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MFC-L5710DW vs MFC-L8970CDW

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MFC-L5710DW
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MFC-L5710DW
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MFC-L8970CDW
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Choose the MFC-L5710DW if
  • Lighter in the hand (16,800 vs 26,700 g)
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    At a glance

    Key differences

    Measured differences only. Ties and tiny gaps are left out.
    Why pick theMFC-L5710DW1 win
    −9,900 gLighter in the hand16,800 vs 26,700 g
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    Why pick theMFC-L8970CDW0 wins
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    Connectivity1 difference
    Windows operating systems supported
    Windows 10, Windows 11
    Windows 10 · Windows 10 Education · Windows 10 Education x64
    Software1 difference
    Market Positioning
    Home & office
    Business
    Physical4 differences
    Weight
    16800 g
    26700 g
    Depth
    580 mm
    505 mm
    Height
    549 mm
    460 mm
    Width
    497 mm
    454 mm
    Display4 differences
    Screen size
    8.89" (226 mm)
    17.8" (452 mm)
    Panel
    TFT
    LCD
    Maximum resolution
    1200 x 1200 DPI
    2400 x 600 DPI
    Optical scanning resolution
    1200 x 1200 DPI
    19200 x 19200 DPI
    Performance3 differences
    Storage (max)
    512 MB
    1024 MB
    Security algorithms
    WPA2-AES · 64-bit WEP · WPA2-PSK
    SSL/TLS · 802.1x RADIUS · EAP-FAST
    Storage relative humidity (H-H)
    35 - 85%
    36 - 85%
    Battery & charging5 differences
    Sleep power
    5.9 W
    0.53 W
    Power consumption (copying)
    680 W
    540 W
    Power consumption (off)
    0.05 W
    0.04 W
    Power consumption (printing)
    670 W
    540 W
    Power consumption (ready)
    31 W
    60 W
    Design4 differences
    Colors
    Black, White
    Grey
    Printing colours
    Black
    Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
    Paper tray media weight
    60 - 230 g/m²
    60 - 105 g/m²
    Output colour depth
    16 bit
    24 bit
    General13 differences
    Copying
    Mono copying
    Colour copying
    Time to first copy (black, normal)
    8.7 s
    12.5 s
    Duplex functions
    Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
    Print
    Page description languages
    PDF, BR-Script 3, PCL 6, XPS
    BR-Script 3, PDF, PCL 6
    Duplex printing mode
    Auto
    Auto/Manual
    Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    48 ppm
    31 ppm
    Time to first page (black, normal)
    6.7 s
    9.9 s
    ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
    A4, A5
    A4, A5, A6
    Non-ISO print media sizes
    Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter
    Letter, Legal, Executive
    Paper tray media types
    Bond paper · Envelopes · Labels
    Thin paper · Plain paper · Thick paper
    Scan drivers
    TWAIN, WIA
    WIA, TWAIN, SANE
    Scanner type
    ADF scanner
    Flatbed & ADF scanner
    Printing
    Mono printing
    Colour printing
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