Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-J5010DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Epson WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4

55specifications compared
31differ
24identical
77known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother MFC-J5010DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 has 900 copies more maximum copies than the Epson WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4 (999 copies vs 99 copies). The Brother MFC-J5010DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 has 50 pages more fax memory than the Epson WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4 (150 pages vs 100 pages). The Epson WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4 has 500 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Brother MFC-J5010DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 (3000 pages per month vs 2500 pages per month). Only the Brother MFC-J5010DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 has Ethernet LAN. Maximum resolution: 1200 x 4800 DPI on the Brother MFC-J5010DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4, 5760 x 1440 DPI on the Epson WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4.

Maximum resolution
- MFC-J5010DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:1200 x 4800 DPI
- WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
Maximum copy resolution
- MFC-J5010DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:1200 x 4800 DPI
- WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4:600 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copies
- MFC-J5010DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:999 copies
- WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4:99 copies
Optical scanning resolution
- MFC-J5010DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:19200 x 19200 DPI
- WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
Fax memory
- MFC-J5010DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:150 pages
- WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4:100 pages
Maximum duty cycle
- MFC-J5010DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:2500 pages per month
- WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4:3000 pages per month
Duplex functions
- MFC-J5010DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Print, Copy, Fax, Scan
- WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4:Print
Total number of input trays
- MFC-J5010DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:2
- WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4:1

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Comparison of MFC-J5010DW, WF-2930
132 specifications	A Brother MFC-J5010DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 Model MFC-J5010DW View product	B Epson WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4 Model WF-2930 View product
Printing1 differ
Print technology	Inkjet	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 4800 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	28 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	26 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	22 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	21 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	4.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	4.7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Watermark printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Booklet printing functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poster printing functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 ppm
Copying2 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 4800 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	14 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	5.8 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one	6.8 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	999 copies	99 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto fit functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning1 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	19200 x 19200 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Optical scanning resolution (black)Known for one	1200 x 2400 ppi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolution (colour)Known for one	600 x 600 ppi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolution (ADF)Known for one	1200 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner type	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Dual CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	OCR, E-mail Server, Network folder, FTP, File, Image, USB, E-mail	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (black)Known for one	25 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	25 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex scan speed (colour)Known for one	30 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex scan speed (black)Known for one	30 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	TIFF, JPEG	Unknown — not stated by the source
Document formats supportedKnown for one	PDF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Input greyscale depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 bit
Output greyscale depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 bit
Scan driversKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ICA, TWAIN, WIA
Fax1 differ
Faxing	Colour faxing	Colour faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers	150 pages	100 pages
Auto reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 sec/page
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Speed diallingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	2500 pages per month	3000 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffers	Print, Copy, Fax, Scan	Print
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for one	PCL 6, PostScript 3, PDF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	2	1
Total input capacityDiffers	251 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	30 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	50 sheets	30 sheets
Manual feederKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	297 x 431.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Recycled paper, Photo paper	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A6
Envelopes sizesDiffers	C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch	10
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	10x15 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	64 - 220 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Letter, Legal
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB connectorKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network3 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi Direct	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11a	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPS, SSL/TLS, APOP, SMTP-AUTH, IPPS, HTTPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (AutoIP), WINS/NetBIOS résolutions de noms, Résolveur DNS, mDNS, Récepteur LLMNR, LPR/LPD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	NDP, RA, mDNS, Récepteur LLMNR, Résolveur DNS, LPR/LPD, Port brut personnalisé / Port9101, IPP, Serveur FTP, FTP Client	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Mopria Print Service	Apple AirPrint, Epson Connect, Epson Email Print, Epson Remote Print, Epson Scan to Cloud, Epson iPrint, Mopria Print Service
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	960 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	53.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one	52.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (printing)Known for one	6.81 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Black
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display diagonalDiffers	6.6 cm (2.6")	3.66 cm (1.44")
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour display	Yes	Yes
Power3 differ
Power consumption (ready)Differs	4.5 W	4.6 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	1.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.03 W	0.2 W
AC input frequency	50/60 Hz	50/60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (copying)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.7 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterprise x64, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windo	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	MacOS	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac O
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	iPadOS, Android, iOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	ChromeOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 x64, Windows Server 2016
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	5 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	-20 - 40 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Blue Angel, Nordic Swan Ecolabel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	435 mm	375 mm
DepthDiffers	439 mm	300 mm
HeightDiffers	273 mm	218 mm
WeightDiffers	13.9 kg	5.2 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	556 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	530 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	401 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	17.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) included	Yes	Yes
Cables included	AC	AC
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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