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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4

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  • 68specifications compared
  • 40differ
  • 28identical
  • 75known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 600 x 600 DPI more maximum copy resolution than the Epson WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4 (1200 x 600 DPI vs 600 x 600 DPI). The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 900 copies more maximum copies than the Epson WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4 (999 copies vs 99 copies). The Epson WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4 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). Only the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has Ethernet LAN. Print technology: Laser on the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4, Inkjet on the Epson WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4.

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Duplex printing mode
    • Auto/Manual
    • Auto
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 5760 x 1440 DPI
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 600 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Maximum number of copies
    • 999 copies
    • 99 copies
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 19200 x 19200 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
  • Scan drivers
    • WIA, TWAIN, SANE
    • ICA, TWAIN, WIA
  • Faxing
    • Mono faxing
    • Colour faxing

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Brother

MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model MFC-L8970CDW

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Epson

WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4

Model WF-2930

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Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeDiffersAuto/ManualAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one31 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one31 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one9.9 s
N-in-1 print functionKnown for oneYes
N-up printingKnown for one2, 4, 9, 16, 25, 6
Barcode printingKnown for oneYes
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Secure printingKnown for oneYes
Poster printing functionKnown for oneYes
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one10 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one5 ppm
Copying2 differ
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Duplex copying modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum copy sizeKnown for oneA4
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one31 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one12.5 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one12.5 s
Maximum number of copiesDiffers999 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
Scanning2 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Duplex scanning modeKnown for oneAuto
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers19200 x 19200 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Optical scanning resolution (ADF)Known for one600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one215.9 x 355.6 mm
Scanner typeFlatbed & ADF scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneDual CIS
Scan toKnown for oneUSB, E-mail Server, Network folder, FTP, Image, OCR, E-mail, HTTP
Image formats supportedKnown for oneTIFF, JPEG
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Input colour depth48 bit48 bit
Output colour depth24 bit24 bit
Input greyscale depth16 bit16 bit
Output greyscale depth8 bit8 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversDiffersWIA, TWAIN, SANEICA, TWAIN, WIA
Fax3 differ
FaxingDiffersMono faxingColour faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for oneYes
Fax resolution (black)Known for one203 x 392 DPI
Fax transmission speedDiffers2.5 sec/page3 sec/page
Modem speed33.6 Kbit/s33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers500 pages100 pages
Auto-redialingYesYes
Speed diallingYesYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers80000 pages per month3000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one0 - 7500 pages per month
Duplex functionsPrintPrint
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for oneBR-Script 3, PDF, PCL 6
Printer fontsKnown for onePostScript, PCL, Bitmap
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one73
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one66
Number of barcode fontsKnown for one16
Number of bitmap fontsKnown for one12
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets30 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers80 sheets30 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersThin paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Recycled paper, Bond paper, Labels, Envelopes, Glossy paperEnvelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A4, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersLetter, Legal, ExecutiveLetter, Legal
Envelopes sizesDiffersC5, Com-10, DL, Monarch10
Custom media lengthKnown for one116 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 105 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Direct printingYesYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers21
Network3 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,1000,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi DirectYesYes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11g802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for oneYes
Security algorithmsKnown for oneSSL/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
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, 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
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, 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)
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Brother Mobile Connect, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Epson Connect, Epson Email Print, Epson Remote Print, Epson Scan to Cloud, Epson iPrint, Mopria Print Service
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1200 MHz
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display diagonalDiffers17.8 cm (7")3.66 cm (1.44")
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Colour displayYesYes
Power5 differ
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one330 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one540 W
Power consumption (copying)Differs540 W12 W
Power consumption (ready)Differs60 W4.6 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs8.4 W0.7 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one0.53 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.04 W0.2 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.43 kWh/week
AC input frequency50/60 Hz50/60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers220 - 240 V100 - 240 V
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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 EnterpWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 SequoiaMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac O
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 x64, Windows Server 2016
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneChromeOS
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80%20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 32.5 °C10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs36 - 85%5 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 40 °C-20 - 40 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneBlue Angel, Nordic Swan Ecolabel
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers454 mm375 mm
DepthDiffers505 mm300 mm
HeightDiffers460 mm218 mm
WeightDiffers26.7 kg5.2 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one650 mm
Package depthKnown for one610 mm
Package heightKnown for one643 mm
Package weightKnown for one34.7 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedACAC
User guideKnown for oneYes
Warranty cardKnown for oneYes
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneGS mark
Other featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for one49 dB

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