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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-297C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Brother MFC-8380DN Laser A4

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 15identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Printing
    • Colour printing
    • No
  • Maximum resolution
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Copying
    • Colour copying
    • Mono copying
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 600 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 20 cpm
    • 30 cpm
  • Scan to
    • E-mail, File, Image, OCR
    • E-mail, FTP, OCR, USB
  • Modem speed
    • 14.4 Kbit/s
    • 33.6 Kbit/s

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Brother

MFC-297C multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model MFC-297C

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B

Brother

MFC-8380DN Laser A4

Model MFC-8380DN

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Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingDiffersColour printingNo
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers6000 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)30 ppm30 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one18 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one8.5 s
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersColour copyingMono copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs20 cpm30 cpm
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one4, 9, 16, 25
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Scanning1 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Scan toDiffersE-mail, File, Image, OCRE-mail, FTP, OCR, USB
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Fax3 differ
FaxingMono faxingMono faxing
Modem speedDiffers14.4 Kbit/s33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers170 pages500 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Fax broadcastingDiffers90 locations366 locations
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneJPEG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax speed (A4)Known for one6 sec/page
Featuresidentical
Digital senderNoNo
Country of originChinaChina
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets500 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers50 sheets150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayYesYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers15 sheets50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one20 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print size216 x 297 mm216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneA4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Media weight (tray 1)Differs80 g/m²60 - 105 gsm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 2.0Ethernet, USB 2.0
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneIPv4, IPv6
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 MB64 MB
Processor frequencyKnown for one300 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one56 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one30 dB
Mac compatibilityYesYes
Card reader integratedKnown for oneYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneSD, SDHC, xD
Designidentical
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one680 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one19 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one85 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers465 mm590 mm
DepthDiffers460 mm745 mm
HeightDiffers255 mm560 mm
WeightDiffers7.8 kg18.2 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers10.9 kg23.6 kg
Other features3 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100 Base-TX
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs390 x 375 x 180 mm531 x 451 x 475 mm
All-in-one functionsCopy, Fax, ScanCopy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffersCopy, Print, ScanScan, No
Compatible operating systemsDiffers2000/ XP/ XP Professional X64/ Windows Vista Mac OSX 10.2.4 +Linux, Windows 2000, XP/2003, Vista, XP, Mac OS X 10.3.9
EmulationsKnown for onePCL6, BR-Script 3 (PostScript 3), IBM Pro-Printer XL, Epson FX-850
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one0.576 GB
Network readyKnown for oneYes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one628 x 567 x 575 mm
Custom media sizesKnown for one(69.8 - 216) x (116 - 406.4) mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneScanSoft PaperPort 11SE Presto! PageManager 7

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