Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-J6973CDW multifunction printer Inkjet A3 vs Kyocera TASKALFA 351CI

62specifications compared
41differ
21identical
109known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MFC-J6973CDW multifunction printer Inkjet A3:Inkjet
- TASKALFA 351CI:Laser
Maximum resolution
- MFC-J6973CDW multifunction printer Inkjet A3:6000 x 1200 DPI
- TASKALFA 351CI:1200 x 1200 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MFC-J6973CDW multifunction printer Inkjet A3:9 s
- TASKALFA 351CI:6 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- MFC-J6973CDW multifunction printer Inkjet A3:9.5 s
- TASKALFA 351CI:7.5 s
Maximum copy resolution
- MFC-J6973CDW multifunction printer Inkjet A3:2400 x 1200 DPI
- TASKALFA 351CI:600 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copies
- MFC-J6973CDW multifunction printer Inkjet A3:99 copies
- TASKALFA 351CI:999 copies
Optical scanning resolution
- MFC-J6973CDW multifunction printer Inkjet A3:2400 x 2400 DPI
- TASKALFA 351CI:600 x 600 DPI
Scan technology
- MFC-J6973CDW multifunction printer Inkjet A3:Dual CIS
- TASKALFA 351CI:CIS/CCD

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Comparison of MFC-J6973CDW, TASKALFA 351CI
171 specifications	A Brother MFC-J6973CDW multifunction printer Inkjet A3 Model MFC-J6973CDW View product	B Kyocera TASKALFA 351CI View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto
Maximum resolutionDiffers	6000 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	9 s	6 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	9.5 s	7.5 s
Stored print functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
N-in-1 print functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Skip blank page functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
N-up printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2, 4
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Secure printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poster printing functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Secure PDF printing functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Eco printing functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	22 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	20 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	6 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	6 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	2400 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.5 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 s
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	99 copies	999 copies
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2, 4
ID-card copy functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Duplex copy speed (black, US Letter)Known for one	5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Book copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Watermark copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning7 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	2400 x 2400 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Scan technologyDiffers	Dual CIS	CIS/CCD
Scan toDiffers	E-mail, FTP, File, Image, OCR	E-mail, FTP, Image, SMB, TWAIN, WIA
Scan speed (black)Differs	17 ppm	60 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Differs	17 ppm	40 ppm
Duplex scan speed (colour)Differs	13 ppm	46 ppm
Duplex scan speed (black)Differs	17 ppm	62 ppm
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPEG, TIFF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF, XPS
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Colour faxing	Mono faxing
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 sec/page
Fax memoryKnown for one	400 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	250 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	MH, MMR, MR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2500 - 4000 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PCL XL, PDF 1.7+
Replacement cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TK-5305K, TK-5305C, TK-5305M, TK-5305Y
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	500 sheets	350 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	500 sheets	250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Paper input typeDiffers	Paper tray	Cassette
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	35 sheets	100 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Manual feederKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1850 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A3	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Plain paper, Postcard	Bond paper, Cut sheet, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed
Multi-purpose tray media typesDiffers	Executive, Legal, Letter	Bond paper, Envelopes, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A3, A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 220 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 120 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 163 g/m²
Scan media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 120 g/m²
Media thickness (min)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.11 mm
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	C5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Index card	Unknown — not stated by the source
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B4, B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	10, C6, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	127 - 431.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	88.9 - 287 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, USB
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet, Near Field Communication (NFC), Wireless LAN
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HDD overwriteKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of HDD overwritesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Email over SSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Kyocera Mobile Print, Mopria Print Service
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	TCP/IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	TCP/IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	1000 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3000 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 GB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ARM Cortex-A9
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 MHz
CoprocessorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Coprocessor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	50 dB	50.3 dB
Sound pressure level (copying)Differs	50 dB	50.3 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	29.6 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Black, Blue
Display diagonalDiffers	9.4 cm (3.7")	17.8 cm (7")
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touch
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power4 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1346 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	532 W
Power consumption (copying)Differs	30 W	547 W
Power consumption (ready)Differs	5 W	84 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	1.5 W	0.6 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.63 kWh/week
AC input voltageDiffers	100 V	220 - 240 V
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TÜV/GS, CE
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Blue Angel, EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	553 mm	480 mm
DepthDiffers	433 mm	577 mm
HeightDiffers	310 mm	619.5 mm
WeightDiffers	16.5 kg	36.5 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3000 pages
Imaging unit includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power cord includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Other featuresidentical
Safety sheetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Documentation CDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software CDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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