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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-8860DN Laser A4

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  • 50specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 30identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum resolution
    • 600 x 2400 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 22 ppm
    • 28 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 10 s
    • 8.5 s
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 600 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 600 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 22 cpm
    • 28 cpm
  • Input colour depth
    • 24 bit
    • 48 bit
  • Fax speed dialing (max numbers)
    • 200
    • 300
  • Fax broadcasting
    • 258 locations
    • 390 locations

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Brother

MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4

Model MFC-7840W

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B

Brother

MFC-8860DN Laser A4

Model MFC-8860DN

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Printing3 differ
Print technologyLaserLaser
PrintingNoNo
Maximum resolutionDiffers600 x 2400 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs22 ppm28 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one18 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs10 s8.5 s
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Copying2 differ
CopyingMono copyingMono copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs22 cpm28 cpm
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4, 9, 16, 25
PC free copyingYesYes
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Scanning1 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Input colour depthDiffers24 bit48 bit
Greyscale levels256256
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, File, Image, OCR
Fax2 differ
FaxingMono faxingMono faxing
Fax memory500 pages500 pages
Auto-redialingYesYes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs200300
Fax forwardingYesYes
Auto reductionYesYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)YesYes
Fax broadcastingDiffers258 locations390 locations
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneMH, MMR, MR
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Featuresidentical
Digital senderNoNo
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Input & output capacity2 differ
Multi-Purpose trayYesYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers1 sheets50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers35 sheets50 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Total input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one150 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5, B6B5, B6
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one60 - 105 g/m²
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneEnvelopes, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesUSB 2.0USB 2.0
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneIPv4, IPv6
Performance2 differ
Internal memory32 MB32 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs53 dB55 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs32 dB30 dB
Mac compatibilityYesYes
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one544 MB
Processor frequencyKnown for one400 MHz
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs320 W1104 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs12 W15 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs75 W85 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesENERGY STARENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one550 mm
DepthKnown for one520 mm
HeightKnown for one510 mm
WeightDiffers11.1 kg16.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one14.9 kg
Other features3 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10/100 Base-TX Ethernet10/100 Base-TX
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs428 x 396 x 304 mm531 x 450 x 475 mm
All-in-one functionsCopy, Fax, ScanCopy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsScan, NoScan, No
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Vista/XP-Home/2003/2000 Mac OS X 10.2.4 & later Linux printer driverWindows98(SE)/Me/2000/XP/NT4.0WS Mac OS 9.1-9.2/ OS X 10.2.4 +
EmulationsPCL6, BR-Script 3PCL6, BR-Script 3
Network readyYesYes
Wireless technologyKnown for oneIEEE802.11b/g
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one550 x 510 x 454 mm
Font stylesKnown for one66 Scaleable fonts, Letter, Gothic 16.66, OCR-A, OCR-B, 11 Barcodes

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