Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3

45specifications compared
30differ
15identical
90known for one product only

Key differences

The Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3 has 0.2 s more time to first copy (black, normal) than the Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 (5.2 s vs 5 s). The Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 has 3 more total input trays than the Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3 (4 vs 1). The Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 has 250 sheets more total input capacity than the Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3 (850 sheets vs 600 sheets). Print technology: Inkjet on the Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4, Laser on the Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3. Printing: Colour printing on the Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4, Mono printing on the Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3.

Print technology
- MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Inkjet
- ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3:Laser
Printing
- MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Colour printing
- ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3:Mono printing
Maximum resolution
- MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:1200 x 4800 DPI
- ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3:1200 x 1200 DPI
Copying
- MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Colour copying
- ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3:Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution
- MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:1200 x 4800 DPI
- ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
Time to first copy (black, normal)
- MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:5 s
- ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3:5.2 s
Optical scanning resolution
- MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:19200 x 19200 DPI
- ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
Duplex functions
- MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Print, Copy, Fax, Scan
- ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3:Scan, Print

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Comparison of MFC-J5117DW, MZ3201ix
135 specifications	A Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 Model MFC-J5117DW View product	B Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3 Model MZ3201ix View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 4800 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	26 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	28 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)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
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
Borderless printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21.5 s
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono 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)Differs	5 s	5.2 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one	6 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copies	999 copies	999 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
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
Scanning2 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanning	Yes	Yes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	19200 x 19200 DPI	600 x 600 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 typeKnown for one	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	Dual CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toDiffers	OCR, E-mail Server, Network folder, FTP, File, Image, USB, E-mail	E-mail, SMB, FTP, USB, TWAIN
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 supported	TIFF, JPEG	TIFF, JPEG
Document formats supported	PDF	PDF
Faxidentical
FaxingKnown for one	Colour faxing	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	4000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex functionsDiffers	Print, Copy, Fax, Scan	Scan, Print
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 6, PDF, BR-Script 3	PCL 6, PostScript 3, XPS, PDF
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	4	1
Total input capacityDiffers	850 sheets	600 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	250 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 handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
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	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A3
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB connectorKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
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 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	Yes	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, Mopria Print Service, Kyocera Mobile Print
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	512 MB	2000 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	960 MHz	1400 MHz
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
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ARM Cortex
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A53
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Design2 differ
Product colour	Black, White	Black, White
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Workgroup
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display diagonalDiffers	10.7 cm (4.2")	17.8 cm (7")
Control type	Touch	Touch
Colour displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	23 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (copying)Differs	33 W	490 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	1.8 W	0.3 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.03 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 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
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	MacOS	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 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS 12.4, Mac OS 13.1, Mac OS 14.5, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
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 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
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	590 mm
DepthDiffers	407 mm	585 mm
HeightDiffers	489.5 mm	688 mm
WeightDiffers	20 kg	49 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
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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