The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 6 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4920 Inkjet A4 (31 ppm vs 25 ppm). The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 19 ppm more print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4920 Inkjet A4 (31 ppm vs 12 ppm). The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 4 ppm more duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4920 Inkjet A4 (20 ppm vs 16 ppm). Print technology: Laser on the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4, Inkjet on the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4920 Inkjet A4. Maximum resolution: 2400 x 600 DPI on the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4, 4800 x 1200 DPI on the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4920 Inkjet A4.
Print technology
MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
WorkForce Pro WF-4920 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
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)
TCP
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers
Apple AirPrint, Brother Mobile Connect, Mopria Print Service
Mopria Print Service, Apple AirPrint, Epson Connect, Epson Smart Panel
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
Display
LCD
LCD
Display diagonalDiffers
17.8 cm (7")
10.9 cm (4.29")
Control type
Touch
Touch
Colour display
Yes
Yes
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)Known for one
540 W
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (ready)Differs
60 W
7 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one
8.4 W
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Differs
0.53 W
0.7 W
Power consumption (off)Differs
0.04 W
0.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs
0.43 kWh/week
0.13 kWh/week
AC input frequency
50/60 Hz
50/60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers
220 - 240 V
100 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
17 W
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
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 supportedDiffers
Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2, 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
425 mm
DepthDiffers
505 mm
388 mm
HeightDiffers
460 mm
277 mm
WeightDiffers
26.7 kg
10.4 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 features1 differ
Noise levelDiffers
49 dB
6.6 dB
Printing methodKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
Epson PrecisionCore
Print head nozzlesKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
800 Nozzles Black, 256 Nozzles per Color
Warranty periodKnown for one
—Unknown — not stated by the source
1 year(s)
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