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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-8860DN Laser A4 vs HP Pro L7480

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 13identical
  • 68known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Thermal inkjet
  • Printing
    • No
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 28 ppm
    • 16 ppm
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 28 cpm
    • 16 cpm
  • Faxing
    • Mono faxing
    • No

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Brother

MFC-8860DN Laser A4

Model MFC-8860DN

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HP

Pro L7480View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserThermal inkjet
PrintingDiffersNoColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs28 ppm16 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one8.5 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one16 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one36 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one35 ppm
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 600 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs28 cpm16 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one16 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one36 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one35 cpm
Scanningidentical
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, File, Image, OCR
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one2400 x 4800 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one215.9 x 297 mm
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed scanner
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersMono faxingNo
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one500 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one300
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one390 locations
Featuresidentical
Digital senderNoNo
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one7500 pages per month
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 3
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacity150 sheets150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Plain paper, Recycled paperEnvelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5, B6B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for oneC5, C6
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesUSB 2.0USB 2.0
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 MB64 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one544 MB
Processor frequencyKnown for one400 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one55 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one30 dB
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Product colourKnown for oneBlack, White
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one1104 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one15 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one85 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one28 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for one33 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers16.5 kg13.5 kg
WidthKnown for one525 mm
DepthKnown for one402 mm
HeightKnown for one282 mm
Other featuresidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100 Base-TX
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one531 x 450 x 475 mm
All-in-one functionsKnown for oneCopy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for oneScan, No
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows98(SE)/Me/2000/XP/NT4.0WS Mac OS 9.1-9.2/ OS X 10.2.4 +
EmulationsKnown for onePCL6, BR-Script 3
Network readyKnown for oneYes
Font stylesKnown for one66 Scaleable fonts, Letter, Gothic 16.66, OCR-A, OCR-B, 11 Barcodes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 2000, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac 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 temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °C
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one592 mm
Package depthKnown for one400 mm
Package heightKnown for one556 mm
Package weightKnown for one18.5 kg

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