Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-250C + LC980VALBP vs Sharp AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm

26specifications compared
16differ
10identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- MFC-250C + LC980VALBP:Colour printing
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:Mono printing
Maximum resolution
- MFC-250C + LC980VALBP:6000 x 1200 DPI
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-250C + LC980VALBP:27 ppm
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:20 ppm
Copying
- MFC-250C + LC980VALBP:Colour copying
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution
- MFC-250C + LC980VALBP:1200 x 1200 DPI
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:600 x 600 DPI
Optical scanning resolution
- MFC-250C + LC980VALBP:1200 x 2400 DPI
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:600 x 600 DPI
Faxing
- MFC-250C + LC980VALBP:Colour faxing
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:No
Total input capacity
- MFC-250C + LC980VALBP:100 sheets
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:300 sheets

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Comparison of MFC-250C + LC980VALBP, AL-2021
66 specifications	A Brother MFC-250C + LC980VALBP View product	B Sharp AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm Model AL-2021 View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyKnown for one	Inkjet	Unknown — not stated by the source
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers	6000 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	27 ppm	20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	22 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour photo, normal quality)Known for one	49 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 s
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	20 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	18 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 s
Scanning1 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Colour faxing	No
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	40	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	250 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	300 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Glossy paper, Plain paper, Transparencies	Plain paper
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	C5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performanceidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one	1 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of charactersKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	22 W	1000 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	4.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	7.2 kg	15.9 kg
Other features4 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	390 x 365 x 150 mm	518 x 445 x 298 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Print	No
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	- Linux - Mac OSX 10.2.4 + - Windows2000/XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported media weight(s)Differs	64 - 220 g/m²	56 - 128 g/m²
Standard media sizesKnown for one	EXE / LTR / LGL / JISB5 / Photo 10 x 15cm, 89 x 127mm, 127 x 178mm / Postcard 100 x 148mm, 148 x 200mm / Index card 127 x 203mm / COM 10 / DL / JE4 Envelope	Unknown — not stated by the source
A6 CardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SPLC
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220-240V, 50/60Hz
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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