The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 1.4 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Epson EcoTank ET-4951 (9.9 s vs 8.5 s). The Epson EcoTank ET-4951 has 0.5 sec/page more fax transmission speed than the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 (3 sec/page vs 2.5 sec/page). The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 400 pages more fax memory than the Epson EcoTank ET-4951 (500 pages vs 100 pages). Duplex printing mode: Auto/Manual on the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4, Auto on the Epson EcoTank ET-4951. Maximum resolution: 2400 x 600 DPI on the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4, 4800 x 1200 DPI on the Epson EcoTank ET-4951.
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, Epson Smart Panel, Epson Connect, Epson Email Print, Epson Remote Print, Epson Scan to Cloud
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
Market positioningDiffers
Business
Home & office
Built-in display
Yes
Yes
DisplayKnown for one
LCD
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalDiffers
17.8 cm (7")
6.1 cm (2.4")
Control type
Touch
Touch
Colour display
Yes
Yes
Power1 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)Known for one
8.4 W
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one
0.53 W
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one
0.04 W
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one
0.43 kWh/week
—Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one
50/60 Hz
—Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers
220 - 240 V
100 - 240 V
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one
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
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one
Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia
—Unknown — not stated by the source
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
240 mm
WeightDiffers
26.7 kg
7.3 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers
650 mm
415 mm
Package depthDiffers
610 mm
510 mm
Package heightDiffers
643 mm
325 mm
Package weightDiffers
34.7 kg
10.9 kg
Quantity per packKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
1 pc(s)
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one
AC
—Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one
Yes
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty cardKnown for one
Yes
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one
GS mark
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Safety warningKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Contains 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one. May produce an allergic reaction.<br>Contains 2,4,7,9-tetramethyldec-5-yne-4,7-diol. May produce an allergic reaction.<br>Always follow the information on the product label.
Box contentsKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
1 set of ink (1x 127ml BK, 3x 70ml CMY) + Extra Black, Main unit, Power cable, Quick Setup Guide, Warranty document
Colours capacityKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Black [127ml], Cyan [70ml], Yellow [70ml], Magenta [70ml]
Other featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for one
49 dB
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing methodKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Epson PrecisionCore
Standard input traysKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
250-sheet paper tray
Number of usersKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
4 user(s)
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
Mac OS X 10.9.5 or later, Windows 10 (32/64 bit), Windows 11, Windows 7 (32/64 bit), Windows 8 (32/64 bit), Windows 8.1 (32/64 bit), Windows Server 2008 (32/64bit), Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 (64bit), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2
EmulationsKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
ESC/P-R
InterfaceKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct, Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac(Wi-Fi 5)/k/v/r
Colour printing technologyKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Pigment black and Dye colour Inks
Ink dropKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
3.3 pl
Page yield high capacity (black & white)Known for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
15,100 pages
Page yield high capacity (colour)Known for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
5,500 pages
Print head nozzlesKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
400 Nozzles Black, 128 Nozzles per Color
Print speedKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
35 pages/min Monochrome (plain paper 75 g/m²), 23 pages/min Colour (plain paper 75 g/m²)
A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.
