Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-8220 multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson Stylus CX5600 Inkjet

16specifications compared
11differ
5identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MFC-8220 multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- Stylus CX5600 Inkjet:Inkjet
Printing
- MFC-8220 multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
- Stylus CX5600 Inkjet:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- MFC-8220 multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 2400 DPI
- Stylus CX5600 Inkjet:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-8220 multifunction printer Laser A4:21 ppm
- Stylus CX5600 Inkjet:25 ppm
Maximum scan resolution
- MFC-8220 multifunction printer Laser A4:9600 x 9600 DPI
- Stylus CX5600 Inkjet:600
Maximum print size
- MFC-8220 multifunction printer Laser A4:210 x 297 mm
- Stylus CX5600 Inkjet:215.9 x 1117.6 mm
Weight
- MFC-8220 multifunction printer Laser A4:13.4 kg
- Stylus CX5600 Inkjet:5.7 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- MFC-8220 multifunction printer Laser A4:375 x 451 x 335 mm
- Stylus CX5600 Inkjet:430 x 345 x 172 mm

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Comparison of MFC-8220, CX5600
58 specifications	A Brother MFC-8220 multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-8220 View product	B Epson Stylus CX5600 Inkjet Model CX5600 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 2400 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	21 ppm	25 ppm
Copyingidentical
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	600 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	20 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning1 differ
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers	9600 x 9600 DPI	600
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	500 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	382 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	150 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	30 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input capacity for envelopes (primary tray)Known for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print sizeDiffers	210 x 297 mm	215.9 x 1117.6 mm
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	53 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	1090 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	75 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	14 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium 75MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	180 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	565 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	458 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	541 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	13.4 kg	5.7 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	16.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features4 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	375 x 451 x 335 mm	430 x 345 x 172 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Fax, Scan	Copy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	No	Print
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 95/98/98SE/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP Mac OS 8.6-9.2 Mac OS X 10.1/10.2.1-10.3	Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, XPx64 Edition & Vista Mac OS X 10.2.8/+
EmulationsKnown for one	PCL6 & BR-Script 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem typeKnown for one	Super G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network readyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	518 x 565 x 458 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image scaling/enlargement rangeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard media sizesKnown for one	A4, LTR, LGL, B5, A5, B6, A6, EXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 KB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-25 - 60 °C

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