Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-9465CDN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Sharp AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm

35specifications compared
25differ
10identical
84known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- MFC-9465CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:Colour printing
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:Mono printing
Duplex printing
- MFC-9465CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:Yes
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:No
Maximum resolution
- MFC-9465CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-9465CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:24 ppm
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:20 ppm
Warm-up time
- MFC-9465CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:33 s
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:0 s
Copying
- MFC-9465CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:Colour copying
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:Mono copying
Duplex copying
- MFC-9465CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:Yes
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:No
Maximum copy resolution
- MFC-9465CDN multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm:600 x 600 DPI

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Comparison of MFC-9465CDN, AL-2021
119 specifications	A Brother MFC-9465CDN multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-9465CDN View product	B Sharp AL-2021 A4 600 x 600 DPI 20 ppm Model AL-2021 View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyKnown for one	Laser	Unknown — not stated by the source
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	24 ppm	20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	24 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	7 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeDiffers	33 s	0 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	16 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	16 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Secure printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying4 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Duplex copyingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	24 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	24 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Differs	19 s	8 s
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	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning3 differ
ScanningDiffers	Colour scanning	Mono scanning
Duplex scanningDiffers	Yes	No
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	Dual CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, File, FTP, Image, OCR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (black)Known for one	1.99 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	BMP, JPG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Colour faxing	No
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	2.5 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	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
Caller IDKnown 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	308 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	JBIG, MH, MMR, MR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Digital sender	No	No
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	PCL 6, PostScript 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	300 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	35 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal	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
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	64 - 90 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	32 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integrated	No	No
Processor familyKnown for one	Star Sapphire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	57 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	33 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Ivory	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market positioning	Business	Business
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	7.01 cm (2.76")	Unknown — not stated by the source
TouchscreenKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one	5 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of charactersKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	570 W	1000 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	1.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	70 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 2000
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	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 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 certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	585 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	660 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	676 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	27.8 kg	15.9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	33.5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other features3 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	410 x 503 x 492 mm	518 x 445 x 298 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan	No
PictBridgeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	585 x 676 x 660 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
A6 CardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SPLC
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220-240V, 50/60Hz
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	56 - 128 g/m²

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