power consumption (standby)	60 W	60 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	77 kWh/week
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	100 V	100 V
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	2.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac 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
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 32 °C	10 - 32 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	409 mm	409 mm
Depth	398.5 mm	398.5 mm
Height	316.5 mm	316.5 mm
WeightDiffers	11.4 kg	11.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	567 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	517 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	435 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	14.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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