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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-7240 multifunction printer Laser A4 vs HP DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 11identical
  • 54known 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
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 21 ppm
    • 8 ppm
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 21 cpm
    • 6.5 cpm
  • Copier resize
    • 25 - 400%
    • 20 - 400%
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 2400 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI

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Brother

MFC-7240 multifunction printer Laser A4

Model MFC-7240

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HP

DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4

Model 3520

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Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingDiffersNoYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs21 ppm8 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one7.5 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one23 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one22 ppm
Print resolution blackKnown for one2400 x 600 DPI
Copying2 differ
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs21 cpm6.5 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one5.5 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one20 copies
Copier resizeDiffers25 - 400%20 - 400%
Duplex copyingKnown for oneNo
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
Scanning1 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 2400 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 297 mm
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Input colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Duplex scanningKnown for oneNo
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, File, Image, OCR
Document formats supportedKnown for oneHTML, PDF, RTF, XLS
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersMono faxingNo
Duplex faxingKnown for oneNo
Fax transmission speedKnown for one7 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one14.4 Kbit/s
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers10000 pages per month1000 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneNo
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets80 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets15 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one80 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersCut sheet, Pre-printed, Thick paper, Thin paperCard stock, Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for oneC6
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneDL
Paper tray media weightKnown for one75 - 90 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, HP ePrint
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs420 W13.38 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs55 W2.72 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one12 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one120 V
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers373.4 mm440 mm
DepthDiffers370.8 mm365 mm
HeightDiffers309.9 mm144 mm
WeightDiffers8.98 kg5 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers475 mm492 mm
Package depthDiffers457.2 mm191 mm
Package heightDiffers436.9 mm408 mm
Package weightDiffers12 kg6.11 kg
Other featuresidentical
Hardware scan resolutionKnown for one1200 x 2400 DPI
Standard input traysKnown for one1
All-in-one functionsKnown for oneCopy, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for onePrint
Colour scanningKnown for oneYes
PictBridgeKnown for oneNo
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one16 MB

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