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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-J5730DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3 vs Kyocera ECOSYS M5526CDW/KL3 Laser A4

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  • 75specifications compared
  • 47differ
  • 28identical
  • 118known 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
    • 26 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 27 ppm
    • 26 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 6 s
    • 9.5 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • 6 s
    • 10.5 s
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 12 cpm
    • 26 cpm
  • Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
    • 9 cpm
    • 26 cpm

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193 specifications
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Brother

MFC-J5730DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3

Model MFC-J5730DW

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B

Kyocera

ECOSYS M5526CDW/KL3 Laser A4

Model M5526CDW/KL3

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Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 4800 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for one1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs35 ppm26 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs27 ppm26 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one13 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one13 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one29 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs6 s9.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs6 s10.5 s
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one4.2 mm
Skip blank page functionKnown for oneYes
Auto tray switching functionKnown for oneYes
Tray priority settings functionKnown for oneYes
N-up printingKnown for one2, 4, 6, 9, 16, 25
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Secure printingKnown for oneYes
Poster printing functionKnown for oneYes
Secure PDF printing functionKnown for oneYes
Eco printing functionKnown for oneYes
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
Copying2 differ
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs12 cpm26 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs9 cpm26 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one8 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one10 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
Scanning7 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Scan technologyDiffersDual CISCIS/CCD
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)Differs10 ppm16 ppm
Duplex scan speed (black)Differs10 ppm24 ppm
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPG, MMR, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF, XPS
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversKnown for oneTWAIN, WIA
Scan speed (ADF, A4)Known for one30 ppm
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one210 x 297 mm
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Faxidentical
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
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
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one50000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one500 - 2000 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowCyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for oneMicrosoft XPS, PCL 5c, PCL 6, PCL XL, PostScript 3
Number of printer fontsKnown for one93
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYes
Replacement cartridgesKnown for oneTK-5240K, TK-5240C, TK-5240M, TK-5240Y
Country of originKnown for onePhilippines
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers21
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper input typeDiffersPaper trayCassette, Paper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF) output capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one2
Maximum input capacityDiffers500 sheets550 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one150 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA3A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain paper, Thin paperBond paper, Envelopes, Plain paper, Pre-printed
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Legal, Letter, Plain paper, Thick 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
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one50 - 160 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one60 - 120 g/m²
Scan media weightKnown for one50 - 160 g/m²
Media thickness (min)Known for one0.11 mm
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network4 differ
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for oneNo
Email protocolsDiffersAPOP, POP3POP3, SMTP
Email over SSLKnown for oneYes
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Kyocera Mobile Print, Mopria Print Service
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
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB512 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one1536 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one1
Card reader integratedDiffersNoYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneSD, SDHC
Processor familyKnown for oneARM Cortex-A9
Processor frequencyDiffers576 MHz800 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs50 dB47.1 dB
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one47.1 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one44 dB
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, White
DisplayDiffersLCDTFT
Display diagonalDiffers9.3 cm (3.66")10.9 cm (4.3")
Display resolutionKnown for one480 x 272 pixels
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Power3 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one1090 W
Power consumption (average operating)Differs30 W375 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one375 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for one375 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one41 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs1.6 W1 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.04 W0.2 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one1.024 kWh/week
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one6.5 W
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 3500 m
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 32.5 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 40 °C
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneTÜV/GS, CE, ISO 9001, ISO 14001
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffersBlue Angel, ENERGY STARBlue Angel, EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers470.4 mm417 mm
DepthDiffers520.1 mm429 mm
HeightDiffers645.1 mm495 mm
WeightDiffers19.6 kg26 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers639 mm529 mm
Package depthDiffers469 mm567 mm
Package heightDiffers511 mm637 mm
Package weightDiffers22.9 kg33 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one1200 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one1200 pages
Imaging unit includedKnown for oneYes
Power cord includedKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBrother Control Center 4 Nuance PaperPort 14
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHS
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one2 pc(s)
Pallet typeKnown for one800 x 1200 mm
Other featuresidentical
Documentation CDKnown for oneYes
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
Software CDKnown for oneYes
Finishing optionKnown for oneNo
Spare part retentionKnown for one5 year(s)
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)

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