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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-8520DN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-J4510DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3

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  • 90specifications compared
  • 53differ
  • 37identical
  • 68known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 36 ppm
    • 35 ppm
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 36 cpm
    • 17 cpm
  • Time to first copy (black, normal)
    • 10.5 s
    • 18 s

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Brother

MFC-8520DN multifunction printer Laser A4

Model MFC-8520DN

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Brother

MFC-J4510DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3

Model MFC-J4510DW

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeAutoAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI6000 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs36 ppm35 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one27 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one20 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one18 ipm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one6 ipm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one6 ipm
Economical printingYesYes
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one9 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one3 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one8.5 s
Secure printingKnown for oneYes
Copying5 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 600 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs36 cpm17 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one14 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Differs10.5 s18 s
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Differs2, 4, 9, 16, 252, 4
PC free copyingYesYes
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Scanning4 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI2400 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolution19200 x 19200 DPI19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaLegal (216 x 356)Legal (216 x 356)
Scanner typeFlatbed & ADF scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyDiffersDual CISCIS
Scan toE-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, OCR, USBE-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, OCR, USB
Image formats supportedDiffersBMP, JPGBMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedPDFPDF
Input colour depth48 bit48 bit
Output colour depth24 bit24 bit
Greyscale levels256256
Scan driversDiffersICA, ISIS, TWAINICA, TWAIN, WIA
Film scanningKnown for oneNo
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Fax5 differ
FaxingDiffersMono faxingColour faxing
Fax resolution (black)Known for one203 x 392 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one3.37 sec/page
Modem speed33.6 Kbit/s33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers500 pages200 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs300100
Fax forwardingYesYes
Auto reductionYesYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)YesYes
Fax broadcastingDiffers366 locations50 locations
Fax coding methodsDiffersJBIG, JPEG, MH, MMR, MRJPEG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax delayed sendingKnown for oneYes
Fax dual accessYesYes
Duplex faxingKnown for oneYes
Caller IDKnown for oneNo
Features4 differ
Recommended duty cycleDiffers500 - 3500 pages per month250 - 1000 pages per month
Digital senderNoNo
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
All-In-One-multitaskingYesYes
Country of originDiffersVietnamChina
Page description languagesKnown for oneBR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets50 sheets
Paper input typePaper trayPaper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers35 sheets20 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers850 sheets150 sheets
Total number of input traysKnown for one1
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one2
Paper handling8 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Maximum print sizeDiffers216 x 356 mm279 x 432 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thin paperGlossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A3, A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesLegalLegal
Photo paper sizesKnown for one9x13,10x15,13x18
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one4x6,5x7,5x8,3.5x5
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one4x6, 5x7, A3, A4, A6, Letter
Custom media lengthDiffers127 - 355.6 mm148 - 432 mm
Custom media widthDiffers76.2 - 215.9 mm148 - 297 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers60 - 105 g/m²64 - 220 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightDiffers60 - 163 g/m²64 - 105 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weight64 - 90 g/m²64 - 90 g/m²
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneBond paper, Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 2.0Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingYesYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Security algorithmsDiffers802.1x RADIUS, EAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, MD5, PEAP128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SSID, TKIP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP, WPS
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print
Performance3 differ
Internal memory128 MB128 MB
Card reader integratedDiffersNoYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMMC, MMC+, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Processor frequencyDiffers400 MHz288 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs59 dB50 dB
Sound pressure level (scanning)Known for one50 dB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one384 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one1
Processor familyKnown for oneStar Sapphire
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one54 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one37 dB
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for oneBlack, Ivory
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayDiffersLCDTFT
Display diagonalKnown for one9.4 cm (3.7")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Display number of linesKnown for one5 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one22
Power4 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs651 W21 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs336 W1.5 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs8.1 W5.5 W
Power consumption (off)Differs1.2 W0.04 W
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage220 - 240 V220 - 240 V
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffersENERGY STARBlue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers510 mm264 mm
DepthDiffers600 mm413 mm
HeightDiffers530 mm565 mm
WeightDiffers16.8 kg9.64 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one564 mm
Package depthKnown for one266 mm
Package heightKnown for one416 mm
Package weightDiffers19.9 kg11.1 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBrother MFL-Pro Suite Brother ControlCentre4 (Win) Nuance® Paperport® 12 SE + OCR (Win) Reallusion® FaceFilter Studio (Win8) Brother ControlCentre2 (Mac) NewSoft® Presto!® PageManager9 (Mac)
Technical detailsidentical
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one6 pc(s)
Pallet typeKnown for one800 x 1200 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross heightKnown for one19.5 cm
Pallet gross weightKnown for one260.4 kg
Master (outer) cases per palletKnown for one24 pc(s)
Layers per palletKnown for one4 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one24 pc(s)
Other features2 differ
All-in-one functionsCopy, Fax, Print, ScanCopy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffersScanCopy, Fax, Print, Scan
Energy saving modeYesYes
Networking standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
PictBridgeDiffersNoYes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one405 x 415 x 423 mm
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one533 x 515 x 601 mm
Scan speedKnown for one2.68 sec/page

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