Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-8880DW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Samsung SCX-3205 multifunction printer Laser A4

25specifications compared
20differ
5identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- MFC-8880DW multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
- SCX-3205 multifunction printer Laser A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- MFC-8880DW multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- SCX-3205 multifunction printer Laser A4:4800 x 4800 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-8880DW multifunction printer Laser A4:30 ppm
- SCX-3205 multifunction printer Laser A4:16 ppm
Copying
- MFC-8880DW multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
- SCX-3205 multifunction printer Laser A4:Colour copying
Scanning
- MFC-8880DW multifunction printer Laser A4:Colour scanning
- SCX-3205 multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono scanning
Faxing
- MFC-8880DW multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono faxing
- SCX-3205 multifunction printer Laser A4:No
Total input capacity
- MFC-8880DW multifunction printer Laser A4:250 sheets
- SCX-3205 multifunction printer Laser A4:150 sheets
Total output capacity
- MFC-8880DW multifunction printer Laser A4:150 sheets
- SCX-3205 multifunction printer Laser A4:50 sheets

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Comparison of MFC-8880DW, SCX-3205
76 specifications	A Brother MFC-8880DW multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-8880DW View product	B Samsung SCX-3205 multifunction printer Laser A4 Model SCX-3205 View product
Printing3 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 4800 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	30 ppm	16 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	18 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	8.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	30 cpm	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
Scanning1 differ
ScanningDiffers	Colour scanning	Mono scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, FTP, OCR, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	BMP, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum scan sizeKnown for one	ADF: 148 x 148	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	No
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	500 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	390 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	30000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital sender	No	No
Input & output capacity2 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)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	210 x 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Transparencies	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	IPv4: ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS. IPv6: NDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client and Server,TELNET Server, HTTP/HTT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	32 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	49 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
DisplayDiffers	LCD	LED
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	680 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	18 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	85 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	18.6 kg	7.4 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	22.1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features4 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100 Base-TX Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	531 x 451 x 475 mm	388 x 234 x 299 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Scan	Copy, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan, No	Copy, Print
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/2003/2008/Vista Mac OS X 10.3.9	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 / 2003 Server / 2008 Server, Mac OS X 10.3 ~ 10.6, Various Linux OS
EmulationsKnown for one	PCL6, BR-Script 3, IBM Pro-Printer XL, Epson FX-850	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
PictBridgeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	628 x 567 x 575 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speedKnown for one	3.03 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source

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