Brother MFC-L8970CDW Laser A4 2400 x 600 DPI 31 ppm Wi-Fi
Brother MFC-L8970CDW, Laser, Colour printing, 2400 x 600 DPI, A4, Direct printing, Grey
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| 10 July 2026 | £931 |
| 11 July 2026 | £941 |
| 11 July 2026 | £947 |
| 13 July 2026 | £950 |
| 2 August 2026 | £1,000 |
| 8 August 2026 | £950 |
| 18 August 2026 | £981 |
| 25 August 2026 | £964 |
| 27 August 2026 | £984 |
| 16 September 2026 | £1,009 |
| 16 September 2026 | £1,075 |
| 18 September 2026 | £1,035 |
| 21 September 2026 | £1,059 |
| 23 September 2026 | £1,014 |
| 24 September 2026 | £1,025 |
| 26 September 2026 | £1,025 |
| 26 September 2026 | £914 |
| 29 September 2026 | £947 |
| 2 October 2026 | £942 |
| 2 October 2026 | £942 |
| 4 October 2026 | £942 |
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Product Information
Brother MFC-L8970CDW. Print technology: Laser, Printing: Colour printing, Maximum resolution: 2400 x 600 DPI, Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter): 31 ppm. Copying: Colour copying, Maximum copy resolution: 1200 x 600 DPI. Scanning: Colour scanning, Optical scanning resolution: 19200 x 19200 DPI. Faxing: Mono faxing. Duplex functions: Print. Maximum ISO A-series paper size: A4. Wi-Fi. Direct printing. Product colour: Grey
Product
- Name
- Brother MFC-L8970CDW Laser A4 2400 x 600 DPI 31 ppm Wi-Fi
- Category
- Multifunction Printers
- Brand
- Brother
Printing
- Print technology
- Laser
- Printing
- Colour printing
- Duplex printing
- Yes
- Maximum resolution
- 2400 x 600 DPI
- Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- 31 ppm
- Duplex printing mode
- Auto/Manual
- Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- 31 ppm
- Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- 20 ppm
- Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- 20 ppm
- Time to first page (black, normal)
- 9.9 s
- N-in-1 print function
- Yes
- N-up printing
- 2, 4, 9, 16, 25, 6
- Barcode printing
- Yes
- Watermark printing
- Yes
- Secure printing
- Yes
- Poster printing function
- Yes
Weight & dimensions
- Width
- 454 mm
- Depth
- 505 mm
- Height
- 460 mm
- Weight
- 26.7 kg
Ports & interfaces
- Direct printing
- Yes
- USB port
- Yes
- USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 2
Scanning
- Scanning
- Colour scanning
- Duplex scanning
- Yes
- Optical scanning resolution
- 19200 x 19200 DPI
- Scanner type
- Flatbed & ADF scanner
- Duplex scanning mode
- Auto
- Optical scanning resolution (ADF)
- 600 x 600 DPI
- Maximum scan area
- 215.9 x 355.6 mm
- Scan technology
- Dual CIS
- Scan to
- USB, E-mail Server, Network folder, FTP, Image, OCR, E-mail, HTTP
- Image formats supported
- TIFF, JPEG
- Document formats supported
- Input colour depth
- 48 bit
- Output colour depth
- 24 bit
- Input greyscale depth
- 16 bit
- Output greyscale depth
- 8 bit
- Greyscale levels
- 256
- Scan drivers
- WIA, TWAIN, SANE
Copying
- Copying
- Colour copying
- Duplex copying
- Yes
- Maximum copy resolution
- 1200 x 600 DPI
- Duplex copying mode
- Auto
- Maximum copy size
- A4
- Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- 31 cpm
- Time to first copy (black, normal)
- 12.5 s
- Time to first copy (colour, normal)
- 12.5 s
- Maximum number of copies
- 999 copies
- Copier resize
- 25 - 400%
- N-in-1 copy function
- Yes
- N-in-1 copy function (N=)
- 2, 4
Fax
- Faxing
- Mono faxing
- Duplex faxing
- Yes
- Fax resolution (black)
- 203 x 392 DPI
- Fax transmission speed
- 2.5 sec/page
- Modem speed
- 33.6 Kbit/s
- Fax memory
- 500 pages
- Auto-redialing
- Yes
- Speed dialling
- Yes
- Fax forwarding
- Yes
- Auto reduction
- Yes
- Error Correction Mode (ECM)
- Yes
Power
- Power consumption (PowerSave)
- 330 W
- Power consumption (printing)
- 540 W
- Power consumption (copying)
- 540 W
- Power consumption (ready)
- 60 W
- Power consumption (standby)
- 8.4 W
- Power consumption (sleep)
- 0.53 W
- Power consumption (off)
- 0.04 W
- Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)
- 0.43 kWh/week
- AC input voltage
- 220 - 240 V
- AC input frequency
- 50/60 Hz
Operational conditions
- Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 20 - 80%
- Storage temperature (T-T)
- 0 - 40 °C
- Operating temperature (T-T)
- 10 - 32.5 °C
- Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- 36 - 85%
Paper handling
- Maximum ISO A-series paper size
- A4
- Paper tray media types
- Thin paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Recycled paper, Bond paper, Labels, Envelopes, Glossy paper
- ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- A4, A5, A6
- Non-ISO print media sizes
- Letter, Legal, Executive
- Envelopes sizes
- C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
- Custom media width
- 76.2 - 216 mm
- Custom media length
- 116 - 355.6 mm
- Paper tray media weight
- 60 - 105 g/m²
- Multi-Purpose Tray media weight
- 60 - 163 g/m²
Network
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Ethernet LAN
- Yes
- Cabling technology
- 10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- Ethernet LAN data rates
- 10,1000,100 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi standards
- 802.11a, 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11g
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Yes
- Near Field Communication (NFC)
- Yes
- Security algorithms
- SSL/TLS, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, SNMP, IPSec, 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, TKIP, AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
- Supported network protocols (IPv4)
- ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (AutoIP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR receiver, LPR/LPD, custom raw port/Port9100, SMTP client, IPP/IPPS, FTP client, FTP server, CIFS client, TELNET server, SNMPv1/v2c/v4, HTTP/HTTPS server, TF
- Supported network protocols (IPv6)
- NDP, RA, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR Receiver, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port / Port9101, IPP/IPPS, SMTP Client, FTP Client, FTP Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v4, HTTP/HTTPS Server, TFTP Client, TFTP Server, ICMPv7, Web Services (Print), Web Services (S)
- Mobile printing technologies
- Apple AirPrint, Brother Mobile Connect, Mopria Print Service
Packaging data
- Package width
- 650 mm
- Package depth
- 610 mm
- Package height
- 643 mm
- Package weight
- 34.7 kg
Other features
- Noise level
- 49 dB
Performance
- Internal memory
- 1024 MB
- Built-in processor
- Yes
- Processor frequency
- 1200 MHz
Design
- Product colour
- Grey
- Market positioning
- Business
- Built-in display
- Yes
- Display
- LCD
- Display diagonal
- 17.8 cm (7")
- Control type
- Touch
- Colour display
- Yes
Features
- Maximum duty cycle
- 80000 pages per month
- Duplex functions
- Printing colours
- Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
- Recommended duty cycle
- 0 - 7500 pages per month
- Page description languages
- BR-Script 3, PDF, PCL 6
- Printer fonts
- PostScript, PCL, Bitmap
- Number of PCL fonts
- 73
- Number of PostScript fonts
- 66
- Number of barcode fonts
- 16
- Number of bitmap fonts
- 12
Input & output capacity
- Total number of input trays
- 1
- Total input capacity
- 250 sheets
- Total output capacity
- 150 sheets
- Multi-Purpose tray
- Yes
- Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
- 50 sheets
- Auto document feeder (ADF)
- Yes
- Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity
- 80 sheets
System requirements
- Windows operating systems supported
- Windows 10, 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 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterprise x64, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 x64
- Mac operating systems supported
- Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia
- Linux operating systems supported
- Yes
- Server operating systems supported
- Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
- Other operating systems supported
- ChromeOS
Packaging content
- Cables included
- AC
- Warranty card
- Yes
- User guide
- Yes
Technical details
- Compliance certificates
- GS mark
Sustainability
- Sustainability certificates
- Blue Angel, Nordic Swan Ecolabel
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