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Brother MFC-J4540DW vs Brother MFC-L5710DW

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Overview
ReleasedAugust 2021October 2023
Printing
TypeInkjetLaser
ColourYesNo
Speed, black20 pages a minute48 pages a minute
Speed, colour19 pages a minute–
Resolution1200 × 4800 dpi1200 × 1200 dpi
Prints both sidesYesYes
Printing detailPiezo inkjet (210 nozzles for black, 3 × 210 for colour); 2-sided printing at 11 ipm black and 10 ipm colour (ISO/IEC 24734); borderless printing up to A4; 128MB memory; quiet modeElectrophotographic laser; 2-sided printing at up to 24 sides a minute; 512MB memory; PCL6, BR-Script3 (PostScript 3 emulation), PDF 1.7, IBM Proprinter XL and Epson FX-850; secure print, print from USB flash drive and quiet mode
First page out5.8 seconds black, 5.9 seconds colour (ISO/IEC 17629)Up to 6.7 seconds
Ink or tonerLC426 cartridges (3,000 pages black, 1,500 pages each colour) or LC426XL (6,000 black, 5,000 colour)TN3600 toner (3,000 pages), TN3600XL (6,000 pages) or TN3600XXL (11,000 pages); separate DR3600 drum (about 75,000 pages at 3 pages per job)
Page yieldCartridges in the box for about 3,000 black and 1,500 colour pages; yields declared to ISO/IEC 247113,000-page toner in the box; yields declared to ISO/IEC 19752
Duty cycleUp to 2,000 pages a month recommendedUp to 5,000 pages a month recommended
Scanning and copying
DoesPrint, Scan, Copy and FaxPrint, Scan, Copy and Fax
Document feederYesYes
ScannerColour CIS scanner with A4 glass and 20-sheet document feeder; 1-sided scanning at 17 ipm mono and 7 ipm colour (ISO/IEC 17991); up to 1200 × 2400 dpi from the glass, 1200 × 600 dpi from the feeder; scan to USB, email, network, FTP, SFTP, SharePoint and OCRDual CIS colour scanner with A4 glass and 50-sheet document feeder; 28 ipm mono and 20 ipm colour 1-sided, 56 ipm mono and 40 ipm colour 2-sided (ISO/IEC 17991); 1200 × 1200 dpi from the glass, 600 × 600 dpi from the feeder; scan to USB, email server, network folder, FTP, SFTP, SharePoint, OCR and Microsoft Office formats
Copying13 ipm black and 10.5 ipm colour 1-sided, 5 and 4.5 ipm 2-sided; first copy in 10.5 seconds black, 13 seconds colour; up to 1200 × 2400 dpi; 25–400% zoomUp to 48 copies a minute, 2-sided copying; first copy in up to 8.7 seconds; up to 1200 × 600 dpi; 25–400% zoom; 2-in-1 ID copy and receipt copy
FaxITU-T Group 3, 14,400 bps; PC-Fax send and receive; 180-page memory; 100-name address book with 2 numbers each33.6 kbps Super G3; automatic 2-sided faxing; PC-Fax send and receive; 500-page memory; 300 speed dials and LDAP address book
Paper
Largest paperA4A4
Paper tray400 sheets250 sheets
Paper sizesInput 150-sheet tray and 250-sheet second tray, plus a 1-sheet manual feed slot; tray 1 and manual slot A4, Letter, Legal, Folio, Executive, A5, A6, 10 × 15 cm, 9 × 13 cm, 13 × 18 cm, 13 × 20 cm and envelopes C5, COM-10, DL and Monarch; tray 2 A4, Letter, Legal, Folio, Executive and A5 plain paper; document feeder 148–215.9 mm wide by 148–355.6 mm long; 2-sided A4, Letter, Executive and A5Input 250-sheet tray plus 100-sheet multi-purpose tray, up to 1,290 sheets with two optional lower trays (LT-5505 250 sheets, LT-6505 520 sheets); tray A4, Letter, B5, A5, A5 (long edge), A6, Executive, Legal, Folio, A4 Short, 16K; multi-purpose tray 69.8–215.9 mm wide by 127–355.6 mm long, envelopes COM-10, DL, C5 and Monarch; document feeder 105–215.9 mm wide by 147.3–355.6 mm long; 2-sided A4 only
Paper typesPlain, inkjet, glossy and recycled paper; tray 1 64–220 gsm; tray 2 plain and recycled onlyTray plain, letterhead, coloured, thin, recycled and thick paper, 60–163 gsm; multi-purpose tray also bond, labels and envelopes, 60–230 gsm; document feeder 64–90 gsm; 2-sided 64–105 gsm
Output tray100 sheets face up150 sheets face down
Connections
Connects byWi-Fi, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct and USBWi-Fi, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct and USB
Connection detailHi-Speed USB 2.0; front USB host port; Ethernet; Wi-Fi 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n; Wi-Fi Direct; WPS; NFCHi-Speed USB 2.0; front USB host port; Gigabit Ethernet; Wi-Fi 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n and 5GHz 802.11a/n; Wi-Fi Direct; WPS; supports external NFC card readers
Printing from phonesApple AirPrint, Mopria, Brother Print Service Plugin; Brother Web ConnectApple AirPrint (print and scan), Mopria, Brother Print Service Plugin; Brother Web Connect
AppBrother Mobile Connect (Android, iPhone and iPad)Brother Mobile Connect (Android, iPhone and iPad)
Control panel6.8cm (2.7″) colour touchscreen8.9cm colour touchscreen
Design
Weight10.4 kg16.6 kg
Power use21 W copying, 3.5 W ready, 1.2 W sleep, 0.2 W off670 W printing, 430 W in quiet mode, 680 W copying, 31 W ready, 5.9 W sleep, 0.6 W deep sleep, 0.05 W off; TEC 0.59 kWh a week
Noise57 dB(A) printing (sound pressure)54 dB(A) printing, 50 dB(A) in quiet mode, 35 dB(A) ready (sound pressure); 7.02 B(A) sound power printing
Size435 × 372 × 250 mm (W × D × H)417 × 461 × 448 mm (W × D × H)
In the boxPrinter, ink cartridges, power cord, quick setup guide, product safety guide, user guide, warranty cardPrinter, 3,000-page toner, drum, power cord, quick setup guide, warranty card

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