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MFC-L2980DW vs MFC-L3720CDW

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MFC-L2980DW
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MFC-L2980DW
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MFC-L3720CDW
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MFC-L2980DW
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      At a glance

      Key differences

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      Software1 difference
      Market Positioning
      Business
      Home & office
      Physical3 differences
      Depth
      421 mm
      444.5 mm
      Height
      319 mm
      401.3 mm
      Width
      410 mm
      406.4 mm
      Display3 differences
      Optical scanning resolution
      1200 x 1200 DPI
      600 x 600 DPI
      Optical scanning resolution (ADF)
      600 x 600 DPI
      1200 x 1200 DPI
      Maximum resolution
      1200 x 1200 DPI
      2400 x 600 DPI
      Performance2 differences
      Storage (max)
      256 MB
      512 MB
      Processor frequency
      600 MHz
      800 MHz
      Design1 difference
      Printing colours
      Black
      Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
      General17 differences
      Copying
      Mono copying
      Colour copying
      Duplex functions
      Copy, Print, Scan
      Print
      Maximum duty cycle
      50000 pages per month
      40000 pages per month
      Page description languages
      BR-Script 3, PCL 6, PDF 1.7
      PCL 5e · PCL 5c · PCL 6
      Duplex scanning
      Yes
      No
      Scan to
      E-mail · E-mail Server · FTP
      Cloud, E-mail
      Ethernet LAN data rates
      10,100 Mbit/s
      10,100,1000 Mbit/s
      Mobile printing technologies
      Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
      Apple AirPrint · Mopria Print Service · Brother Mobile Connect
      Faxing
      Mono faxing
      Colour faxing
      ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
      A4, A5
      A4, A5, A6
      Non-ISO print media sizes
      Folio, Legal, Letter
      Legal, Letter
      Paper tray media types
      Envelopes · Executive · Labels
      Executive · Plain paper · Thin paper
      Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
      36 ppm
      19 ppm
      Print technology
      Laser
      LED
      Time to first page (black, normal)
      8.5 s
      12.5 s
      Printing
      Mono printing
      Colour printing
      Total output capacity
      120 sheets
      150 sheets
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