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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-3340CN multifunction printer Inkjet vs Brother MFC-8840DN multifunction printer Laser A4

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 28differ
  • 11identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Maximum resolution
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
  • Copying
    • Colour copying
    • No
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 600 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 17 cpm
    • 20 cpm
  • Scanning
    • Colour scanning
    • Mono scanning
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 2400 x 2400 DPI
    • 600 x 2400 DPI
  • Faxing
    • Colour faxing
    • Mono faxing

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Brother

MFC-3340CN multifunction printer Inkjet

Model MFC-3340CN

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B

Brother

MFC-8840DN multifunction printer Laser A4

Model MFC-8840DN

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Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers6000 x 1200 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)20 ppm20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one15 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one0 s
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersColour copyingNo
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers600 x 1200 DPI1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs17 cpm20 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one11 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Scanning2 differ
ScanningDiffersColour scanningMono scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers2400 x 2400 DPI600 x 2400 DPI
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed scanner
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, File, Image, OCR
Greyscale levels256256
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one9600 x 9600 DPI
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Scan input modesKnown for oneScan directly to e-mail, image, OCR or file
Fax4 differ
FaxingDiffersColour faxingMono faxing
Modem speed33.6 Kbit/s33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers170 pages500 pages
Auto-redialingYesYes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs100300
Auto reductionYesYes
Fax broadcastingDiffers158 locations390 locations
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneJPEG
Fax speed (A4)Known for one3 sec/page
Featuresidentical
Digital senderNoNo
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Country of originChinaChina
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers50 sheets150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers20 sheets50 sheets
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 2.0Parallel, USB 2.0
USB portYesYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 MB32 MB
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneCF, MS Pro, SD, xD
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one160 MB
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers295 mm628 mm
DepthDiffers460 mm575 mm
HeightDiffers450 mm567 mm
WeightDiffers5.61 kg20.1 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers7.17 kg23.7 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneScansoft Paperport 9.0 SE Brother PC-Fax software Presto! PageManager (Mac)
Other features6 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10/100Base-TX10/100Base-TX Ethernet
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs375 x 365 x 181 mm532 x 444 x 469 mm
All-in-one functionsFax, ScanFax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffersCopy, Fax, Print, ScanPrint
Media types supportedKnown for onePlain, Inkjet, Glossy, Transparency
Network readyKnown for oneYes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs455 x 295 x 460 mm567 x 628 x 575 mm
Scan speedKnown for one4 sec/page
Image scaling/enlargement rangeDiffers25 - 400%25-400% reduction/enlargement in 1% increments
Standard media sizesDiffersA4, LTR, LGL, EXE, A5, A6, Postcard, EnvelopeA4/LTR/LGL/B5/A5/B6/A6/EXE
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP Mac OS 8.6-10.3
Page yield footnoteKnown for oneTN-3030 - Toner (up to 3,500 A4 pages @ 5% coverage). TN-3060 - Toner (up to 6,700 A4 pages @ 5% coverage). DR-3000 - Drum (up to 20,000 A4 pages @ 1 page per job)
Duplex print optionsKnown for one9 ppm
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for oneA4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one210 x 297 mm
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one1090 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one14 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one85 W
System requirementsidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one32 MB
Minimum processorKnown for onePentium 75MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one180 MB

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