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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Canon MAXIFY GX2020 Inkjet A4

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  • 67specifications compared
  • 40differ
  • 27identical
  • 83known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 21 ppm more print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Canon MAXIFY GX2020 Inkjet A4 (31 ppm vs 10 ppm). The Brother MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 0.9 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Canon MAXIFY GX2020 Inkjet A4 (9.9 s vs 9 s). The Canon MAXIFY GX2020 Inkjet A4 has 4.5 s more time to first copy (colour, normal) than the Brother MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 (17 s vs 12.5 s). Print technology: Laser on the Brother MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4, Inkjet on the Canon MAXIFY GX2020 Inkjet A4. Duplex printing mode: Auto/Manual on the Brother MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4, Auto on the Canon MAXIFY GX2020 Inkjet A4.

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Duplex printing mode
    • Auto/Manual
    • Auto
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 31 ppm
    • 10 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 9.9 s
    • 9 s
  • Time to first copy (colour, normal)
    • 12.5 s
    • 17 s
  • Maximum number of copies
    • 999 copies
    • 99 copies
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI

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Brother

MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model MFC-L8730CDW

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Canon

MAXIFY GX2020 Inkjet A4

Model GX2020

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Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeDiffersAuto/ManualAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one31 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs31 ppm10 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs9.9 s9 s
N-in-1 print functionKnown for oneYes
N-up printingKnown for one2, 4, 9, 16, 6
Barcode printingKnown for oneYes
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Secure printingKnown for oneYes
Poster printing functionKnown for oneYes
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one11 s
Borderless printingKnown for oneNo
Copying2 differ
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingYesYes
Duplex copying modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one1200 x 600 DPI
Maximum copy sizeA4A4
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one31 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one12.5 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Differs12.5 s17 s
Maximum number of copiesDiffers999 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionYesYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)2, 42, 4
ID-card copy functionKnown for oneYes
Scanning4 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Duplex scanning modeKnown for oneAuto
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Optical scanning resolution (ADF)Known for one600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one215.9 x 297 mm
Scanner typeFlatbed & ADF scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyDiffersDual CISCIS
Scan toKnown for oneUSB, E-mail Server, Network folder, FTP, Image, OCR, E-mail, HTTP, SMB
Image formats supportedKnown for oneTIFF, JPEG
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Input colour depthDiffers48 bit16 bit
Output colour depthDiffers24 bit8 bit
Input greyscale depth16 bit16 bit
Output greyscale depth8 bit8 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversKnown for oneWIA, TWAIN, SANE
Fax3 differ
FaxingDiffersMono faxingColour faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for oneYes
Fax resolution (black)Differs203 x 392 DPI300 x 300 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one2.5 sec/page
Modem speed33.6 Kbit/s33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers500 pages250 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Speed diallingYesYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers60000 pages per month27000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one0 - 5000 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffersPrint, Copy, Fax, ScanPrint
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for oneBR-Script 3, PDF, PCL 6
Printer fontsKnown for onePostScript, PCL, Bitmap
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one73
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one66
Number of barcode fontsKnown for one16
Number of bitmap fontsKnown for one12
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers21
Total input capacityDiffers300 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one80 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersThin paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Recycled paper, Bond paper, Labels, Envelopes, Glossy paperEnvelopes, Executive, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersLetter, Legal, ExecutiveExecutive, Legal, Letter, Oficio
Envelopes sizesDiffersC5, Com-10, DL, Monarch10, C5, DL, Monarch
Custom media lengthKnown for one116 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers60 - 105 g/m²64 - 105 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15,13x18,18x25,20x25
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB Type-B
Network4 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,1000,100 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11g802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for oneYes
Security algorithmsDiffersSSL/TLS, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, SNMP, IPSec, 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, TKIP, AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAEWPA-AES, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP, WPA3-EAP, WPA3-SAE
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, 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
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/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMPv6, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, LDAP, LDAPS, IMAP4, Syslog
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Brother Mobile Connect, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, PIXMA Cloud Link
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one512 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1200 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one46.5 dB
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack, White
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display diagonalDiffers8.89 cm (3.5")6.86 cm (2.7")
Control typeTouchTouch
Colour displayYesYes
Power5 differ
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one330 W
Power consumption (printing)Differs540 W22 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for one540 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one60 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs8.4 W0.8 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one0.53 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.04 W0.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.43 kWh/week0.14 kWh/week
AC input frequency50/60 Hz50/60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers220 - 240 V100 - 240 V
System requirements4 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 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterprise x64, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, WindoWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS X 13.0 VenturaMac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 13.
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Other operating systems supportedDiffersChromeOSAndroid, iOS
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, iOS
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 80%10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 32.5 °C5 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one35 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneBlue Angel, Nordic Swan Ecolabel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one404 mm
DepthKnown for one473 mm
HeightKnown for one460 mm
WeightKnown for one25.6 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one650 mm
Package depthKnown for one560 mm
Package heightKnown for one643 mm
Package weightKnown for one33.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedACAC
User guideKnown for oneYes
Warranty cardKnown for oneYes
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneGS mark
Other featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for one49 dB

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