Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-7420 multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson Stylus CX5600 Inkjet

17specifications compared
14differ
3identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MFC-7420 multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- Stylus CX5600 Inkjet:Inkjet
Printing
- MFC-7420 multifunction printer Laser A4:No
- Stylus CX5600 Inkjet:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- MFC-7420 multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 2400 DPI
- Stylus CX5600 Inkjet:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-7420 multifunction printer Laser A4:20 ppm
- Stylus CX5600 Inkjet:25 ppm
Copying
- MFC-7420 multifunction printer Laser A4:No
- Stylus CX5600 Inkjet:Mono copying
Scanning
- MFC-7420 multifunction printer Laser A4:Colour scanning
- Stylus CX5600 Inkjet:Mono scanning
Maximum scan resolution
- MFC-7420 multifunction printer Laser A4:9600 x 9600 DPI
- Stylus CX5600 Inkjet:600
Maximum print size
- MFC-7420 multifunction printer Laser A4:210 x 297 mm
- Stylus CX5600 Inkjet:215.9 x 1117.6 mm

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Comparison of MFC-7420, CX5600
57 specifications	A Brother MFC-7420 multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-7420 View product	B Epson Stylus CX5600 Inkjet Model CX5600 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	No	Colour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 2400 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	25 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	10 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffers	No	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	600 x 300 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	20 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning2 differ
ScanningDiffers	Colour scanning	Mono scanning
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	600 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers	9600 x 9600 DPI	600
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
Faxing	Mono faxing	Mono faxing
Modem speedKnown for one	14.4 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	400 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Auto reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	258 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed (A4)Known for one	6 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	10000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital sender	No	No
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	35 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print sizeDiffers	210 x 297 mm	215.9 x 1117.6 mm
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Parallel, USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	53 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	10 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-25 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	490 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	491 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	540 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	11.7 kg	5.7 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	14.1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features4 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	432 x 395 x 294 mm	430 x 345 x 172 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Fax, Scan	Copy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan, No	Print
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000/NT/XP Mac OS 9.1-9.2 + Mac OS X 10.2.4	Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, XPx64 Edition & Vista Mac OS X 10.2.8/+
Media types supportedKnown for one	Plain, Recycled, Envelopes, Transparency, Bond, Labels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network readyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	550 x 495 x 500 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard media sizesKnown for one	A4, LTR, EXE, A5, A6, B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 KB

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