Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Sharp AL-2030 multifunction printer Laser

19specifications compared
12differ
7identical
67known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Colour printing
- AL-2030 multifunction printer Laser:No
Maximum resolution
- MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 2400 DPI
- AL-2030 multifunction printer Laser:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:20 ppm
- AL-2030 multifunction printer Laser:16 ppm
Warm-up time
- MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:33 s
- AL-2030 multifunction printer Laser:30 s
Copying
- MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Colour copying
- AL-2030 multifunction printer Laser:Mono copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:16 cpm
- AL-2030 multifunction printer Laser:20 cpm
Scanning
- MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Colour scanning
- AL-2030 multifunction printer Laser:Mono scanning
Faxing
- MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono faxing
- AL-2030 multifunction printer Laser:No

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Comparison of MFC-9840CDW, AL-2030
86 specifications	A Brother MFC-9840CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-9840CDW View product	B Sharp AL-2030 multifunction printer Laser Model AL-2030 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	No
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 2400 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeDiffers	33 s	30 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	17 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono 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	20 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	16 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	4, 9, 16, 25	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
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 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
Input 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	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
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	3000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital sender	No	No
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray	Yes	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	50 sheets	50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	35 sheets	50 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A4, A5, A6	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)Known for one	54.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Designidentical
Market positioning	Business	Business
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	515, 100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	36 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
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
WeightKnown for one	37.6 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	44.8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ScanSoft PaperPort (Win) NewSoft Presto! PageManager (Mac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100Base-TX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	530 x 539 x 520 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Scan	Copy, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	No
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
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 VAC +/- 10 %; 60 Hz +/- 2 %

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