Brother MFC-L2960DW vs Brother MFC-L5710DW

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MFC-L2960DW compared with MFC-L5710DW

	BrotherMFC-L2960DW	BrotherMFC-L5710DW
Overview
Released
Released	October 2024	October 2023
Printing
Type
Type	Laser	Laser
Colour
Colour	No	No
Speed, black
Speed, black	34 pages a minute	48 pages a minute (better)
Resolution
Resolution	1200 × 1200 dpi	1200 × 1200 dpi
Prints both sides
Prints both sides	Yes	Yes
Printing detail
Printing detail	Electrophotographic laser; 2-sided printing at up to 16 sides a minute; 256MB memory; PCL6, BR-Script3 (PostScript 3 emulation) and PDF 1.7; secure print, Universal Print and quiet mode	Electrophotographic 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 out
First page out	Up to 6.9 seconds from ready, 8.1 seconds from sleep	Up to 6.7 seconds
Ink or toner
Ink or toner	TN2510 toner (1,200 pages), TN2510XL (3,000 pages) or TN2510XXL (5,000 pages); separate DR2510 drum (about 15,000 pages at 1 page per job)	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 yield
Page yield	1,500-page toner in the box; yields declared to ISO/IEC 19752	3,000-page toner in the box; yields declared to ISO/IEC 19752
Duty cycle
Duty cycle	Up to 3,500 pages a month recommended	Up to 5,000 pages a month recommended
Scanning and copying
Does
Does	Print, Scan, Copy and Fax	Print, Scan, Copy and Fax
Document feeder
Document feeder	Yes	Yes
Scanner
Scanner	Dual CIS colour scanner with A4 glass and 50-sheet document feeder; 1-sided and 2-sided scanning at 22.5 ipm mono and 7.5 ipm colour (ISO/IEC 17991); 1200 × 1200 dpi from the glass, 600 × 600 dpi from the feeder; scan to email server, network folder, FTP, SharePoint, OCR and Microsoft Office formats	Dual 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
Copying
Copying	Up to 34 copies a minute, 2-sided copying; first copy in up to 8.4 seconds; up to 600 × 600 dpi; 25–400% zoom; 2-in-1 ID copy	Up 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
Fax
Fax	33.6 kbps Super G3; automatic 2-sided faxing; PC-Fax send and receive; Internet fax; 500-page memory; 200 speed dials	33.6 kbps Super G3; automatic 2-sided faxing; PC-Fax send and receive; 500-page memory; 300 speed dials and LDAP address book
Paper
Largest paper
Largest paper	A4	A4
Paper tray
Paper tray	250 sheets	250 sheets
Paper sizes
Paper sizes	Tray A4, Letter, B5, A5, A5 (long edge), B6, A6, Executive, A4 Short, 16K; manual feed slot (1 sheet) 76.2–215.9 mm wide by 127–355.6 mm long, envelopes COM-10, DL, C5 and Monarch; document feeder 105–216 mm wide by 147–356 mm long; 2-sided A4 only	Input 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 types
Paper types	Tray plain, thin, recycled and thick paper, 60–163 gsm; manual feed slot also bond, labels and envelopes, 60–230 gsm; 2-sided 64–105 gsm	Tray 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 tray
Output tray	120 sheets face down	150 sheets face down
Connections
Connects by
Connects by	Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct and USB	Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct and USB
Connection detail
Connection detail	Hi-Speed USB 2.0; Fast Ethernet (10/100); Wi-Fi 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n and 5GHz 802.11a/n; Wi-Fi Direct	Hi-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 phones
Printing from phones	Apple AirPrint (print and scan), Mopria, Brother Print Service Plugin; Brother Web Connect for Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, Box, Evernote and SharePoint Online	Apple AirPrint (print and scan), Mopria, Brother Print Service Plugin; Brother Web Connect
App
App	Brother Mobile Connect (Android, iPhone and iPad)	Brother Mobile Connect (Android, iPhone and iPad)
Control panel
Control panel	8.8cm (3.5″) colour touchscreen with up to 18 shortcuts	8.9cm colour touchscreen
Design
Weight
Weight	12.4 kg	16.6 kg
Power use
Power use	485 W printing, 220 W in quiet mode, 495 W copying, 3.3 W ready, 3.3 W sleep, 0.7 W deep sleep, 0.08 W off; TEC 0.34 kWh a week	670 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
Noise
Noise	49 dB(A) printing, 44 dB(A) in quiet mode, 30 dB(A) ready (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
Size
Size	410 × 421 × 319 mm (W × D × H)	417 × 461 × 448 mm (W × D × H)
In the box
In the box	Printer, 1,500-page toner, drum, power cord, quick setup guide, warranty card	Printer, 3,000-page toner, drum, power cord, quick setup guide, warranty card