Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson EcoTank C11CJ88502 multifunction printer Inkjet A4

70specifications compared
41differ
29identical
76known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson EcoTank C11CJ88502 multifunction printer Inkjet A4 has 6 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 (37 ppm vs 31 ppm). The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 8 ppm more print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Epson EcoTank C11CJ88502 multifunction printer Inkjet A4 (31 ppm vs 23 ppm). The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 12.5 ppm more duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Epson EcoTank C11CJ88502 multifunction printer Inkjet A4 (20 ppm vs 7.5 ppm). Print technology: Laser on the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4, Inkjet on the Epson EcoTank C11CJ88502 multifunction printer Inkjet A4. Duplex printing mode: Auto/Manual on the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4, Auto on the Epson EcoTank C11CJ88502 multifunction printer Inkjet A4.

Print technology
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- EcoTank C11CJ88502 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Duplex printing mode
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Auto/Manual
- EcoTank C11CJ88502 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Auto
Maximum resolution
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- EcoTank C11CJ88502 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:31 ppm
- EcoTank C11CJ88502 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:37 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:31 ppm
- EcoTank C11CJ88502 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:23 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:20 ppm
- EcoTank C11CJ88502 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:7.5 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:20 ppm
- EcoTank C11CJ88502 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:5 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:9.9 s
- EcoTank C11CJ88502 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:7 s

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Comparison of MFC-L8970CDW, C11CJ88502
146 specifications	A Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-L8970CDW View product	B Epson EcoTank C11CJ88502 multifunction printer Inkjet A4 Model C11CJ88502 View product
Printing8 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeDiffers	Auto/Manual	Auto
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	31 ppm	37 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	31 ppm	23 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	7.5 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	5 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	9.9 s	7 s
N-in-1 print functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-up printingKnown for one	2, 4, 9, 16, 25, 6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Barcode printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Watermark printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Secure printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poster printing functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 s
Copying2 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex copying modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum copy sizeKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	31 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	12.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one	12.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	999 copies	99 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning3 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex scanning modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	19200 x 19200 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Optical scanning resolution (ADF)Known for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	215.9 x 355.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner type	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyDiffers	Dual CIS	CIS
Scan toKnown for one	USB, E-mail Server, Network folder, FTP, Image, OCR, E-mail, HTTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedDiffers	TIFF, JPEG	PICT, PNG, BMP, TIFF, JPEG
Document formats supported	PDF	PDF
Input colour depth	48 bit	48 bit
Output colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Input greyscale depthKnown for one	16 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output greyscale depthKnown for one	8 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	WIA, TWAIN, SANE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax3 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	Colour faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	203 x 392 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax transmission speedDiffers	2.5 sec/page	3 sec/page
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers	500 pages	180 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Speed dialling	Yes	Yes
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Error Correction Mode (ECM)	Yes	Yes
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	80000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	0 - 7500 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex functions	Print	Print
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for one	BR-Script 3, PDF, PCL 6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printer fontsKnown for one	PostScript, PCL, Bitmap	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one	73	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one	66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of barcode fontsKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of bitmap fontsKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	30 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray	Yes	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers	50 sheets	250 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	80 sheets	35 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Thin paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Recycled paper, Bond paper, Labels, Envelopes, Glossy paper	Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Letter, Legal, Executive	Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesDiffers	C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch	10, C6, DL
Custom media lengthKnown for one	116 - 355.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	76.2 - 216 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 105 g/m²	64 - 95 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9x13,10x15,13x18,13x20,20x25
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,1000,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi Direct	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11g	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	SSL/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-SAE	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (AutoIP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR receiver, LPR/LPD, custom raw port/Port9100, SMTP client, IPP/IPPS, FTP client, FTP server, CIFS client, TELNET server, SNMPv1/v2c/v4, HTTP/HTTPS server, TF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	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	Epson Connect, Epson iPrint, Epson Email Print
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
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black, White
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display diagonalDiffers	17.8 cm (7")	6.1 cm (2.4")
Control type	Touch	Touch
Colour display	Yes	Yes
Power6 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)Differs	540 W	12 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	60 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	8.4 W	5.5 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	0.53 W	0.9 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.04 W	0.2 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs	0.43 kWh/week	0.14 kWh/week
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
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 Vista, Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia	Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
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
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	ChromeOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 32.5 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	375 mm
DepthDiffers	505 mm	347 mm
HeightDiffers	460 mm	346 mm
WeightDiffers	26.7 kg	7.3 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	650 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	610 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	643 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	34.7 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	AC	AC
User guideKnown for one	Yes	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
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13300 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5200 pages
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

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