Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-J5013DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3 vs Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4

59specifications compared
39differ
20identical
74known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 has 5 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Brother MFC-J5013DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3 (33 ppm vs 28 ppm). The Brother MFC-J5013DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3 has 11 ppm more print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 (26 ppm vs 15 ppm). The Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 has 5.5 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Brother MFC-J5013DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3 (10 s vs 4.5 s). Only the Brother MFC-J5013DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3 has duplex printing. Only the Brother MFC-J5013DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3 has duplex copying.

Duplex printing
- MFC-J5013DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3:Yes
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:No
Maximum resolution
- MFC-J5013DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3:1200 x 4800 DPI
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-J5013DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3:28 ppm
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:33 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-J5013DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3:26 ppm
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:15 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MFC-J5013DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3:4.5 s
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- MFC-J5013DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3:4.7 s
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:16 s
Duplex copying
- MFC-J5013DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3:Yes
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:No
Maximum copy resolution
- MFC-J5013DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3:1200 x 4800 DPI
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:600 x 600 DPI

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Comparison of MFC-J5013DW, L5396
133 specifications	A Brother MFC-J5013DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3 Model MFC-J5013DW View product	B Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 Model L5396 View product
Printing6 differ
Print technology	Inkjet	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 4800 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	28 ppm	33 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	26 ppm	15 ppm
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)Differs	4.5 s	10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	4.7 s	16 s
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 printing	Yes	Yes
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 ppm
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copying5 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 4800 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	24 cpm	12 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs	14 cpm	29 cpm
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 resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Scanning4 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningDiffers	Yes	No
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 technologyDiffers	Dual CIS	CIS
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	30 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	25 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedDiffers	TIFF, JPEG	JPEG, BMP, PICT, TIFF, MTIFF, PNG
Document formats supported	PDF	PDF
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 297 mm
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
Fax1 differ
Faxing	Colour faxing	Colour faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryDiffers	150 pages	100 pages
Auto reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	2500 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex functionsDiffers	Print, Copy, Fax, Scan	Not supported
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
Ink tank systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	100 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 handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A3	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	A3, A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
Envelopes sizesDiffers	C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch	DL, C6, B5, B6
Photo paper sizes	10x15 cm	10x15 cm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	64 - 220 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
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 standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11a	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 Cloud Solution PORT, Epson Connect, Epson Smart Panel, Epson iPrint, Epson Email Print
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
Design4 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	White
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display diagonalDiffers	6.6 cm (2.6")	9.4 cm (3.7")
Control typeDiffers	Touch	Buttons
Colour display	Yes	Yes
Display tiltingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power3 differ
Power consumption (ready)Differs	4.5 W	6 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	1.8 W	0.5 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.03 W	0.1 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 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 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	MacOS	Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, MacOS
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	317 mm
HeightDiffers	273 mm	224 mm
WeightDiffers	13.9 kg	5.5 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
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8300 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6500 pages

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