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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-J6973CDW multifunction printer Inkjet A3 vs Philips LFF6050W/ATB multifunction printer Laser A4

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 25differ
  • 5identical
  • 78known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Printing
    • Colour printing
    • Mono printing
  • Duplex printing
    • Yes
    • No
  • Maximum resolution
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Copying
    • Colour copying
    • Mono copying
  • Duplex copying
    • Yes
    • No
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 2400 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Duplex scanning
    • Yes
    • No

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108 specifications
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Brother

MFC-J6973CDW multifunction printer Inkjet A3

Model MFC-J6973CDW

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B

Philips

LFF6050W/ATB multifunction printer Laser A4

Model LFF6050W/ATB

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingDiffersColour printingMono printing
Duplex printingDiffersYesNo
Maximum resolutionDiffers6000 x 1200 DPI600 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 one6 ipm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one6 ipm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one9 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one9.5 s
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppm
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersColour copyingMono copying
Duplex copyingDiffersYesNo
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers2400 x 1200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Duplex copy speed (black, US Letter)Known for one5 ppm
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
Book copy functionKnown for oneYes
Watermark copyingKnown for oneYes
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one20 cpm
ID-card copy functionKnown for oneYes
Scanning4 differ
Duplex scanningDiffersYesNo
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers2400 x 2400 DPI600 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers19200 x 19200 DPI4800 x 4800 DPI
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneDual CIS
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, FTP, File, Image, OCR
Scan speed (black)Known for one17 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Known for one17 ppm
Duplex scan speed (colour)Known for one13 ppm
Duplex scan speed (black)Known for one17 ppm
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsDiffers25664
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersColour faxingMono faxing
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one400 pages
Fax broadcastingKnown for one250 locations
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneMH, MMR, MR
Duplex faxingKnown for oneNo
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlack
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers21
Total input capacityDiffers500 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one500 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one35 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA3A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneEnvelopes, Glossy paper, Plain paper, Postcard
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneExecutive, Legal, Letter
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA3, A4, A5, A6A4
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for oneC5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneIndex card
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB4, B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, C6, DL
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for oneA4
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 431.8 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one88.9 - 287 mm
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for oneEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Optional connectivityKnown for oneWireless LAN
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneTCP/IP
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneTCP/IP
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one256 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one50 dB
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one50 dB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteGrey
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneTFT
Display diagonalKnown for one9.4 cm (3.7")
Poweridentical
Power consumption (copying)Known for one30 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one5 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one1.5 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one100 V
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one340 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one17 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP ProfessionalYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Minimum RAMKnown for one192 MB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers553 mm412 mm
DepthDiffers433 mm447 mm
HeightDiffers310 mm386 mm
WeightDiffers16.5 kg13 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one500 mm
Package depthKnown for one487 mm
Package heightKnown for one554 mm
Package weightKnown for one16 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Warranty cardKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
ResizingKnown for oneYes

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