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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-885CW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Sharp AR M256

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 10identical
  • 46known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Printing
    • Colour printing
    • No
  • Maximum resolution
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 30 ppm
    • 25 ppm
  • Warm-up time
    • 0 s
    • 23 s
  • Copying
    • Colour copying
    • Mono copying
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 22 cpm
    • 25 cpm

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Brother

MFC-885CW multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model MFC-885CW

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B

Sharp

AR M256View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingDiffersColour printingNo
Maximum resolutionDiffers6000 x 1200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs30 ppm25 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one25 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers0 s23 s
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one4.8 s
Copying4 differ
CopyingDiffersColour copyingMono copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers600 x 1200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs22 cpm25 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one20 cpm
Maximum number of copiesDiffers99 copies999 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Scanning1 differ
ScanningDiffersColour scanningMono scanning
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, File, Image, OCR
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, PNG
Greyscale levels256256
Fax3 differ
FaxingDiffersColour faxingMono faxing
Modem speedDiffers14.4 Kbit/s33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers400 pages2 MB
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one100
Auto reductionYesYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)YesYes
CommunicationKnown for oneSuper G3/G3
Featuresidentical
Digital senderNoNo
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets500 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one10 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one2100 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneGlossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A3, A4, A5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Index card, Letter
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneC5, DL
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesUSB 2.0USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portYesYes
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneTCP/IP (IPv4, IPv6), IPX/SPX (NetWare), NetBEUI, EtherTalk (AppleTalk)
Management protocolsKnown for oneLPR, Raw TCP, POP3, HTTP, Novell Printserver NDS, Bindery, FTP, EtherTalk printing, IPP
Performanceidentical
Internal memory32 MB32 MB
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneCF, MS Pro, SD
Mac compatibilityYesYes
CompatibilityKnown for oneTWAIN compliant
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one20.6 cm (8.1")
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one255 mm
DepthKnown for one450 mm
HeightKnown for one555 mm
WeightDiffers8.71 kg49.2 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one10.8 kg
Other features5 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10/100 Base-TX10Base-T/100Base-TX
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs476 x 370 x 180 mm623 x 615 x 665 mm
All-in-one functionsCopy, Fax, ScanCopy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffersCopy, Fax, Print, ScanNo
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Vista/XP/Home/2003/2000 Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater LinuxWindows NT 4.0 SP5/Server 2003 Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2.2/ Mac OS X 10.105/10.2.8/10.3.3/10.3.9/10.4/10.4.8
Network readyKnown for oneYes
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Supported media weight(s)Differs64/22080
Wireless technologyKnown for oneIEEE802.11b/g
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one556 x 253 x 451 mm
EmulationsKnown for onePCL 6/5e, PS3
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one1.056 GB
Power requirementsKnown for one230-240V AC, 50/60 Hz
Scan file formatsKnown for onePDF, TIFF
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one1450 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR

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