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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 30differ
  • 18identical
  • 97known 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 Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3 (1200 x 600 DPI vs 600 x 600 DPI). The Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 7.3 s more time to first copy (black, normal) than the Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3 (12.5 s vs 5.2 s). The Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3 has 350 sheets more total input capacity than the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 (600 sheets vs 250 sheets). Printing: Colour printing on the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4, Mono printing on the Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3. Maximum resolution: 2400 x 600 DPI on the Brother MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4, 1200 x 1200 DPI on the Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3.

  • Printing
    • Colour printing
    • Mono printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Copying
    • Colour copying
    • Mono copying
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 600 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Time to first copy (black, normal)
    • 12.5 s
    • 5.2 s
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 19200 x 19200 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Duplex functions
    • Print
    • Scan, Print
  • Printing colours
    • Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
    • Black

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145 specifications
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Brother

MFC-L8970CDW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model MFC-L8970CDW

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Kyocera

ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3

Model MZ3201ix

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Printing2 differ
Print technologyLaserLaser
PrintingDiffersColour printingMono printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto/Manual
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI1200 x 1200 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 (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one32 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one21.5 s
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersColour copyingMono 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)Differs12.5 s5.2 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one12.5 s
Maximum number of copies999 copies999 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 scanningYesYes
Duplex scanning modeKnown for oneAuto
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers19200 x 19200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Optical scanning resolution (ADF)Known for one600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one215.9 x 355.6 mm
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneDual CIS
Scan toDiffersUSB, E-mail Server, Network folder, FTP, Image, OCR, E-mail, HTTPE-mail, SMB, FTP, USB, TWAIN
Image formats supportedTIFF, JPEGTIFF, JPEG
Document formats supportedPDFPDF
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Input greyscale depthKnown for one16 bit
Output greyscale depthKnown for one8 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversKnown for oneWIA, TWAIN, SANE
Faxidentical
FaxingKnown for oneMono faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for oneYes
Fax resolution (black)Known for one203 x 392 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one2.5 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one500 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Speed diallingKnown for oneYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one80000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one0 - 7500 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffersPrintScan, Print
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack
Page description languagesDiffersBR-Script 3, PDF, PCL 6PCL 6, PostScript 3, XPS, PDF
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 one1
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets600 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one80 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Paper tray media typesDiffersThin paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Recycled paper, Bond paper, Labels, Envelopes, Glossy paperPlain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A3
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLetter, Legal, Executive
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneC5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
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 & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one2
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technology10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,1000,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11g
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, Mopria Print Service, Kyocera Mobile Print
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers1024 MB2000 MB
Built-in processorYesYes
Processor frequencyDiffers1200 MHz1400 MHz
Processor familyKnown for oneARM Cortex
Processor modelKnown for oneA53
Processor coresKnown for one2
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack, White
Market positioningDiffersBusinessWorkgroup
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display diagonal17.8 cm (7")17.8 cm (7")
Control typeTouchTouch
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Power3 differ
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one330 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one540 W
Power consumption (copying)Differs540 W490 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one60 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs8.4 W70 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs0.53 W0.3 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.04 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.43 kWh/week
AC input frequencyKnown for one50/60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 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
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 SequoiaMac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS 12.4, Mac OS 13.1, Mac OS 14.5, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneChromeOS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 32.5 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one36 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneBlue Angel, Nordic Swan Ecolabel
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers454 mm590 mm
DepthDiffers505 mm585 mm
HeightDiffers460 mm688 mm
WeightDiffers26.7 kg49 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 includedKnown for oneAC
User guideKnown for oneYes
Warranty cardKnown for oneYes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneGS mark
Other featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for one49 dB

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