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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson EcoTank ET-4900 Inkjet A4

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 26differ
  • 14identical
  • 107known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 400 pages more fax memory than the Epson EcoTank ET-4900 Inkjet A4 (500 pages vs 100 pages). The Brother MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 1 more total input trays than the Epson EcoTank ET-4900 Inkjet A4 (2 vs 1). The Brother MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 50 sheets more total output capacity than the Epson EcoTank ET-4900 Inkjet A4 (150 sheets vs 100 sheets). Print technology: Laser on the Brother MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4, Inkjet on the Epson EcoTank ET-4900 Inkjet A4. Maximum resolution: 2400 x 600 DPI on the Brother MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4, 5760 x 1440 DPI on the Epson EcoTank ET-4900 Inkjet A4.

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 5760 x 1440 DPI
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
  • Scan technology
    • Dual CIS
    • CIS
  • Faxing
    • Mono faxing
    • Colour faxing
  • Fax memory
    • 500 pages
    • 100 pages
  • Total number of input trays
    • 2
    • 1
  • Total output capacity
    • 150 sheets
    • 100 sheets

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Brother

MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model MFC-L8730CDW

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Epson

EcoTank ET-4900 Inkjet A4

Model ET-4900

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Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto/Manual
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one31 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one31 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)Known for one9.9 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
Borderless printingKnown for oneYes
Copyingidentical
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Duplex copying modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one1200 x 600 DPI
Maximum copy sizeKnown for oneA4
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)Known for one12.5 s
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one999 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
Scanning2 differ
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 typeKnown for oneFlatbed & 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 depthKnown for one48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Input greyscale depthKnown for one16 bit
Output greyscale depthKnown for one8 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversKnown for oneWIA, TWAIN, SANE
Fax2 differ
FaxingDiffersMono faxingColour faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for oneYes
Fax resolution (black)Known for one203 x 392 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one2.5 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers500 pages100 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Speed diallingKnown for oneYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one60000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one0 - 5000 pages per month
Duplex functionsKnown for onePrint, Copy, Fax, Scan
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
Ink tank systemKnown for oneYes
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers21
Total input capacityKnown for one300 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets100 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers80 sheets30 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneThin paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Recycled paper, Bond paper, Labels, Envelopes, Glossy paper
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLetter, Legal, Executive
Envelopes sizesDiffersC5, Com-10, DL, MonarchDL, 10, C6
Custom media lengthKnown for one116 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 105 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for oneC6
Photo paper sizesKnown for one13x18,10x15 cm
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one10x15
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,1000,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11g802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
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-SAE128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, 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 technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Brother Mobile Connect, Mopria Print Service
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one512 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1200 MHz
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
Display diagonalKnown for one8.89 cm (3.5")
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Power5 differ
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one330 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one540 W
Power consumption (copying)Differs540 W12 W
Power consumption (ready)Differs60 W6 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one8.4 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs0.53 W0.5 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.04 W0.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.43 kWh/week0.11 kWh/week
AC input frequencyKnown for one50/60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 V
System requirements3 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 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS X 13.0 VenturaYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016Windows Small Business Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 x64, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2025
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneChromeOS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 32.5 °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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers404 mm375 mm
DepthDiffers473 mm317 mm
HeightDiffers460 mm224 mm
WeightDiffers25.6 kg5.5 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 includedKnown for oneAC
User guideKnown for oneYes
Warranty cardKnown for oneYes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneGS mark
Other featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for one49 dB

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