Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson EcoTank ET-2916 Inkjet A4

36specifications compared
26differ
10identical
110known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 50 sheets more total output capacity than the Epson EcoTank ET-2916 Inkjet A4 (150 sheets vs 100 sheets). The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 528 W more power consumption (copying) than the Epson EcoTank ET-2916 Inkjet A4 (540 W vs 12 W). The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 54 W more power consumption (ready) than the Epson EcoTank ET-2916 Inkjet A4 (60 W vs 6 W). Only the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has built-in display. Print technology: Laser on the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4, Inkjet on the Epson EcoTank ET-2916 Inkjet A4.

Print technology
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- EcoTank ET-2916 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Maximum resolution
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- EcoTank ET-2916 Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
Optical scanning resolution
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:19200 x 19200 DPI
- EcoTank ET-2916 Inkjet A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
Scan technology
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Dual CIS
- EcoTank ET-2916 Inkjet A4:CIS
Faxing
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono faxing
- EcoTank ET-2916 Inkjet A4:No
Total output capacity
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:150 sheets
- EcoTank ET-2916 Inkjet A4:100 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:A4, A5, A6
- EcoTank ET-2916 Inkjet A4:A4, A6, A5
Envelopes sizes
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
- EcoTank ET-2916 Inkjet A4:DL, C6, 10

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Comparison of MFC-L8970CDW, ET-2916
146 specifications	A Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-L8970CDW View product	B Epson EcoTank ET-2916 Inkjet A4 Model ET-2916 View product
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto/Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	31 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	31 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	9.9 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Borderless printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copyingidentical
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 resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 copiesKnown for one	999 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Scanning2 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 typeKnown for one	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 supportedKnown for one	TIFF, JPEG	Unknown — not stated by the source
Document formats supportedKnown for one	PDF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	No
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 speedKnown for one	2.5 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	500 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Speed diallingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 functionsKnown for one	Print	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Ink tank systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Input & output capacity1 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	100 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	80 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Thin paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Recycled paper, Bond paper, Labels, Envelopes, Glossy paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A6, A5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Letter, Legal, Executive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesDiffers	C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch	DL, C6, 10
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 weightKnown for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
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, B6
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C6
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x15,13x18 cm
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x15
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 LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 DirectKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
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	Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Epson Smart Panel, Epson Connect
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 displayDiffers	Yes	No
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power5 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)Differs	60 W	6 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	8.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	0.53 W	0.5 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.04 W	0.1 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 voltage	220 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
System requirements3 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 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, 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	Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2025
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	361 mm
DepthDiffers	505 mm	317 mm
HeightDiffers	460 mm	162 mm
WeightDiffers	26.7 kg	4.1 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 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
Other featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for one	49 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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