Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson Stylus DX7400 Inkjet A4

30specifications compared
19differ
11identical
78known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- Stylus DX7400 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Maximum resolution
- MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 2400 DPI
- Stylus DX7400 Inkjet A4:2400 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:20 ppm
- Stylus DX7400 Inkjet A4:32 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:20 ppm
- Stylus DX7400 Inkjet A4:32 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:17 s
- Stylus DX7400 Inkjet A4:26 s
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:16 cpm
- Stylus DX7400 Inkjet A4:29 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
- MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:16 cpm
- Stylus DX7400 Inkjet A4:29 cpm
Faxing
- MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono faxing
- Stylus DX7400 Inkjet A4:No

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Comparison of MFC-9840CDW, DX7400
108 specifications	A Brother MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-9840CDW View product	B Epson Stylus DX7400 Inkjet A4 Model DX7400 View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 2400 DPI	2400 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	32 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	32 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	33 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	16 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	17 s	26 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
Copying	Colour 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)Differs	16 cpm	29 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs	16 cpm	29 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
Scanningidentical
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	1200 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 type	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, FTP, OCR, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 297 mm
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	No
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	400 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
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	3000 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	4
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Photo 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 sizesDiffers	Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter	Legal
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	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 - 105g/m2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C6, DL
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	LEAP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	300 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	54.5 dB	5.4 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MicroDrive, MicroSDHC, MiniSD, MiniSDHC, MMC, SD, SDHC, xD
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	515, 100	12 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	36 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	663.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	728.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	666 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	37.6 kg	5.8 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	44.8 kg	7.07 kg
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	395 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	514 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	230 mm
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	ScanSoft PaperPort (Win) NewSoft Presto! PageManager (Mac)	Epson Creativity Suite Epson Web-To-Page Epson Easy Photo Print Epson Scan Assistant Epson Attach to Email Epson Copy Utility ABBYY FineReader 5.0(Mac) ABBYY FineReader 6.0(PC)
Other features2 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100Base-TX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	530 x 539 x 520 mm	450 x 340 x 179 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Scan	Copy, Scan
Colour all-in-one functions	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
EmulationsKnown for one	PCL 6, BR-Script 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	0.640 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page yield footnoteKnown for one	5% @ A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless technologyKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b/g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	662 x 666 x 733 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media sizesKnown for one	(69.9 - 216mm) - (116 - 406.4mm)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical featuresKnown for one	iFAX, LDAP	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	Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/XP-x64/Vista Mac OS 10.2.8
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC 220-240V
Print headKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson Micro Piezo
Automatic paper sensorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ISO7779
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 cm
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 pc(s)
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.22 m
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 pc(s)

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