Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

vs

Epson
ecotank et m3140

Brother MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Epson ecotank et m3140

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Brother MFC-L8690CDW laser printer alternatives

Epson ecotank et m3140 alternatives

specs

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Technical Details
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

not available
Error Correction Mode (ECM):
Yes
not available
Scan Speed (Colour, A4):
7 Inch/min

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Display
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

LCD
Display:
Lcd

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Scanning
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

not available
Scan Speed (Black, Normal Quality, A4):
7 Inch/min

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

System Requirements
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

Windows Server 2008,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2008 x64,Windows Server 2012,Windows Server 2012 R2,Windows Server 2016
Server operating systems supported:
not available
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite,Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan,Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra
Mac operating systems supported:
not available
Windows 10 Education,Windows 10 Education x64,Windows 10 Enterprise,Windows 10 Enterprise x64,Windows 10 Home,Windows 10 Home x64,Windows 10 IOT Core,Windows 10 Pro,Windows 10 Pro x64,Windows 7 Enterprise,Windows 7 Enterprise x64,Windows 7 Home Basic,Windows 7 Home Basic x64,Windows 7 Home Premium,Windows 7 Home Premium x64,Windows 7 Professional,Windows 7 Starter,Windows 7 Starter x64,Windows 7 Ultimate,Windows 8,Windows 8 Enterprise,Windows 8 Enterprise x64,Windows 8 Pro,Windows 8 Pro x64,Windows 8 x64,Windows 8.1,Windows 8.1 Enterprise,Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64,Windows 8.1 Pro,Windows 8.1 Pro x64,Windows 8.1 x64
Windows operating systems supported:
not available

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Power
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

not available
AC Input Voltage:
100V
not available
Energy Star Certified:
Yes
not available
Power Consumption (Off):
0.2W
not available
Power Consumption (Ready):
5.4 W
not available
Power Consumption (Standby):
0.9W
not available
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC):
0.3 KWh/week

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Paper Handling
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

not available
ISO A-Series Sizes (A0...A9):
A4, A5, A6
not available
ISO B-Series Sizes (B0...B9):
B5, B6
not available
Maximum ISO A-Series Paper Size:
A4
not available
Non-ISO Print Media Sizes:
L, Executive, Legal, Letter
not available
Paper Tray Media Types:
Envelopes, Plain paper
not available
Paper Tray Media Weight:
64 - 256 G/m²
not available
Standard Tray Media Types:
Envelopes, Plain, Plain paper
64 - 90 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weight:
not available
60 - 163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight:
not available
60 - 105 g/m²
Paper tray media weight:
not available
Executive, Folio
Non-ISO print media sizes:
not available
A4,A5,A6
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9):
not available
Bond paper, Glossy paper, Letterhead, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Multi-purpose tray media types:
not available
Plain paper, Recycled paper
Paper tray media types:
not available
A4
Maximum ISO A-series paper size:
not available

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Weight & Dimensions
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

not available
Weight:
7.3kg
not available
Height:
346mm
not available
Depth:
347mm
not available
Width:
375mm

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Output Capacity
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

not available
Standard Output Capacity:
100 Sheets

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Print Technology
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

not available
Standard Printer Languages:
Gdi

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Ports & Interfaces
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

not available
USB Port:
Yes
yes
Direct printing:
not available
RJ-45, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Standard interfaces:
not available
1
USB 2.0 ports quantity:
not available

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Input & Output Capacity
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

not available
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) Input Capacity:
35 Sheets
not available
Maximum Number of Input Trays:
1
not available
Paper Input Type:
Paper tray
not available
Total Input Capacity:
250 Sheets
not available
Total Output Capacity:
100 Sheets
Paper tray
Paper input type:
not available
50 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity:
not available
yes
Multi-Purpose tray:
not available
50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity:
not available
150 sheets
Total output capacity:
not available
250 sheets
Total input capacity:
not available
1
Total number of input trays:
not available

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Input Capacity
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

not available
Number of Standard Paper Trays:
1

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Network
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

802.11b,802.11g,Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standards:
not available
True
Wi-Fi Direct:
not available
yes
Network ready:
not available
yes
Ethernet LAN:
not available

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Features
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

not available
Duplex Printing:
Yes
not available
Maximum Duty Cycle:
20,000 Pages Per Month

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Performance
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

800 MHz
Processor frequency:
not available
yes
Built-in processor:
not available
512 MB
Internal memory:
not available

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Printing
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

not available
Print Speed (Black):
39ppm
not available
Time to First Page (Black):
9s
2,4,9,16,25
N-up printing:
not available
Laser
Print technology:
not available
31 s
Warm-up time (from sleep mode):
not available
15 s
Time to first page (colour, normal):
not available
15 s
Time to first page (black, normal):
not available
14 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter):
not available
14 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter):
not available
31 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter):
not available
Auto/Manual
Duplex printing mode:
not available
yes
Duplex printing:
not available
31 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter):
not available
2400 x 600 DPI
Maximum resolution:
not available

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Design
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

not available
Built-in Display:
Yes
not available
Colour Display:
Yes
not available
Control Type:
Touch
not available
Display Diagonal:
2.4"
Touch
Control type:
not available
True
Touchscreen:
Yes
yes
Colour display:
not available
yes
Built-in display:
not available
Black, Grey
Product colour:
not available
Business
Market positioning:
not available
True
Colour:
White

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Other Features
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

not available
Fax Memory:
180 Pages
not available
Functions:
Print
not available
Image Formats Supported:
Bmp, Jpeg, Png, Tif, Tiff
not available
Optical Scanning Resolution:
1,200 DPI
not available
Print Technology:
Inkjet
not available
Scan Technology:
CIS
not available
Scanner Type:
Flatbed & ADF

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Key Features
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

not available
Maximum Resolution:
1200 x 2400 DPI
not available
Print Speed (Colour):
39ppm
True
Wi-Fi:
No
Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Printing colours:
not available
BR-Script 3,PCL 6,PDF 1.7,XPS
Page description languages:
not available
4
Number of print cartridges:
not available
0 - 3000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle:
not available
40000 pages per month
Maximum duty cycle:
not available

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Sustainability
compared

Epson
ecotank et m3140

ENERGY STAR
Sustainability certificates:
not available