Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-J825DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Epson Stylus TX117 Inkjet A4

37specifications compared
24differ
13identical
70known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- MFC-J825DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Yes
- Stylus TX117 Inkjet A4:No
Maximum resolution
- MFC-J825DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:1200 x 6000 DPI
- Stylus TX117 Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-J825DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:35 ppm
- Stylus TX117 Inkjet A4:30 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-J825DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:27 ppm
- Stylus TX117 Inkjet A4:15 ppm
Maximum copy resolution
- MFC-J825DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- Stylus TX117 Inkjet A4:600 x 1200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution
- MFC-J825DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:2400 x 2400 DPI
- Stylus TX117 Inkjet A4:600 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan area
- MFC-J825DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:216 x 355 mm
- Stylus TX117 Inkjet A4:A4 (210 x 297)
Scanner type
- MFC-J825DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Flatbed & ADF scanner
- Stylus TX117 Inkjet A4:Flatbed scanner

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Comparison of MFC-J825DW, TX117
107 specifications	A Brother MFC-J825DW multifunction printer Inkjet A4 Model MFC-J825DW View product	B Epson Stylus TX117 Inkjet A4 Model TX117 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technology	Inkjet	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 6000 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for one	1200 x 6000 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	35 ppm	30 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	27 ppm	15 ppm
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD/CD printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying1 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	23 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	20 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one	24 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Scanning3 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	2400 x 2400 DPI	600 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 355 mm	A4 (210 x 297)
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan technology	CIS	CIS
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, File, Image, OCR, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Document formats supportedKnown for one	PDF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	36 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Film scanningKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Colour faxing	No
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	203 x 392 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	400 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Caller IDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	200 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	MH, MMR, MR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridges	4	4
Page description languagesKnown for one	GDI	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity	100 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeKnown for one	Cassette	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	15 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 297 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies	Card stock, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4
Non-ISO print media sizes	Letter	Letter
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Differs	4x6,5x7,5x8,8x10,8.5x11	4x6,5x7,8x10
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	4x6, 5x7, A4, A6, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weight (imperial)Known for one	29 - 40.8 kg (64 - 90 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 - 300 g/m²
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	USB 2.0
Direct printingDiffers	Yes	No
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-PSK, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, SDHC, SDXC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	RISC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	192 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
TouchscreenKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	24 W	16.1 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	6.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	2.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240 V
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows Vista Busines	No
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	260 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	470 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	480 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	9.39 kg	4.6 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	10.9 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Brother MFL-Pro Suite Brother ControlCentre4 (Win) Nuance® Paperport® 12 SE + OCR (Win) Reallusion® FaceFilter Studio (Win8) Brother ControlCentre2 (Mac) NewSoft® Presto!® PageManager9 (Mac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
PictBridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	434 x 327 x 185 mm

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