Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson WorkForce Pro WF-8510DWF

70specifications compared
45differ
25identical
105known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- WorkForce Pro WF-8510DWF:Inkjet
Maximum resolution
- MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- WorkForce Pro WF-8510DWF:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:32 ppm
- WorkForce Pro WF-8510DWF:34 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:32 ppm
- WorkForce Pro WF-8510DWF:34 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:15 s
- WorkForce Pro WF-8510DWF:7 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:15 s
- WorkForce Pro WF-8510DWF:7 s
Maximum copy resolution
- MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- WorkForce Pro WF-8510DWF:600 x 1200 DPI
Scanner type
- MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Flatbed scanner
- WorkForce Pro WF-8510DWF:Flatbed & ADF scanner

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Comparison of MFC-L8850CDW, WF-8510DWF
175 specifications	A Brother MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-L8850CDW View product	B Epson WorkForce Pro WF-8510DWF Model WF-8510DWF View product
Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	32 ppm	34 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	32 ppm	34 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 ppm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734, A4) blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 ppm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734, A4) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	15 s	7 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	15 s	7 s
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	7 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	7 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	33 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Secure printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying1 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	600 x 1200 DPI
Maximum copy sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A3
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	999 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
Copy speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Up to22 ipm Black, Up to21 ipm Colour; *Simplex ADF 600 x 600 dpi (ISO/ IEC 24735)
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	32 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	32 cpm	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
Scanning5 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Optical scanning resolution (ADF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 2400 DPI
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyDiffers	Dual CIS	CIS
Scan toDiffers	Cloud, E-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, OCR, USB	E-mail, Network folder, FTP, PC
Scan speed (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23 inch/min
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23 inch/min
Image formats supportedDiffers	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF	JPEG, TIFF
Document formats supportedDiffers	DOCX, PDF, PPTX, XML	PDF
Scan speed (black, normal quality)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 dpi (with ADF); , 23 ipm with ADF scan 200 dpi (flatbed) 5 sec. with flatbed scan
Scan speed (colour, normal quality)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 dpi (with ADF); , 23 ipm with ADF scan 200 dpi (flatbed) 7 sec. with flatbed scan
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	A4 (210 x 297)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	ICA, ISIS, SANE, TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax4 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	Colour faxing
Fax transmission speedDiffers	2.5 sec/page	3 sec/page
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers	500 pages	6 MB
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Speed diallingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs	300	200
Fax forwarding toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-mail, PC
Error Correction Mode (ECM)	Yes	Yes
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Caller IDKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Distinctive ringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	350 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	JBIG, MH, MMR, MR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	60000 pages per month	65000 pages per month
Digital sender	No	No
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
Page description languagesDiffers	BR-Script 3, PCL 6	ESC/P-R, GDI
Country of originDiffers	China	Indonesia
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input trays	3	3
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	250 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray	Yes	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers	50 sheets	80 sheets
Paper input type	Paper tray	Paper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	50 sheets	50 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1831 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1831 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3+
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Envelopes
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A3+, A3, A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B6	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter	Letter, Legal
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10, C6, C4
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x15,13x18,20x25
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 - 256 g/m²
Additional paper traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 x 500 sheet paper tray, Cabinet
Paper tray media weight (imperial)Known for one	7.26 - 12.7 kg (16 - 28 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight (imperial)Known for one	7.26 - 19.5 kg (16 - 43 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weight (imperial)Known for one	7.71 - 10.9 kg (17 - 24 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, USB 2.0
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network6 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, LEAP, MD5, PEAP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-Enterprise
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Differs	ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA, WINS/NetBIOS, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, POP3, SMTP Client, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client/Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client/server, ICMP, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, LDAP, I	LPR, FTP, IPP, LDP, Port 9100, WSD, Net BIOS over TCP/IP, TCP/IPv4, TCP/IPv6, IPSec
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP, HTTP, DHCP, BOOTP, APIPA, DDNS, mDNS, SNTP, SLP, WSD, LLTD, Ping, IEEE 802.1X
Authentication methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.1x
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service	Apple AirPrint, Epson Connect, Epson iPrint, Epson Email Print, Epson Remote Print, Epson Scan to Cloud, Google Cloud Print
Network printing methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LPR, FTP, IPP, LDP, Port 9100, WSD, Net BIOS over TCP/IP, TCP/IPv4, TCP/IPv6, IPSec
Security featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Limit access function with Epson Web Config, Secure confidential printing with PIN code release, LDAP Address Book, IPsec, IEEE802.1x, SSL (Server authentication), Panel Admin Mode
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	NDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, POP3, SMTP Client, FTP Client/Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client/server, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, LDAP, Web Services (Print/Scan), IMAP4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online services supportedKnown for one	Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, OneDrive, OneNote, Picasa	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	52 dB
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	Star Sapphire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one	55 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	28 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	White
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display diagonalDiffers	12.3 cm (4.85")	12.7 cm (5")
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes
Control type	Touch	Touch
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.04 W	0.4 W
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 120 V	220 V
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	565 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	565 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (copying)Known for one	565 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	1.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffers	Nordic Swan Ecolabel, Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	620 mm	590 mm
DepthDiffers	700 mm	570 mm
HeightDiffers	670 mm	464 mm
WeightDiffers	27.7 kg	34.3 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	697 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	729 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	615 mm
Package weightDiffers	33.1 kg	41 kg
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	199.5 cm
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 pc(s)
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 cm
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	199.5 cm
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 pc(s)
Technical detailsidentical
Box contentsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Individual Ink Cartridges, Main unit, Power cable, Quick Setup Guide, User manual (CD), Warranty Documents
Other featuresidentical
Printing methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson PrecisionCore
Standard input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1-Sheet paper tray, 80-Sheet Multi-Purpose Tray, 250-sheet paper tray
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Scan, Copy, Fax, Print
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Linux, Mac OS 10.6+, Mac OS 10.7.x, Mac OS 10.8.x, Mac OS 10.9.x, Microsoft Windows XP (Home Edition / Prof / Prof X64 / Vista), Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8 (32/64 bit), Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 (32/64bit), Windows Server 2008 (32/64bit), Windows
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ESC/P-R, GDI
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Hi-Speed USB - compatible with USB 2.0 specification, Ethernet Interface (1000 Base-T/ 100-Base TX/ 10-Base-T), USB host, Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Colour printing technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DURABrite™ Pro
Ink dropKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.7 pl, With Variable-Sized Droplet Technology
Print head nozzlesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 Nozzles Black, 800 Nozzles per Color
Print speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34 pages/min Colour (plain paper 75 g/m²), 34 pages/min Monochrome (plain paper 75 g/m²)
Printer featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Direct scan-to-print without PC, Direct print from USB
PictBridgeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 32.5 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Nuance PaperPort SE Presto! PageManager Brother Control Center 4 Nuance PaperPort 12 SE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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