Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-7320 multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Dell 2145cn Laser

22specifications compared
14differ
8identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- MFC-7320 multifunction printer Laser A4:No
- 2145cn Laser:Colour printing
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-7320 multifunction printer Laser A4:18 ppm
- 2145cn Laser:20 ppm
Copying
- MFC-7320 multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
- 2145cn Laser:Colour copying
Faxing
- MFC-7320 multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono faxing
- 2145cn Laser:Colour faxing
Fax memory
- MFC-7320 multifunction printer Laser A4:400 pages
- 2145cn Laser:4 MB
Total input capacity
- MFC-7320 multifunction printer Laser A4:250 sheets
- 2145cn Laser:150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity
- MFC-7320 multifunction printer Laser A4:35 sheets
- 2145cn Laser:50 sheets
Media weight (tray 1)
- MFC-7320 multifunction printer Laser A4:60 - 105 g/m²
- 2145cn Laser:60 - 105 gsm

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of MFC-7320, 2145cn
71 specifications	A Brother MFC-7320 multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-7320 View product	B Dell 2145cn Laser Model 2145cn View product
Printing2 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
PrintingDiffers	No	Colour printing
Maximum resolution	2400 x 600 DPI	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	18 ppm	20 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	18 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	10 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 ppm
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	11 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
Scanningidentical
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Input colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP
Fax2 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	Colour faxing
Fax memoryDiffers	400 pages	4 MB
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	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	8 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 Kbit/s
Featuresidentical
Digital sender	No	No
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	1 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	35 sheets	50 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	850 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A4, A5, A6	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight	60 - 163 g/m²	60 - 163 g/m²
Media weight (tray 1)Differs	60 - 105 g/m²	60 - 105 gsm
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bond paper, Card stock, Coated paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 MB	128 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	53 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	32 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 MHz
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	320 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	75 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	550 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	520 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	510 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	11.1 kg	36 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	14.9 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ScanSoft Paperport 11 SE+OCR, Newsoft Presto!, PageManager7 (Mac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	428 x 396 x 304 mm	468 x 498 x 651 mm
All-in-one functions	Copy, Fax, Scan	Copy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan, No	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista, XP (32 & 64 bit); Windows 2000, Mac OS X 10.2.4 en recenter Linux printer driver	Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Server 2003/2008 MacOS: 10.3~10.5 Linux: Red Hat 8.0~9.0, Mandrake 9.2~10.1, SuSE 8.2~9.2 and Fedora Core 1~4
EmulationsKnown for one	GDI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	550 x 510 x 520 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More multifunction printer comparisons

All multifunction printer comparisons