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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-J6580CDW multifunction printer Inkjet A3 vs Brother MFC-L2720DN multifunction printer Laser A4

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  • 63specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 30identical
  • 62known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Printing
    • Colour printing
    • Mono printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 4800 DPI
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 5.5 s
    • 10 s
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 4800 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Time to first copy (black, normal)
    • 6 s
    • 11 s
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
    • 600 x 2400 DPI
  • Scanner type
    • ADF scanner
    • Flatbed & ADF scanner

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Brother

MFC-J6580CDW multifunction printer Inkjet A3

Model MFC-J6580CDW

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Brother

MFC-L2720DN multifunction printer Laser A4

Model MFC-L2720DN

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingDiffersColour printingMono printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 4800 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
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)Differs5.5 s10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one6 s
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one0 mm
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one30 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one15 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one10.5 s
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Copying2 differ
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 4800 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one12 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A3)Known for one9 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Differs6 s11 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one6 s
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
Book copy functionKnown for oneYes
Copy margin (custom)Known for oneYes
Watermark copyingKnown for oneYes
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one30 cpm
Scanning4 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI600 x 2400 DPI
Scanner typeDiffersADF scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toDiffersE-mail, FTP, File, Image, OCRE-mail, File, Image, OCR
Input colour depthDiffers48 bit30 bit
Scan driversKnown for oneWIA
Fax3 differ
FaxingDiffersColour faxingMono faxing
Fax memoryDiffers400 pages500 pages
Fax coding methodsDiffersJPEG, MH, MMR, MRJBIG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax transmission speedKnown for one2 sec/page
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Fax dual accessKnown for oneYes
Features2 differ
Number of print cartridgesDiffers41
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Input & output capacity1 differ
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers30 sheets35 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one350 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Manual feederKnown for oneYes
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA3A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one297 x 420 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Glossy paper, Plain paper, PostcardEnvelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Postcard, Recycled paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneEnvelopes, Executive, Glossy paper, Legal, Letter, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA3, A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, LLetter
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB4, B5, B6B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, DL
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 215.9 mm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LANEthernet, USB 2.0
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneTCP/IP
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers128 MB64 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Sound power level (standby)Known for one33 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackGrey
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Poweridentical
Power consumption (copying)Known for one28 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one6.5 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one1.6 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one880 W
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one510 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one60 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one77 kWh/week
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksMac 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
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one1950 MB
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 35 °C10 - 32 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
Maximum widthKnown for one29.7 cm
Minimum widthKnown for one10.5 cm
WidthDiffers575 mm409 mm
DepthDiffers477 mm398.5 mm
HeightDiffers305 mm316.5 mm
WeightDiffers19.8 kg11.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes
Cables includedKnown for onePhone
ManualKnown for oneYes
Power cord includedKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Warranty cardKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHS
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes

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