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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-820CW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Brother MFC-8840DN multifunction printer Laser A4

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 25differ
  • 8identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
  • Copying
    • Colour copying
    • No
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 600 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 17 cpm
    • 20 cpm
  • Scanning
    • Colour scanning
    • Mono scanning
  • Faxing
    • Colour faxing
    • Mono faxing
  • Modem speed
    • 14.4 Kbit/s
    • 33.6 Kbit/s

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Brother

MFC-820CW multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model MFC-820CW

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B

Brother

MFC-8840DN multifunction printer Laser A4

Model MFC-8840DN

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Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)20 ppm20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one15 ppm
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersColour copyingNo
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs17 cpm20 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one11 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Scanning1 differ
ScanningDiffersColour scanningMono scanning
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one600 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one9600 x 9600 DPI
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan input modesKnown for oneScan directly to e-mail, image, OCR or file
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed scanner
Scanner featuresKnown for oneScan to: e-mail, image, OCR, file, card
Fax5 differ
FaxingDiffersColour faxingMono faxing
Modem speedDiffers14.4 Kbit/s33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers400 pages500 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs80300
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Fax broadcastingDiffers130 locations390 locations
Fax speed (A4)Known for one5 sec/page
Featuresidentical
Digital senderNoNo
Country of originChinaChina
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers25 sheets150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers10 sheets50 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one25 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print size210 x 297 mm210 x 297 mm
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for oneParallel, USB 2.0
USB portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 MB32 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one160 MB
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneSmartMedia
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one1090 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one14 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one85 W
System requirementsidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one32 MB
Minimum processorKnown for onePentium 75MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one180 MB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers500 mm628 mm
DepthDiffers440 mm575 mm
HeightDiffers220 mm567 mm
WeightDiffers6.77 kg20.1 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers8 kg23.7 kg
Other features4 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10Base-T/100Base-TX, IEEE 802.11b/g10/100Base-TX Ethernet
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs373 x 347 x 165 mm532 x 444 x 469 mm
All-in-one functionsFax, ScanFax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffersCopy, Fax, Print, ScanPrint
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 98(SE)/ Me/ 2000/ XP/ XP Pro x64 Edition Mac OS 9x, Mac OS X 10.2.4+Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP Mac OS 8.6-10.3
Page yield footnoteKnown for oneTN-3030 - Toner (up to 3,500 A4 pages @ 5% coverage). TN-3060 - Toner (up to 6,700 A4 pages @ 5% coverage). DR-3000 - Drum (up to 20,000 A4 pages @ 1 page per job)
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one567 x 628 x 575 mm
Duplex print optionsKnown for one9 ppm
Image scaling/enlargement rangeKnown for one25-400% reduction/enlargement in 1% increments
Standard media sizesKnown for oneA4/LTR/LGL/B5/A5/B6/A6/EXE
Wireless technologyKnown for oneIEEE 802.11b/g
I/O portsKnown for oneUSB 2.0
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one20 - 33 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneScanSoft PaperPort 9.0 Presto! PageManager

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