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Brother MFC-J4540DW vs Epson Expression Home XP-5200

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BrotherMFC-J4540DWEpsonExpression Home XP-5200
Overview
ReleasedAugust 2021September 2022
Printing
TypeInkjetInkjet
ColourYesYes
Speed, black20 pages a minute14 pages a minute
Speed, colour19 pages a minute7.5 pages a minute
Resolution1200 × 4800 dpi4800 × 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 modeMicro Piezo print head, 400 black nozzles and 128 per colour; 3.3 pl minimum droplet with variable droplet sizes; automatic 2-sided printing on A4 plain paper; borderless printing; up to 33 pages a minute black and 20 colour in draft on 75 g/m² paper
First page out5.8 seconds black, 5.9 seconds colour (ISO/IEC 17629)–
Ink or tonerLC426 cartridges (3,000 pages black, 1,500 pages each colour) or LC426XL (6,000 black, 5,000 colour)Four cartridges, pigment black and dye cyan, magenta and yellow; Epson 503 and 503XL (Chillies)
Page yieldCartridges in the box for about 3,000 black and 1,500 colour pages; yields declared to ISO/IEC 24711503XL cartridges print 550 pages black and 470 pages per colour; standard 503 cartridges 210 pages black and 165 per colour
Duty cycleUp to 2,000 pages a month recommended–
Scanning and copying
DoesPrint, Scan, Copy and FaxPrint, Scan and Copy
Document feederYesNo
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 OCRFlatbed contact image sensor (CIS); 1,200 × 2,400 dpi optical
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% zoom–
FaxITU-T Group 3, 14,400 bps; PC-Fax send and receive; 180-page memory; 100-name address book with 2 numbers each–
Paper
Largest paperA4A4
Paper tray400 sheets150 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 A5A4, A5, A6, B5, B6, Letter, Legal, 9 × 13 cm, 10 × 15 cm, 13 × 18 cm, 13 × 20 cm, 20 × 25 cm, 16:9, envelopes (No. 10, DL, C6)
Paper typesPlain, inkjet, glossy and recycled paper; tray 1 64–220 gsm; tray 2 plain and recycled only–
Output tray100 sheets face up–
Connections
Connects byWi-Fi, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct and USBWi-Fi, 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; NFCUSB; Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n); Wi-Fi Direct; WPA3
Printing from phonesApple AirPrint, Mopria, Brother Print Service Plugin; Brother Web ConnectApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Mopria Scan, Epson Connect (Email Print, Scan-to-Cloud)
AppBrother Mobile Connect (Android, iPhone and iPad)Epson Smart Panel, Epson Creative Print
Control panel6.8cm (2.7″) colour touchscreen6.1 cm colour LCD
Design
Weight10.4 kg5.4 kg
Power use21 W copying, 3.5 W ready, 1.2 W sleep, 0.2 W off12 W copying (ISO/IEC 24712), 5.3 W ready, 0.7 W sleep, 0.3 W off
Noise57 dB(A) printing (sound pressure)39 dB(A) printing photos on Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper
Size435 × 372 × 250 mm (W × D × H)375 × 347 × 187 mm (W × D × H)
In the boxPrinter, ink cartridges, power cord, quick setup guide, product safety guide, user guide, warranty cardPrinter, individual ink cartridges, power cable, setup guide, warranty document

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