All categories
Phones & WearablesView all 31

Departments

Phones & WearablesComputers & TabletsComponents & StorageNetworkingPrinting & OfficePower & ChargingTV, Audio & VideoGaming, Toys & RobotsKitchen AppliancesHome AppliancesPersonal Care & HealthSmart Home & SecurityCar & MobilityTools & GardenCameras & Photo

Shopping country

Browse

All categoriesCompare products

Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-9970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother MFC-J825DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Add a product
  • 59specifications compared
  • 29differ
  • 30identical
  • 74known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 6000 DPI
  • Print resolution colour
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 6000 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 30 ppm
    • 35 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 30 ppm
    • 27 ppm
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 30 cpm
    • 23 cpm
  • Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
    • 30 cpm
    • 20 cpm
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
    • 2400 x 2400 DPI

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only
133 specifications
A

Brother

MFC-9970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model MFC-9970CDW

View product
B

Brother

MFC-J825DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model MFC-J825DW

View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI1200 x 6000 DPI
Print resolution colourDiffers2400 x 600 DPI1200 x 6000 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs30 ppm35 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs30 ppm27 ppm
DVD/CD printingKnown for oneYes
Copying2 differ
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs30 cpm23 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs30 cpm20 cpm
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one24 s
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Scanning4 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI2400 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 355 mm
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toDiffersE-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, OCR, USBE-mail, File, Image, OCR, USB
Image formats supportedDiffersBMP, JPG, TIFBMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Input colour depthDiffers48 bit36 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Film scanningKnown for oneNo
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Fax3 differ
Fax resolution (black)Known for one203 x 392 DPI
Fax memoryDiffers500 pages400 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Caller IDKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Fax broadcastingDiffers340 locations200 locations
Fax coding methodsDiffersJBIG, JPEG, MH, MMR, MRMH, MMR, MR
Fax dual accessKnown for oneYes
Duplex faxingKnown for oneYes
Fax transmission speedKnown for one2.5 sec/page
Fax delayed sendingKnown for oneYes
Features1 differ
Page description languagesDiffersBR-Script 3, PCL 6GDI
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one60000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlack, Blue, Red, Yellow
Optional functionsKnown for oneFax
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers300 sheets100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets50 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for oneCassette
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one15 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers216 x 356 mm216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paperGlossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLetter
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one4x6,5x7,5x8,8x10,8.5x11
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one4x6, 5x7, A4, A6, Letter
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weight (imperial)Known for one29 - 40.8 kg (64 - 90 lbs)
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA, WINS/NetBIOS, DNS, mDNS, LLMNR, LPR/LPD, IPP/IPPS, FTP, CIFS, TELNET, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS, TFTP, SMTP, ICMP, LLTD, SNTP, APOP, POP, SMTP-AUTH, SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS, SMTP, POP), 802.1x
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, DNS, mDNS, LLMNR, LPR/LPD, IPP/IPPS, FTP, CIFS, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS, TFTP, SMTP, ICMPv6, SNTP, LLTD, APOP, POP, SMTP-AUTH, SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS, SMTP, POP), 802.1x
Authentication methodKnown for oneWEP 64/128-b, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (AES), 802.1x (LEAP, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS)
Network printing methodsKnown for oneLDAP
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB64 MB
Card reader integratedDiffersNoYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMemory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Processor familyKnown for oneRISC
Processor frequencyKnown for one192 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one512 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one57 dB
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one57 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one57 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
Display diagonalKnown for one12.7 cm (5")
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs615 W24 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs1.8 W6.5 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one2.5 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one110 - 120 V
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows Vista Busines
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers658 mm260 mm
DepthDiffers695 mm470 mm
HeightDiffers693 mm480 mm
WeightDiffers27.8 kg9.39 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers34.9 kg10.9 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBrother MFL-Pro Suite Brother ControlCentre4 (Win) Nuance® Paperport® 12 SE + OCR (Win) Reallusion® FaceFilter Studio (Win8) Brother ControlCentre2 (Mac) NewSoft® Presto!® PageManager9 (Mac)
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one490 x 526 x 531 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows, Mac OS
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one699 x 663 x 706 mm
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one490.2 x 525.8 x 530.9 mm (19.3 x 20.7 x 20.9")
Weight (imperial)Known for one28.5 kg (62.8 lbs)
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one50 - 90.5 °F
Technical detailsidentical
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one2 pc(s)
Pallet typeKnown for one800 x 1200 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross heightKnown for one10.8 cm
Pallet gross weightKnown for one59.6 kg
Master (outer) cases per palletKnown for one4 pc(s)
Layers per palletKnown for one2 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one4 pc(s)

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More multifunction printer comparisons

All multifunction printer comparisons