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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-5460CN Colour Inkjet All-in-One vs Brother MFC-8840DN multifunction printer Laser A4

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 26differ
  • 14identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

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

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MFC-5460CN Colour Inkjet All-in-OneView product
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Brother

MFC-8840DN multifunction printer Laser A4

Model MFC-8840DN

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Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
Maximum resolutionDiffers6000 x 1200 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs30 ppm20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one25 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one0 s
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersColour copyingNo
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs22 cpm20 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one20 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
Copy resolution (colour text and graphics)Known for one600 DPI
Scanning1 differ
ScanningDiffersColour scanningMono scanning
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed scanner
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, File, Image, OCR
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one600 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one9600 x 9600 DPI
Scan input modesKnown for oneScan directly to e-mail, image, OCR or file
Fax4 differ
FaxingDiffersColour faxingMono faxing
Fax memoryDiffers400 pages500 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs100300
Fax broadcastingDiffers150 locations390 locations
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneJPEG, MH, MMR, MR
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers50 sheets150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers35 sheets50 sheets
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 2.0Parallel, USB 2.0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Performanceidentical
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneCF, MMC, 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
WidthDiffers470 mm628 mm
DepthDiffers320 mm575 mm
HeightDiffers525 mm567 mm
WeightDiffers9.02 kg20.1 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers12 kg23.7 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBrother MFL-Pro Suite Brother ControlCentre 3 ScanSoft Paperport SE + OCR Brother ControlCentre 2 NewSoft Presto! PageManager7
Other features5 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10/100Base-TX10/100Base-TX Ethernet
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs440 x 395 x 226 mm532 x 444 x 469 mm
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffersCopy, Fax, Print, ScanPrint
Media types supportedKnown for onePlain paper, Inkjet, Glossy, Transparent
Network readyKnown for oneYes
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Scan file formatsKnown for oneBMP, PDF, PNG, TIFF
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs525 x 475 x 326 mm567 x 628 x 575 mm
Scan speedKnown for one4 sec/page
I/O portsKnown for one1x USB 1x RJ-45
Standard media sizesDiffersA4, LTR, LGL, EXE, A5, A6, 10x15cmA4/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
Image scaling/enlargement rangeKnown for one25-400% reduction/enlargement in 1% increments
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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