Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson Stylus CX7450 Inkjet

18specifications compared
13differ
5identical
63known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- Stylus CX7450 Inkjet:Inkjet
Printing
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:No
- Stylus CX7450 Inkjet:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 2400 DPI
- Stylus CX7450 Inkjet:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:22 ppm
- Stylus CX7450 Inkjet:28 ppm
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:22 cpm
- Stylus CX7450 Inkjet:28 cpm
Input colour depth
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:24 bit
- Stylus CX7450 Inkjet:48 bit
Faxing
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono faxing
- Stylus CX7450 Inkjet:No
Sound pressure level (printing)
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:53 dB
- Stylus CX7450 Inkjet:41 dB

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Comparison of MFC-7840W, CX7450
81 specifications	A Brother MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-7840W View product	B Epson Stylus CX7450 Inkjet Model CX7450 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	22 ppm	28 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
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	58 ppm
Copying1 differ
Copying	Mono copying	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	22 cpm	28 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4, 9, 16, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC free copying	Yes	Yes
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 cpm
Scanning1 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Input colour depthDiffers	24 bit	48 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed scanner
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	No
Fax memoryKnown for one	500 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
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	258 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	MH, MMR, MR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Digital sender	No	No
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Input & output capacityidentical
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)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 input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
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 weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive
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
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	IPv4, IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	41 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	32 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microdrive, MicroSDHC, MiniSD, MiniSDHC, SD, SDHC
Designidentical
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	320 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	12 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	75 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	5.8 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	14.9 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features4 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100 Base-TX Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	428 x 396 x 304 mm	449.5 x 340.3 x 180.3 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Scan	Copy, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan, No	Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP-Home/2003/2000 Mac OS X 10.2.4 & later Linux printer driver	-Windows Vista, XP, XP x64, 2000 -Mac OS X 10.2.8, 10.3.9, 10.4.X +
EmulationsKnown for one	PCL6, BR-Script 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless technologyKnown for one	IEEE802.11b/g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	550 x 510 x 454 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5" x 5", 4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", 8.5" x 11", 8.5" x 14", A4, B5, A5, A6, Half letter, Executive, Exclusive, User definable
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-120 V AC
Product dimensions when open (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	449.5 x 474.9 x 269.2 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 95 °F
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 40 °C
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson printer driver, Web to Page, Epson Scan, ArcSoft PhotoImpression

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