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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Xerox C255a Laser A4

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  • 77specifications compared
  • 52differ
  • 25identical
  • 75known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 has 3 ppm more print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Xerox C255a Laser A4 (28 ppm vs 25 ppm). The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 5.9 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 (10.4 s vs 4.5 s). The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 6 s more time to first page (colour, normal) than the Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 (10.7 s vs 4.7 s). Print technology: Inkjet on the Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4, Laser on the Xerox C255a Laser A4. Maximum resolution: 1200 x 4800 DPI on the Brother MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4, 2400 x 600 DPI on the Xerox C255a Laser A4.

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 4800 DPI
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 28 ppm
    • 25 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 4.5 s
    • 10.4 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • 4.7 s
    • 10.7 s
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 4800 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 24 cpm
    • 46 cpm
  • Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
    • 14 cpm
    • 20 cpm

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Brother

MFC-J5117DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model MFC-J5117DW

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Xerox

C255a Laser A4

Model C255a

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Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 4800 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)26 ppm26 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs28 ppm25 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one28 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one26 ipm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one22 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one21 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs4.5 s10.4 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs4.7 s10.7 s
N-in-1 print functionKnown for oneYes
Watermark printingYesYes
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Booklet printing functionYesYes
Poster printing functionKnown for oneYes
Borderless printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Print resolution colourKnown for one2400 x 600 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one2400 x 600 DPI
Copying5 differ
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingYesYes
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 4800 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs24 cpm46 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs14 cpm20 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Differs5 s10.4 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Differs6 s10.7 s
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one999 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
Book copy functionKnown for oneYes
Auto fit functionKnown for oneYes
Copy margin (custom)Known for oneYes
Maximum copy sizeKnown for oneA4
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one48 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one21 cpm
Scanning5 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningYesYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers19200 x 19200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Optical scanning resolution (black)Known for one1200 x 2400 ppi
Optical scanning resolution (colour)Known for one600 x 600 ppi
Optical scanning resolution (ADF)Known for one1200 x 2400 DPI
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed & ADF scannerADF scanner
Scan technologyDiffersDual CISCIS
Scan toDiffersOCR, E-mail Server, Network folder, FTP, File, Image, USB, E-mailFTP, USB, Network folder, TWAIN, WIA, E-mail, PC
Scan speed (black)Known for one25 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Known for one25 ppm
Duplex scan speed (colour)Known for one30 ppm
Duplex scan speed (black)Known for one30 ppm
Image formats supportedDiffersTIFF, JPEGPNG, JPEG, TIFF
Document formats supportedPDFPDF
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Fax1 differ
FaxingColour faxingColour faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for oneYes
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers150 pages18 MB
Auto reductionYesYes
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneMH, MR, MMR, JBIG, JPEG
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers4000 pages per month50000 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffersPrint, Copy, Fax, ScanCopy, Print
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersPCL 6, PDF, BR-Script 3PCL 5, PCL 6, PostScript 3, PCLm, PDF
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one0 - 1500 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one2
Printer fontsKnown for onePCL, Scalable, PostScript
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers41
Total input capacityDiffers850 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets100 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Paper tray 2 input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayYesYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers100 sheets1 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Manual feederKnown for oneYes
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one297 x 431.8 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Recycled paper, Photo paperBond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Letterhead, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Rough paper, Lightweight paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneC5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15 cm
Paper tray media weightDiffers64 - 220 g/m²60 - 120 g/m²
Custom media lengthKnown for one148 - 356 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one94 - 216 mm
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 200 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Direct printingYesYes
USB portYesYes
USB connectorDiffersUSB Type-AUSB Type-A / USB Type-B
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one2
Network5 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11a802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for oneYes
Security algorithmsDiffersWPS, SSL/TLS, APOP, SMTP-AUTH, IPPS, HTTPSFIPS 140-3, TLS, 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA3, WPA2, WPA-Personal, WPA-PSK, WPA-AES, WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP, MD5, MSCHAPv2, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAP, LEAP
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (AutoIP), WINS/NetBIOS résolutions de noms, Résolveur DNS, mDNS, Récepteur LLMNR, LPR/LPD
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, mDNS, Récepteur LLMNR, Résolveur DNS, LPR/LPD, Port brut personnalisé / Port9101, IPP, Serveur FTP, FTP Client
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Management protocolsKnown for oneTCP/IP: HTTP/HTTPS, IPP, LPR/LDP, Raw Socket Printing/Port 9100, IPv4/IPv6, MS Web Services WSD-Print, 802.1x, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), ThinPrint, Microsoft Universal Print, Bonjour
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers512 MB1000 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers960 MHz1000 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs53.5 dB51 dB
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one52.5 dB
Sound power level (printing)Known for one6.81 dB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteWhite, Black
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one10.7 cm (4.2")
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs23 W386 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for one33 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one6 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one1.8 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.03 W
AC input frequencyDiffers50/60 Hz47-63 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers220 - 240 V110 - 240 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.8 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.29 kWh/week
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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, WindoWindows 10, Windows 11
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMacOSMac OS X 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for oneiPadOS, Android, iOS
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneChromeOS
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 80%15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 35 °C10 - 32.2 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffersBlue Angel, Nordic Swan EcolabelENERGY STAR, EPEAT, SCS Product Category Rule (PCR)
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers435 mm411 mm
DepthDiffers407 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers489.5 mm345 mm
WeightDiffers20 kg19.5 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers556 mm515 mm
Package depthDiffers581 mm560 mm
Package heightDiffers535 mm450 mm
Package weightDiffers25 kg24 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedYesYes
Cables includedACAC
User guideKnown for oneYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one750 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one500 pages
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one1 GHz

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