The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 20 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Canon PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4 (31 ppm vs 11 ppm). The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 25 ppm more print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Canon PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4 (31 ppm vs 6 ppm). The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 900 copies more maximum copies than the Canon PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4 (999 copies vs 99 copies). Only the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has duplex printing. Only the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has duplex scanning.
Print technology
MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Duplex printing
MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Yes
PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4:No
Maximum resolution
MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
NDP, RA, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR Receiver, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port / Port9101, IPP/IPPS, SMTP Client, FTP Client, FTP Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v4, HTTP/HTTPS Server, TFTP Client, TFTP Server, ICMPv7, Web Services (Print), Web Services (S)
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers
Apple AirPrint, Brother Mobile Connect, Mopria Print Service
Apple AirPrint
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one
1024 MB
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one
Yes
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one
1200 MHz
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
49 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers
Grey
Black
Market positioningDiffers
Business
Home & office
Display diagonalKnown for one
17.8 cm (7")
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one
Touch
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour displayKnown for one
Yes
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one
330 W
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (printing)Known for one
540 W
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (copying)Known for one
540 W
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (ready)Known for one
60 W
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs
8.4 W
0.6 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one
0.53 W
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Differs
0.04 W
0.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs
0.43 kWh/week
0.1 kWh/week
AC input voltageDiffers
220 - 240 V
100 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
114 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers
Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterp
Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers
Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia
Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one
Yes
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one
Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs
20 - 80%
10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs
10 - 32.5 °C
5 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one
36 - 85%
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one
0 - 40 °C
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one
Blue Angel, Nordic Swan Ecolabel
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers
454 mm
416 mm
DepthDiffers
505 mm
337 mm
HeightDiffers
460 mm
178 mm
WeightDiffers
26.7 kg
6 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers
650 mm
494 mm
Package depthDiffers
610 mm
499 mm
Package heightDiffers
643 mm
277 mm
Package weightDiffers
34.7 kg
10.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one
AC
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty cardKnown for one
Yes
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one
GS mark
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for one
49 dB
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
100.3 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
99.1 cm
Pallet gross heightKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
83.5 cm
Pallet gross weightKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
122.9 kg
Products per pallet layerKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
4 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
16 pc(s)
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