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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-J5730DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3 vs Kyocera ECOSYS M5521CDN/KL3 Laser A4

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  • 51specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 18identical
  • 89known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 4800 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 35 ppm
    • 21 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 27 ppm
    • 21 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 6 s
    • 11 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • 6 s
    • 12.5 s
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Scan speed (black)
    • 14 ppm
    • 30 ppm

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Brother

MFC-J5730DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3

Model MFC-J5730DW

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Kyocera

ECOSYS M5521CDN/KL3 Laser A4

Model M5521CDN/KL3

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Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 4800 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs35 ppm21 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs27 ppm21 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one22 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one20 ipm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one12 ipm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one11 ipm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs6 s11 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs6 s12.5 s
Warm-up timeKnown for one32 s
Copyingidentical
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one12 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one9 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one10 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one12 s
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one999 copies
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
Copy programming functionKnown for oneYes
ID-card copy functionKnown for oneYes
Scanning4 differ
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one210 x 297 mm
Scan technologyKnown for oneDual CIS
Scan toDiffersE-mail, E-mail Server, FTP, File, Image, OCR, USBE-mail, FTP, SMB, USB
Scan speed (black)Differs14 ppm30 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Differs14 ppm23 ppm
Duplex scan speed (colour)Known for one10 ppm
Duplex scan speed (black)Known for one10 ppm
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversKnown for oneTWAIN, WIA
Faxidentical
Fax memoryKnown for one200 pages
Speed diallingKnown for oneYes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one100
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Fax dual accessKnown for oneYes
Duplex faxingKnown for oneYes
Fax resolution (black)Known for one400 x 400 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one3 sec/page
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneJBIG, MH, MMR, MR
Features1 differ
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowCyan, Magenta, Yellow
Country of originKnown for onePhilippines
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one30000 pages per month
Page description languagesKnown for oneMicrosoft XPS, PCL 5c, PCL 6, PCL XL, PostScript 3
Number of printer fontsKnown for one93
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers21
Total output capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Paper input typeDiffersPaper trayCassette, Paper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers500 sheets550 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one2
Maximum output capacityKnown for one150 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA3A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for onePlain paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA3, A4A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLegal
Custom media lengthKnown for one148 - 356 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one70 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 220 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one60 - 120 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LANEthernet, USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network4 differ
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, APOP, EAP-FAST, EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, HTTPS, IPPS, PEAP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP, SSL/TLS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Email protocolsKnown for oneAPOP, POP3
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB512 MB
Card reader integratedDiffersNoYes
Processor frequencyDiffers576 MHz800 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs50 dB46.2 dB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one1536 MB
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneSD, SDHC
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, White
Display diagonalKnown for one9.3 cm (3.66")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one30 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one6.5 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs1.6 W1 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.04 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one345 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one41 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 V
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffersBlue Angel, ENERGY STARENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers470.4 mm417 mm
DepthDiffers520.1 mm429 mm
HeightDiffers645.1 mm495 mm
WeightDiffers19.6 kg26 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one639 mm
Package depthKnown for one469 mm
Package heightKnown for one511 mm
Package weightKnown for one22.9 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBrother Control Center 4 Nuance PaperPort 14
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84433100
Pallet gross heightKnown for one16.1 cm
Pallet gross weightKnown for one162 kg
Master (outer) cases per palletKnown for one6 pc(s)
Layers per palletKnown for one3 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one6 pc(s)
Technical detailsidentical
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one2 pc(s)
Pallet typeKnown for one800 x 1200 mm
Other featuresidentical
Spare part retentionKnown for one5 year(s)
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneTÜV/GS, CE, ISO 9001, ISO 14001

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