Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer

72specifications compared
59differ
13identical
117known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 23.5 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer (31 ppm vs 7.5 ppm). The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 25.5 ppm more print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer (31 ppm vs 5.5 ppm). The HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer has 5.1 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 (15 s vs 9.9 s). Only the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has duplex copying. Only the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has duplex scanning.

Print technology
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer:Thermal inkjet
Duplex printing mode
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Auto/Manual
- DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer:Manual
Maximum resolution
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:31 ppm
- DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer:7.5 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:31 ppm
- DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer:5.5 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:9.9 s
- DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer:15 s
Duplex copying
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Yes
- DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer:No
Maximum copy resolution
- MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer:600 x 300 DPI

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Comparison of MFC-L8970CDW, DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer
189 specifications	A Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-L8970CDW View product	B HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer View product
Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Thermal inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeDiffers	Auto/Manual	Manual
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	31 ppm	7.5 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	31 ppm	5.5 ppm
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)Differs	9.9 s	15 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
Print resolution colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.5 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.5 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 s
Print margin top (min)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 mm
Print margin bottom (min)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.45 cm
Print margin left (min)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 mm
Print margin right (min)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 mm
Copying4 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingDiffers	Yes	No
Duplex copying modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	600 x 300 DPI
Maximum copy sizeKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	31 cpm	6 cpm
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	9 copies
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
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 cpm
Auto fit functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scanning8 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningDiffers	Yes	No
Duplex scanning modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	19200 x 19200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution (ADF)Known for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaDiffers	215.9 x 355.6 mm	216 x 297 mm
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed 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	BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF
Document formats supported	PDF	PDF
Input colour depthDiffers	48 bit	24 bit
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 levels	256	256
Scan driversDiffers	WIA, TWAIN, SANE	TWAIN
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
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	80000 pages per month	1000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers	0 - 7500 pages per month	50 - 100 pages per month
Duplex functions	Print	Print
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffers	BR-Script 3, PDF, PCL 6	PCL 3 GUI
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
Digital senderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Home
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	60 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	25 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)Differs	Yes	No
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	80 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 sheets
Paper handling7 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	Plain paper, Photo paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Letter, Legal, Executive	Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesDiffers	C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch	B5, DL
Custom media lengthDiffers	116 - 355.6 mm	127 - 279 mm
Custom media widthDiffers	76.2 - 216 mm	89 - 215 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 105 g/m²	60 - 300 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 355 mm
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	10x15 cm
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x6,5x7,8x10
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Direct printingDiffers	Yes	No
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
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 standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 technologiesKnown for one	Apple AirPrint, Brother Mobile Connect, Mopria Print Service	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Sound power level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.2 dB
Design4 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	White
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 typeDiffers	Touch	Buttons
Colour displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour nameKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Power5 differ
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	330 W	0.05 W
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	1.83 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	8.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	0.53 W	0.83 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.04 W	0.05 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	0.43 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequency	50/60 Hz	50/60 Hz
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 7, Windows 10, Windows 11
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 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, MacOS
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 conditions4 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 32.5 °C	15 - 30 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	36 - 85%	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Recommended humidity operating rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Recommended operating temperature range (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 30 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Blue Angel, Nordic Swan Ecolabel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainable technologies and materialsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	None
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	454 mm	425.2 mm
DepthDiffers	505 mm	304.1 mm
HeightDiffers	460 mm	149.1 mm
WeightDiffers	26.7 kg	3.42 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	650 mm	475 mm
Package depthDiffers	610 mm	191 mm
Package heightDiffers	643 mm	354 mm
Package weightDiffers	34.7 kg	4.45 kg
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	120 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 pages
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WW: HP Printer Software, available online; AP Indo: CD Software included
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	GS mark	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for one	49 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 user(s)
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 11; Windows 10; Windows 7; macOS 13 Ventura; macOS 14 Sonoma
Number of print headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
Recommended system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, 7: 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor, 2 GB available hard disk space, Internet connection, USB port, Internet Explorer
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EN 55032:2015 / CISPR 32:2015 Class B, EN 55024:2010 / CISPR 24:2010, EN 55035:2017 / CISPR 35:2016, EN 61000-3-2:2014 / IEC 61000-3-2:2014, EN 61000-3-3:2013 / IEC 61000-3-3:2013, FCC CFR 47 Part 15 Class B, ICES-003, Issue 6 Class B; GB4943.1-2011 (CCC -China), CNS 14336: 1999 & CNS13438 (BSMI-Tai
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP Auto-On/Auto-OffKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HP Dynamic securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EN 55032:2015 / CISPR 32:2015 Class B, EN 55024:2010 / CISPR 24:2010, EN 55035:2017 / CISPR 35:2016, EN 61000-3-2:2014 / IEC 61000-3-2:2014, EN 61000-3-3:2013 / IEC 61000-3-3:2013, FCC CFR 47 Part 15 Class B, ICES-003, Issue 6 Class B; GB4943.1-2011 (CCC -China), CNS 14336: 1999 & CNS13438 (BSMI-Tai
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	325 kg
Layers per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	72 pc(s)

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