Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson Stylus Photo PX700W

37specifications compared
21differ
16identical
60known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- Stylus Photo PX700W:Inkjet
Printing
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:No
- Stylus Photo PX700W:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 2400 DPI
- Stylus Photo PX700W:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:22 ppm
- Stylus Photo PX700W:40 ppm
Faxing
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono faxing
- Stylus Photo PX700W:No
Country of origin
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:China
- Stylus Photo PX700W:Indonesia
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:1 sheets
- Stylus Photo PX700W:20 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:35 sheets
- Stylus Photo PX700W:30 sheets

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Comparison of MFC-7840W, PX700W
97 specifications	A Brother MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-7840W View product	B Epson Stylus Photo PX700W Model PX700W 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	40 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	40 ppm
DVD/CD printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copyingidentical
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)Known for one	22 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
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
Features1 differ
Digital sender	No	No
Country of originDiffers	China	Indonesia
Input & output capacity2 differ
Multi-Purpose tray	Yes	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers	1 sheets	20 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	35 sheets	30 sheets
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
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B5
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	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Legal
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C6, DL
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	IPv4, IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	35 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs	32 dB	4.8 dB
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.35 cm (2.5")
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	320 W	25 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	12 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	75 W	5 W
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	9.3 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	14.9 kg	11.6 kg
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	493 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	520 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	215 mm
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Other features6 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100 Base-TX Ethernet	IEEE 802.3 (100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	428 x 396 x 304 mm	446 x 385 x 150 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 2000 / XP / XP-x64 / Vista -Mac OS 10.3.9 +
EmulationsKnown for one	PCL6, BR-Script 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Wireless technologyDiffers	IEEE802.11b/g	IEEE 802.11b/g
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	550 x 510 x 454 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220-240 V AC
Print headKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson Micro Piezo
Standard media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x25 cm, 13x18 cm, 10x15 cm, 9x13 cm, 13x20 cm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-Epson Event Manager -Epson Web-To-Page -Epson Easy Photo Print -Epson Print CD -Epson Net EasyInstall -ABBYY FineReader 6.0 Sprint Plus (PC) -ABBYY FineReader 5.0 Sprint Plus (Mac)
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.08 m
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 pc(s)
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 cm
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.08 m
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 pc(s)

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