Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-8860DN Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-9440CN Laser A4

58specifications compared
22differ
36identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- MFC-8860DN Laser A4:No
- MFC-9440CN Laser A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- MFC-8860DN Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- MFC-9440CN Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-8860DN Laser A4:28 ppm
- MFC-9440CN Laser A4:20 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MFC-8860DN Laser A4:8.5 s
- MFC-9440CN Laser A4:16 s
Copying
- MFC-8860DN Laser A4:Mono copying
- MFC-9440CN Laser A4:Colour copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- MFC-8860DN Laser A4:28 cpm
- MFC-9440CN Laser A4:16 cpm
Faxing
- MFC-8860DN Laser A4:Mono faxing
- MFC-9440CN Laser A4:Colour faxing
Fax memory
- MFC-8860DN Laser A4:500 pages
- MFC-9440CN Laser A4:400 pages

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Comparison of MFC-8860DN, MFC-9440CN
72 specifications	A Brother MFC-8860DN Laser A4 Model MFC-8860DN View product	B Brother MFC-9440CN Laser A4 Model MFC-9440CN View product
Printing4 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
PrintingDiffers	No	Colour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	28 ppm	20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	8.5 s	16 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 s
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 600 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	28 cpm	16 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 cpm
Maximum number of copies	99 copies	99 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2, 4, 9, 16
PC free copying	Yes	Yes
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanningidentical
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Scan to	E-mail, File, Image, OCR	E-mail, File, Image, OCR
Input colour depth	48 bit	48 bit
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax2 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	Colour faxing
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers	500 pages	400 pages
Auto-redialing	Yes	Yes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)	300	300
Fax forwarding	Yes	Yes
Auto reduction	Yes	Yes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)	Yes	Yes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	390 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Digital sender	No	No
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacity	150 sheets	150 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray	Yes	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	50 sheets	50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	50 sheets	35 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5, B6	B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive	Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Paper handling optional/inputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 sheets
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB port	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	64 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	544 MB	576 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	400 MHz	300 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	55 dB	54.5 dB
Sound power level (standby)	30 dB	30 dB
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Market positioning	Business	Business
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	1104 W	495 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	15 W	28 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	85 W	95 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	16.5 kg	32.8 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38.6 kg
Other features4 differ
Networking features	10/100 Base-TX	10/100 Base-TX
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	531 x 450 x 475 mm	432 x 487 x 482 mm
All-in-one functions	Copy, Fax, Scan	Copy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan, No	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows98(SE)/Me/2000/XP/NT4.0WS Mac OS 9.1-9.2/ OS X 10.2.4 +	Windows Vista/XP/Home/2003/2000 Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater Linux
Emulations	PCL6, BR-Script 3	PCL6, BR-Script 3
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	566 x 614 x 716 mm
Font stylesDiffers	66 Scaleable fonts, Letter, Gothic 16.66, OCR-A, OCR-B, 11 Barcodes	66 Scaleable fonts, 12 Bitmap fonts, 13 Barcodes

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