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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-J6945DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3 vs Epson EcoTank L396 Inkjet A4

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 26differ
  • 12identical
  • 97known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 4800 DPI
    • 5760 x 1440 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 35 ppm
    • 33 ppm
  • Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) mono
    • 22 ipm
    • 10 ipm
  • Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colour
    • 20 ipm
    • 5 ipm
  • Maximum scan resolution
    • 19200 x 19200 DPI
    • 9600 x 9600 DPI
  • Scanner type
    • Flatbed & ADF scanner
    • Flatbed scanner
  • Faxing
    • Colour faxing
    • No
  • Printing colours
    • Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
    • Black, Cyan, White

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Brother

MFC-J6945DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3

Model MFC-J6945DW

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Epson

EcoTank L396 Inkjet A4

Model L396

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyInkjetInkjet
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto/Manual
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 4800 DPI5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs35 ppm33 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoDiffers22 ipm10 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourDiffers20 ipm5 ipm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one5.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one6 s
N-in-1 print functionKnown for oneYes
N-up printingKnown for one2, 4, 9, 16, 25
Barcode printingKnown for oneYes
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Secure printingKnown for oneYes
Booklet printing functionKnown for oneYes
Poster printing functionKnown for oneYes
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one15 ppm
Copyingidentical
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one6 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one6 s
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one999 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
ID-card copy functionKnown for oneYes
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Scanning2 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Optical scanning resolution1200 x 2400 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers19200 x 19200 DPI9600 x 9600 DPI
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed & ADF scannerFlatbed scanner
Scan technologyCISCIS
Scan toKnown for oneCloud, E-mail, E-mail Server, FTP, File, Image, OCR, USB
Input colour depth48 bit48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversKnown for oneICA, ISIS, SANE, TWAIN, WIA
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 297 mm
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersColour faxingNo
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one180 pages
Speed diallingKnown for oneYes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one100
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one250 locations
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one30000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one250 - 2000 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, White
Page description languagesKnown for oneBR-Script 3, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, XPS
Number of printer fontsKnown for one151
Country of originKnown for onePhilippines
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers500 sheets100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets30 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Paper input typePaper trayPaper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA3A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersGlossy paper, Plain paper, Recycled paperBond paper, Plain paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesDiffersEnvelopesEnvelopes, Legal, Letter
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA3, A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneFolio, Index card, Legal
Envelopes sizesDiffersC5, Com-10, DL, Monarch10, DL
Photo paper sizesKnown for one9x13,10x15,13x18
Custom media lengthKnown for one148 - 431.8 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one105 - 297 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one64 - 220 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one64 - 90 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LANUSB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingYesYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Networkidentical
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for oneYes
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, APOP, EAP-FAST, EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, HTTPS, IPPS, IPSec, PEAP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLS, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP, WPS
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP, FTP/FTPs Client FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, TFTP server, SMTP Client, ICMP, Web Services (Print/Scan), CIFS Client, SNTP Client, POP3, LDAP, IMAP4, HTTP S
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, mDNS, LLMNR Responder, DNS Resolver, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP, FTP/FTPs Client FTP , SNMPv1/v2c/v3 , TFTP server, Web Services (Print/Scan), SMTP Client, POP3, CIFS Client, SNTP Client, LDAP, IMAP4, ICMPv6, HTTP Server
IP address filteringKnown for oneYes
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one512 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one50 dB
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
Built-in displayDiffersYesNo
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (copying)Known for one29 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one6.5 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one2.2 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one1.6 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.04 W
AC input voltageKnown for one110 V
System requirements3 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 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 HomeWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2016
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneGS Mark, Wi-Fi
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneNordic Swan Ecolabel, Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers580 mm445 mm
DepthDiffers500 mm304 mm
HeightDiffers680 mm169 mm
WeightDiffers23 kg4.9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one681 mm
Package depthKnown for one576 mm
Package heightKnown for one504 mm
Package weightKnown for one27.1 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Power cord includedKnown for oneYes
Warranty cardKnown for oneYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one4500 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one7500 pages
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84433100
Pallet gross heightKnown for one16.5 cm
Pallet gross weightKnown for one192.6 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
Printer managementKnown for oneBRAdmin Light/Professional
Software supportKnown for oneBrother iPrint&Scan, Nuance PaperPort 14 SE, Brother Control Centre 4 for Windows

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