Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother HL-L2465DW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 25differ
  • 22identical
  • 96known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 1 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Brother HL-L2465DW multifunction printer Laser A4 (31 ppm vs 30 ppm). The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 1.4 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Brother HL-L2465DW multifunction printer Laser A4 (9.9 s vs 8.5 s). The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 600 x 600 DPI more maximum copy resolution than the Brother HL-L2465DW multifunction printer Laser A4 (1200 x 600 DPI vs 600 x 600 DPI). Only the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has duplex copying. Only the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has duplex scanning.

  • Printing
    • HL-L2465DW multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
    • MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • HL-L2465DW multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
    • MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • HL-L2465DW multifunction printer Laser A4:30 ppm
    • MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:31 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • HL-L2465DW multifunction printer Laser A4:8.5 s
    • MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:9.9 s
  • Copying
    • HL-L2465DW multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
    • MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Colour copying
  • Duplex copying
    • HL-L2465DW multifunction printer Laser A4:No
    • MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Yes
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • HL-L2465DW multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
    • MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
  • Maximum number of copies
    • HL-L2465DW multifunction printer Laser A4:99 copies
    • MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:999 copies

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Comparison of HL-L2465DW, MFC-L8970CDW
143 specifications
Printing4 differ
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAuto/Manual
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs30 ppm31 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source31 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs8.5 s9.9 s
N-in-1 print functionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
N-up printingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2, 4, 9, 16, 25, 6
Barcode printingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Watermark printingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Secure printingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Poster printing functionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Copying4 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingDiffersNoYes
Duplex copying modeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAuto
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI1200 x 600 DPI
Maximum copy sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceA4
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source31 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.5 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.5 s
Maximum number of copiesDiffers99 copies999 copies
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2, 4
Scanning3 differ
Duplex scanningDiffersNoYes
Duplex scanning modeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAuto
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source215.9 x 355.6 mm
Scan technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual CIS
Scan toDiffersPC, E-mail, Image, OCR, Network folder, FTPUSB, E-mail Server, Network folder, FTP, Image, OCR, E-mail, HTTP
Image formats supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTIFF, JPEG
Document formats supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePDF
Input colour depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24 bit
Input greyscale depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 bit
Output greyscale depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256
Scan driversKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWIA, TWAIN, SANE
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoMono faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Fax resolution (black)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source203 x 392 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Speed diallingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers35000 pages per month80000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 7500 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBR-Script 3, PDF, PCL 6
Printer fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePostScript, PCL, Bitmap
Number of PCL fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source73
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source66
Number of barcode fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
Number of bitmap fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets150 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersExecutive, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper, Envelopes, Bond paperThin paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Recycled paper, Bond paper, Labels, Envelopes, Glossy paper
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersLegal, LetterLetter, Legal, Executive
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceC5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Custom media lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source116 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source76.2 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 - 105 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 - 163 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10,1000,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11g
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSSL/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
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (AutoIP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR receiver, LPR/LPD, custom raw port/Port9100, SMTP client, IPP/IPPS, FTP client, FTP server, CIFS client, TELNET server, SNMPv1/v2c/v4, HTTP/HTTPS server, TF
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNDP, RA, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR Receiver, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port / Port9101, IPP/IPPS, SMTP Client, FTP Client, FTP Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v4, HTTP/HTTPS Server, TFTP Client, TFTP Server, ICMPv7, Web Services (Print), Web Services (S)
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers128 MB1024 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers600 MHz1200 MHz
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackGrey
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBusiness
Display diagonalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source17.8 cm (7")
Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTouch
Colour displayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source330 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source540 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source540 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.4 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.53 W
Power consumption (off)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.04 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.43 kWh/week
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50/60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source220 - 240 V
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 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 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterp
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceChromeOS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 32.5 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source36 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 40 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlue Angel, Nordic Swan Ecolabel
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers579.1 mm454 mm
DepthDiffers518.2 mm505 mm
HeightDiffers434.3 mm460 mm
WeightDiffers10.1 kg26.7 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source650 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source610 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source643 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source34.7 kg
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Warranty cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one1 pagesUnknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGS mark
Other featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source49 dB

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