Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-8880DN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Samsung SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4

39specifications compared
25differ
14identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- MFC-8880DN multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
- SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4:No
Maximum resolution
- MFC-8880DN multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-8880DN multifunction printer Laser A4:30 ppm
- SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4:20 ppm
Warm-up time
- MFC-8880DN multifunction printer Laser A4:18 s
- SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4:35 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MFC-8880DN multifunction printer Laser A4:8.5 s
- SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4:11 s
Maximum copy resolution
- MFC-8880DN multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- MFC-8880DN multifunction printer Laser A4:30 cpm
- SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4:9 cpm
Fax memory
- MFC-8880DN multifunction printer Laser A4:500 pages
- SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4:2 MB

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Comparison of MFC-8880DN, SCX-4521FR
89 specifications	A Brother MFC-8880DN multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-8880DN View product	B Samsung SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4 Model SCX-4521FR View product
Printing5 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	No
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	30 ppm	20 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	18 s	35 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	8.5 s	11 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
Copying	Mono copying	Mono copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	30 cpm	9 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	10.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4, 9, 16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanningidentical
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	600 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, OCR, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levels	256	256
Fax1 differ
Faxing	Mono faxing	Mono faxing
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers	500 pages	2 MB
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Error Correction Mode (ECM)	Yes	Yes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	390 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPEG, MH, MMR, MR
Featuresidentical
Digital sender	No	No
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4200 pages per month
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	50 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	50 sheets	30 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Plain paper, Recycled paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, C5, C6, DL
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	16 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	300 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	56 dB	55 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs	30 dB	35 dB
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	680 W	350 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	18 W	10 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	85 W	55 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultim	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	565 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	565 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	625 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	19.5 kg	10.4 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	23.5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	531 x 451 x 475 mm	374 x 368 x 438 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan	Copy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan	Scan, No
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	0.576 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	628 x 567 x 575 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet 10/100 Base TX
A6 CardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Linux, Red Hat 8.0 - 9.0, Fedora Core 1 - 3, Mandrake 9.0 - 10.2, SuSe 8.2 - 9.2, Mac OS 10.3
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220V – 240V, 50/60Hz
Image scaling/enlargement rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400 %
Standard media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	76 x 127 mm - 216 x 356mm

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