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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-1810 multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-J285DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 28differ
  • 15identical
  • 68known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Duplex printing
    • No
    • Yes
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 20 ppm
    • 33 ppm
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
  • Scan to
    • E-mail, File, Image
    • E-mail, File, Image, OCR

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Brother

MFC-1810 multifunction printer Laser A4

Model MFC-1810

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Brother

MFC-J285DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model MFC-J285DW

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Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingDiffersNoYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI6000 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs20 ppm33 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one18 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one10 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one27 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one12 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one10 ipm
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneNo
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one20 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)2, 42, 4
PC free copyingYesYes
Scanning2 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneNo
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 1200 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolution19200 x 19200 DPI19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for oneA4 (210 x 297)
Scan toDiffersE-mail, File, ImageE-mail, File, Image, OCR
Input colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversKnown for oneICA, TWAIN, WIA
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed scanner
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, JPG, PCX, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for oneHTM, PDF
Fax2 differ
FaxingDiffersMono faxingColour faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for oneNo
Modem speed14.4 Kbit/s14.4 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers400 pages170 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one99
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneMMR
Fax dual accessKnown for oneYes
Fax transmission speedKnown for one7 sec/page
Caller IDKnown for oneYes
Distinctive ringKnown for oneYes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one40 locations
Features1 differ
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one250 - 1800 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlack
Page description languagesKnown for oneGDI
Country of originKnown for oneVietnam
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one2500 pages per month
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers150 sheets100 sheets
Total output capacity50 sheets50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one10 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers210 x 297 mm216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain paper, Recycled paperGlossy paper, Photo paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4A4
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneFolio
Paper tray media weightKnown for one65 - 105 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one65 - 90 g/m²
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one4x6,5x7,5x8
Paper tray media weight (imperial)Known for one1.81 - 2.72 kg (4 - 6 lbs)
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 1.1, USB 2.0USB 2.0
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Ethernet LANNoNo
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersNot supportedApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for oneSSID, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Online services supportedKnown for oneBox, Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, Picasa, Sky Drive
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one16 MB
Processor frequencyKnown for one200 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one51 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one6.5 dB
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one50 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteBlack
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display number of linesKnown for one2 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one16
Display diagonalKnown for one4.57 cm (1.8")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one380 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one1.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one40 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.28 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 120 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 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain LionYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers451 mm409 mm
DepthDiffers425 mm373 mm
HeightDiffers493 mm160 mm
WeightDiffers8.18 kg7.62 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers505 mm477 mm
Package depthDiffers458 mm457 mm
Package heightDiffers436 mm228 mm
Package weightDiffers10 kg9.38 kg
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR

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