Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson Stylus SX600FW

41specifications compared
24differ
17identical
60known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- Stylus SX600FW:Inkjet
Printing
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:No
- Stylus SX600FW:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 2400 DPI
- Stylus SX600FW:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:22 ppm
- Stylus SX600FW:38 ppm
Fax memory
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:500 pages
- Stylus SX600FW:180 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:200
- Stylus SX600FW:60
Country of origin
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:China
- Stylus SX600FW:Indonesia
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity
- MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4:35 sheets
- Stylus SX600FW:30 sheets

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Comparison of MFC-7840W, SX600FW
101 specifications	A Brother MFC-7840W multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-7840W View product	B Epson Stylus SX600FW Model SX600FW 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	38 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38 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
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
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 x 2400 DPI
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Input colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax2 differ
Faxing	Mono faxing	Mono faxing
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers	500 pages	180 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs	200	60
Error Correction Mode (ECM)	Yes	Yes
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	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
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 capacity1 differ
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	35 sheets	30 sheets
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
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 handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B5
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
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
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
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
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	39 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs	32 dB	5.2 dB
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	20 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	75 W	5.5 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240 V
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	12 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	550 mm	461 mm
DepthDiffers	520 mm	346 mm
HeightDiffers	510 mm	297 mm
WeightDiffers	11.1 kg	8 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	430 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	528 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	295 mm
Package weightDiffers	14.9 kg	11.6 kg
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-Epson Event Manager -Epson Easy Photo Print -Epson Net Easy Setup -Epson Web to page -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	2.21 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	14 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	2.21 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	28 pc(s)
Other features5 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100 Base-TX Ethernet	IEEE 802.3 (100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	428 x 396 x 304 mm	461 x 346 x 236 mm
All-in-one functions	Copy, Fax, Scan	Copy, Fax, Scan
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 KB
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, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Power managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Print headKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson Micro Piezo
Wireless technologyDiffers	IEEE802.11b/g	IEEE 802.11b/g
Standard media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x25 cm, 13x20 cm, 13x18 cm, 10x15 cm, 9x13 cm
EmulationsKnown for one	PCL6, BR-Script 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	550 x 510 x 454 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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