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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-8520DN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson WorkForce WF-2530WF

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  • 62specifications compared
  • 39differ
  • 23identical
  • 97known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Duplex printing mode
    • Auto
    • Manual
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 5760 x 1440 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 36 ppm
    • 34 ppm
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Duplex copying
    • Yes
    • No
  • Duplex scanning
    • Yes
    • No

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A

Brother

MFC-8520DN multifunction printer Laser A4

Model MFC-8520DN

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B

Epson

WorkForce WF-2530WF

Model WF-2530WF

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Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printing modeDiffersAutoManual
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs36 ppm34 ppm
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
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Secure printingKnown for oneYes
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one18 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one9 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one4.7 ppm
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one0 mm
Borderless printingKnown for oneYes
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingDiffersYesNo
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one36 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one10.5 s
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4, 9, 16, 25
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Scanning3 differ
Duplex scanningDiffersYesNo
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for oneLegal (216 x 356)
Scan technologyDiffersDual CISCIS
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, OCR, USB
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, JPG
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversKnown for oneICA, ISIS, TWAIN
Scan speed (black, normal quality)Known for one300 DPI 2.2 msec/line
Scan speed (colour, normal quality)Known for one300 DPI 7 msec/line
Fax5 differ
FaxingDiffersMono faxingColour faxing
Duplex faxingDiffersYesNo
Fax memoryDiffers500 pages180 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs30060
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Caller IDKnown for oneNo
Fax broadcastingDiffers366 locations60 locations
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneJBIG, JPEG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax dual accessKnown for oneYes
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Speed diallingKnown for oneYes
Fax forwarding toKnown for onePC
Features4 differ
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one500 - 3500 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Printing coloursDiffersBlackYellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
Page description languagesDiffersBR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6Epson ESC/P2
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYes
Country of originDiffersVietnamIndonesia
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one3000 pages per month
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets100 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers35 sheets30 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one2
Maximum input capacityDiffers850 sheets100 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thin paperEnvelopes
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneBond paper, Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5, B6B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersLegalLetter, Legal
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 215.9 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers60 - 105 g/m²64 - 95 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one64 - 90 g/m²
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, DL, C6
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15,13x18 cm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 2.0USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Security algorithmsDiffers802.1x RADIUS, EAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, MD5, PEAP64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one128 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one384 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one1
Processor familyKnown for oneStar Sapphire
Processor frequencyKnown for one400 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs59 dB38 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one54 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one37 dB
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Design1 differ
Display number of linesDiffers5 lines2 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one22
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
Colour displayKnown for oneNo
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs651 W9 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one336 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs8.1 W2.2 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one1.2 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers510 mm392 mm
DepthDiffers600 mm377 mm
HeightDiffers530 mm221 mm
WeightDiffers16.8 kg5.9 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers19.9 kg7.6 kg
Package widthKnown for one465 mm
Package depthKnown for one479 mm
Package heightKnown for one305 mm
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneEpson Event Manager, Epson Fax Utility, EpsonNet Config, Presto! Page Manager 9
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one405 x 415 x 423 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffersCopy, Fax, Print, ScanScan, Copy, Fax, Print
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for oneScan
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
PictBridgeKnown for oneNo
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one533 x 515 x 601 mm
Scan speedKnown for one2.68 sec/page
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMac OS 10.5.8 or later, Mac OS 10.6+, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP, Windows XP x64
InterfaceKnown for oneUSB 2.0, USB 2.0-A, Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Colour printing technologyKnown for oneDURABriteTM Ultra
Ink dropKnown for one3 pl, With Variable-Sized Droplet Technology
Maximum input capacity (photo paper)Known for one20 sheets
Print head nozzlesKnown for one180 Nozzles Black, 59 Nozzles per Color
Print speedKnown for one34 pages/min Monochrome (plain paper 75 g/m²), 18 pages/min Colour (plain paper 75 g/m²), 38 Seconds per 10 x 15 cm photo (Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper)
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Win
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, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 40 °C
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one80 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one120 cm
Pallet gross heightKnown for one2.5 m
Products per palletKnown for one20 pc(s)
Pallet width (UK)Known for one100 cm
Pallet length (UK)Known for one120 cm
Pallet height (UK)Known for one2.5 m
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one28 pc(s)
Technical detailsidentical
Box contentsKnown for oneIndividual Ink Cartridges, Main unit, Power cable, Software (CD), User manual (CD), Warranty document, Wi-Fi/network setup guide

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