Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Epson EcoTank ET-2926 Inkjet A4

53specifications compared
33differ
20identical
80known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson EcoTank ET-2926 Inkjet A4 has 7 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 (33 ppm vs 26 ppm). The Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 has 1 ppm more print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Epson EcoTank ET-2926 Inkjet A4 (28 ppm vs 27 ppm). The Epson EcoTank ET-2926 Inkjet A4 has 5.5 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 (10 s vs 4.5 s). Only the Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 has Ethernet LAN. Maximum resolution: 1200 x 4800 DPI on the Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4, 5760 x 1440 DPI on the Epson EcoTank ET-2926 Inkjet A4.

Maximum resolution
- MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:1200 x 4800 DPI
- EcoTank ET-2926 Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:26 ppm
- EcoTank ET-2926 Inkjet A4:33 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:28 ppm
- EcoTank ET-2926 Inkjet A4:27 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:4.5 s
- EcoTank ET-2926 Inkjet A4:10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:4.7 s
- EcoTank ET-2926 Inkjet A4:16 s
Optical scanning resolution
- MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:19200 x 19200 DPI
- EcoTank ET-2926 Inkjet A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
Scanner type
- MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Flatbed & ADF scanner
- EcoTank ET-2926 Inkjet A4:Flatbed scanner
Scan technology
- MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Dual CIS
- EcoTank ET-2926 Inkjet A4:CIS

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Comparison of MFC-J5117DW, ET-2926
133 specifications	A Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 Model MFC-J5117DW View product	B Epson EcoTank ET-2926 Inkjet A4 Model ET-2926 View product
Printing5 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 4800 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	26 ppm	33 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	28 ppm	27 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	28 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	26 ipm	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)Differs	4.5 s	10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	4.7 s	16 s
N-in-1 print functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Watermark printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical 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
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Manual
Copyingidentical
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 4800 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one	6 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	999 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Book copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto fit functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy margin (custom)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning4 differ
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 typeDiffers	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed 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	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 supportedDiffers	TIFF, JPEG	BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PNG
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Colour faxing	No
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 memoryKnown for one	150 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	4000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex functionsDiffers	Print, Copy, Fax, Scan	Print
Page description languagesKnown for one	PCL 6, PDF, BR-Script 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	4	1
Total input capacityDiffers	850 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
Paper tray 2 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)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manual feederKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling4 differ
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
Envelopes sizesDiffers	C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch	10, C6, DL
Photo paper sizesDiffers	10x15 cm	10x15,13x18 cm
Paper tray media weightDiffers	64 - 220 g/m²	64 - 300 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Legal, Letter
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
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 DirectKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPS, SSL/TLS, APOP, SMTP-AUTH, IPPS, HTTPS	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-AES, WPA3-SAE
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, Mopria Print Service, Epson Connect
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
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	White
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Display diagonalKnown for one	10.7 cm (4.2")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	23 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (copying)Differs	33 W	12 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	1.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.03 W	0.1 W
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.13 kWh/week
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 11, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	MacOS	Mac OS 12.4, Mac OS 13.1, Mac OS 14.5, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, 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 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 S
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 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2025
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	361 mm
DepthDiffers	407 mm	317 mm
HeightDiffers	489.5 mm	162 mm
WeightDiffers	20 kg	4.2 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	556 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	581 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	535 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	25 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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