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MFC-L3720CDW vs MFC-L8970CDW

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MFC-L3720CDW
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MFC-L3720CDW
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MFC-L8970CDW
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MFC-L3720CDW
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      At a glance

      Key differences

      Measured differences only. Ties and tiny gaps are left out.
      Connectivity1 difference
      USB 2.0 ports quantity
      1
      2
      Software1 difference
      Market Positioning
      Home & office
      Business
      Physical4 differences
      Weight
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      26700 g
      Depth
      444.5 mm
      505 mm
      Height
      401.3 mm
      460 mm
      Width
      406.4 mm
      454 mm
      Display3 differences
      Screen size
      8.89" (226 mm)
      17.8" (452 mm)
      Optical scanning resolution
      600 x 600 DPI
      19200 x 19200 DPI
      Optical scanning resolution (ADF)
      1200 x 1200 DPI
      600 x 600 DPI
      Performance2 differences
      Storage (max)
      512 MB
      1024 MB
      Processor frequency
      800 MHz
      1200 MHz
      Design2 differences
      Colors
      White
      Grey
      Printing colours
      Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
      Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
      General15 differences
      Duplex printing mode
      Auto
      Auto/Manual
      Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
      19 ppm
      31 ppm
      Print technology
      LED
      Laser
      Time to first page (black, normal)
      12.5 s
      9.9 s
      Duplex scanning
      No
      Yes
      Scan to
      Cloud, E-mail
      USB · E-mail Server · Network folder
      Ethernet LAN data rates
      10,100,1000 Mbit/s
      10,1000,100 Mbit/s
      Mobile printing technologies
      Apple AirPrint · Mopria Print Service · Brother Mobile Connect
      Apple AirPrint · Brother Mobile Connect · Mopria Print Service
      Faxing
      Colour faxing
      Mono faxing
      Maximum duty cycle
      40000 pages per month
      80000 pages per month
      Page description languages
      PCL 5e · PCL 5c · PCL 6
      BR-Script 3, PDF, PCL 6
      Maximum number of copies
      99 copies
      999 copies
      Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
      30 sheets
      50 sheets
      Non-ISO print media sizes
      Legal, Letter
      Letter, Legal, Executive
      Paper tray media types
      Executive · Plain paper · Thin paper
      Thin paper · Plain paper · Thick paper
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