Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-8890DW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson Photo PX710W

40specifications compared
32differ
8identical
89known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MFC-8890DW multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- Photo PX710W:Inkjet
Printing
- MFC-8890DW multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
- Photo PX710W:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- MFC-8890DW multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- Photo PX710W:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-8890DW multifunction printer Laser A4:30 ppm
- Photo PX710W:40 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MFC-8890DW multifunction printer Laser A4:8.5 s
- Photo PX710W:10 s
Copying
- MFC-8890DW multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
- Photo PX710W:Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution
- MFC-8890DW multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- Photo PX710W:2400 x 4800 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- MFC-8890DW multifunction printer Laser A4:30 cpm
- Photo PX710W:40 cpm

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Comparison of MFC-8890DW, Photo PX710W
129 specifications	A Brother MFC-8890DW multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-8890DW View product	B Epson Photo PX710W View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	30 ppm	40 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	18 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	8.5 s	10 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Secure printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 s
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	2400 x 4800 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	30 cpm	40 cpm
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	4, 9, 16, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 cpm
Scanning2 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 2400 DPI	2400 x 4800 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	CCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, 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
Output colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	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
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	30000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital sender	No	No
Country of originDiffers	China	Indonesia
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Light Cyan, Light magenta, Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	120 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 handling3 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 typesDiffers	Plain paper	Envelopes
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Letter	Letter, Legal
Custom media lengthKnown for one	116 - 406.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	69.8 - 216 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C6
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9x13,10x15,13x18,13x20,20x25,14.8x10
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	LEAP	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	300 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	56 dB	34 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CF, MicroDrive, MMC
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
TouchscreenKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.99 cm (2.36")
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	680 W	25 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	19 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	85 W	5 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 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home	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
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	565 mm	446 mm
DepthDiffers	565 mm	385 mm
HeightDiffers	625 mm	150 mm
WeightDiffers	19.7 kg	9 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	23.6 kg	11.8 kg
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	493 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	520 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	215 mm
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ABBYY FineReader® Sprint Plus 5.0 (MacOS), ABBYY FineReader® Sprint Plus 6.0 (Windows), Epson Easy Photo Print, Epson Event Manager, Epson Print CD
Other features4 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	531 x 451 x 475 mm	446 x 385 x 150 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan	Scan, Print
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	0.576 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeDiffers	No	Yes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	628 x 567 x 575 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS 10.3+, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows XP x64
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet, USB, WiFi
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220-240V
Wireless technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Colour printing technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ClariaTM Photographic
Ink dropKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 pl
Maximum input capacity (photo paper)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 sheets
Print head nozzlesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 Nozzles Black, 180 Nozzles per Color
Print speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 pages/min Monochrome (plain paper 75 g/m²), 40 pages/min Colour (plain paper 75 g/m²), 10 Seconds per 10 x 15 cm photo (Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper)
Printer featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PictBridge
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.08 m
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 pc(s)
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 cm
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.08 m
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 pc(s)
Technical detailsidentical
Box contentsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Individual Ink Cartridges, Main unit, Power cable, Setup guide, Software (CD), User manual (CD), Warranty document, Wi-Fi/network setup guide

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