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Brother MFC-L5900DW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs HP ENVY 7640 e-AiO

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  • 58specifications compared
  • 37differ
  • 21identical
  • 55known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • MFC-L5900DW multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
    • ENVY 7640 e-AiO:Inkjet
  • Printing
    • MFC-L5900DW multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
    • ENVY 7640 e-AiO:Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • MFC-L5900DW multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
    • ENVY 7640 e-AiO:4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • MFC-L5900DW multifunction printer Laser A4:44 ppm
    • ENVY 7640 e-AiO:14 ppm
  • Copying
    • MFC-L5900DW multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
    • ENVY 7640 e-AiO:Colour copying
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • MFC-L5900DW multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
    • ENVY 7640 e-AiO:600 x 600 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • MFC-L5900DW multifunction printer Laser A4:42 cpm
    • ENVY 7640 e-AiO:11 cpm
  • Scanner type
    • MFC-L5900DW multifunction printer Laser A4:Flatbed & ADF scanner
    • ENVY 7640 e-AiO:Flatbed scanner

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Comparison of MFC-L5900DW, ENVY 7640 e-AiO
113 specifications
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs44 ppm14 ppm
Secure printingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source18 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source22 s
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs42 cpm11 cpm
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 copies
Scanning4 differ
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPIUnknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed & ADF scannerFlatbed scanner
Scan toKnown for oneCloud, FTP, File, Image, OCR, USBUnknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedDiffersBMP, JPG, MMR, PNG, TIFBMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedDiffersDOCX, PDF, PPTX, XML, XPSPDF
Input colour depthDiffers48 bit24 bit
Maximum scan areaKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source216 x 297 mm
Scan technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCIS
Greyscale levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256
TWAIN versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.9
Fax3 differ
FaxingDiffersMono faxingColour faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryDiffers500 pages100 pages
Fax broadcastingDiffers350 locations20 locations
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneJBIG, JPEG, MH, MMR, MRUnknown — not stated by the source
Fax dual accessKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Fax resolution (black)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 x 311 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 sec/page
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source120
Auto reductionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Features4 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers50000 pages per month1000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers0 - 3500 pages per month300 - 400 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersBR-Script 3, Epson FX, PCL 6, PDF 1.7PCL 3
Digital senderKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of print cartridgesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets125 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets25 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheetsUnknown — not stated by the source
Total number of input traysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paperCard stock, Envelopes, Iron-On Transfers, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneEnvelopesUnknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesDiffers6 3/4, 7 3/4, 9, 10B5, C6, DL
Paper tray media weight (imperial)Known for one7.26 - 14.5 kg (16 - 32 lbs)Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight (imperial)Known for one7.26 - 24 kg (16 - 53 lbs)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LANEthernet, NFC, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network4 differ
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, SSL/TLS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSKUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)DiffersARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, POP3, SMTP Client, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMP, Web Services (TCP/IP
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, POP3, SMTP Client, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, LDAP, Web Services (Print/Scan), IMAP4Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print ServiceHP ePrint
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers512 MB128 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSD
Processor frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source525 MHz
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
DisplayKnown for oneLCDUnknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalDiffers9.4 cm (3.7")8.89 cm (3.5")
Colour displayKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one630 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (ready)Differs36 W5.04 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs1.6 W1.55 W
AC input voltageDiffers120 V100 - 240 V
Power consumption (off)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.25 W
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers495 mm454 mm
DepthDiffers427 mm410 mm
HeightDiffers486 mm193 mm
WeightDiffers17.3 kg7.67 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one599 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one526 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one629 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one20.9 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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