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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-J430W multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Epson WorkForce K301 Inkjet A4

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 35differ
  • 17identical
  • 74known for one product only

Key differences

  • Printing
    • Colour printing
    • Mono printing
  • Duplex printing
    • No
    • Yes
  • Maximum resolution
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
    • 1440 x 720 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 33 ppm
    • 16 ppm
  • Copying
    • Colour copying
    • Mono copying
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 22 cpm
    • 13 cpm
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Maximum scan resolution
    • 19200 x 19200 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI

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A

Brother

MFC-J430W multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model MFC-J430W

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B

Epson

WorkForce K301 Inkjet A4

Model K301

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyInkjetInkjet
PrintingDiffersColour printingMono printing
Duplex printingDiffersNoYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers6000 x 1200 DPI1440 x 720 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs33 ppm16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one26 ppm
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one37 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one8 ppm
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffersColour copyingMono copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneNo
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs22 cpm13 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one20 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one24 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one24 s
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
PC free copyingYesYes
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one37 cpm
Scanning5 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneNo
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers19200 x 19200 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffersA4 (210 x 297)A4 / Letter (216 x 297)
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed & ADF scannerFlatbed scanner
Scan technologyCISCIS
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, File, Image, OCR
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Input colour depthDiffers36 bit48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersColour faxingNo
Duplex faxingKnown for oneNo
Fax resolution (black)Known for one203 x 392 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one7 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one14.4 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one170 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one40
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Caller IDKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one90 locations
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneJPEG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax dual accessKnown for oneYes
Features2 differ
Digital senderNoNo
Number of print cartridgesDiffers41
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYes
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for oneCassette
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one15 sheets
Total number of input traysKnown for one1
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers210 x 297 mm216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersGlossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, TransparenciesBond paper, Matte paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersIndex cardLegal
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Differs4x6,5x7,5x8,8.5x114x6,8x10"
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one4x6, 5x7, A4, A6, Index card, Letter
Paper tray media weightKnown for one64 - 220 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one64 - 90 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15,20x25 cm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 2.0, Wireless LANEthernet, USB 2.0
Direct printingNoNo
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SSID, TKIP, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-PSK
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers40 MB0 MB
Card reader integratedNoNo
Processor familyKnown for oneRISC
Processor frequencyKnown for one192 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one50 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one42 dB
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackGrey, White
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one4.83 cm (1.9")
TouchscreenKnown for oneNo
Display number of linesKnown for one2 lines
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs19 W17 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one2 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs5.5 W2.7 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers220 - 240 V110 V
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, WiYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 LionYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one68 - 78.8 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesENERGY STARENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers265 mm446 mm
DepthDiffers470 mm360 mm
HeightDiffers485 mm228 mm
WeightDiffers8.81 kg7.7 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one10.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
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 features2 differ
All-in-one functionsDiffersCopy, Fax, Print, ScanCopy, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffersCopy, Fax, Print, ScanScan
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
Network readyYesYes
PictBridgeKnown for oneNo
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one485 x 265 x 470 mm
Scan speedKnown for one3.37 sec/page
Networking featuresKnown for oneFast Ethernet
Colour scanningKnown for oneYes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows XP Professional x64 Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.8 - 10.6.x
Connectivity technologyKnown for oneWired
Networking standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1
Power supply typeKnown for oneAC/DC
Scanner integratedKnown for oneYes

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