General

Model MFC-8950DW MFC-8950DWT
Printer Type Laser
Print Method Electrophotographic Laser Printer
Memory Capacity Standard 128 MB
Optional 1 slot: DDR2 SO-DIMM (144–pin) up to 256 MB
LCD (liquid crystal display) Wide Touchscreen 5 in. (126 mm) Color LCD
Power Source 110 - 120 V AC 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Average) Peak Approx. 1200 W at 77 ° F (25 ° C)
Copying Approx. 702 W at 77 ° F (25 ° C)
Copying (Quiet Mode Approx. 350 W at 77 ° F (25 ° C)
Ready Approx. 9.8 W at 77 ° F (25 ° C)
Sleep (WLAN:On) Approx. 6.8 W
Deep Sleep Approx. 1.6 W
Dimensions (WxDxH) 19.3" x 16.3" x 18.8" (491 mm x 415 mm x 477 mm ) 19.3" x 16.3" x 23.9" (491 mm x 415 mm x 607 mm )
Weights (with consumables) 39.0 lb (17.7 kg) 45.9 lb (20.8 kg)
Noise Level Sound Pressure Printing L pa m = 59 dB (A)
Ready L pa m = 37 dB (A)
Printing
(Quiet Mode)
L pa m = 54 dB (A)
Sound Power Printing L wa d = 6.63 B (A) L wa d = 6.78 B (A)
Ready L wa d = 4.70 B (A) L wa d = 4.58 B (A)
Printing
(Quiet Mode)
L wa d = 6.4 B (A)
Temperature Operating 50 ° F to 90.5 ° F (10 to 32.5 ° C)
Storage 32 ° F to 104 ° F (0 to 40 ° C)
Humidity Operating 20 to 80% (without condensation)
Storage 10 to 90% (without condensation)
ADF (automatic document feeder) Up to 50 pages
For best results we recommend:
Temperature: 68 ° F to 86 ° F (20 to 30 ° C)
Humidity: 50% to 70%
Paper: 20 lb (80 g/m2)
Laser Notice Click here for details.

Document Size

Model MFC-8950DW MFC-8950DWT
Document Size (Single-sided) ADF Width 5.8 to 8.5 in. (147.3 to 215.9 mm)
ADF Length 5.8 to 14.0 in. (147.3 to 355.6 mm)
Scanner Glass Width Max. 8.5 in. (215.9 mm)
Scanner Glass Length Max. 14.0 in. (355.6 mm)
Document Size
(2-sided (Duplex))
ADF Width 5.8 to 8.5 in. (147.3 to 215.9 mm)
ADF Length 5.8 to 14.0 in. (147.3 to 355.6 mm)

Print media

Model MFC-8950DW MFC-8950DWT
Paper Input Paper Tray (Standard) Paper Type Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper
Paper Size Letter, A4, B5 (ISO/JIS), A5, A5 (Long Edge), B6 (ISO), A6, Executive, Legal, Folio
Paper Weight 16 to 28 lb (60 to 105 g/m2)
Maximum Paper Capacity Up to 500 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m2) Plain Paper
Multi-purpose tray (MP tray) Paper Type Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Thick Paper, Thicker Paper, Recycled Paper, Bond Paper, Label, Envelope, Env.Thin, Env.Thick
Paper Size Width: 3 to 8.5 in (76.2 to 215.9 mm)
Length: 5 to 14 in (127.0 to 355.6 mm)
Paper Weight 16 to 43 lb (60 to 163 g/m2)
Maximum Paper Capacity Up to 50 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m2) Plain Paper
Paper Tray 2 (Optional) Paper Type Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper
Paper Size Letter, A4, B5 (ISO/JIS), A5, B6 (ISO), Executive, Legal, Folio
Paper Weight 16 to 28 lb (60 to 105 g/m2)
Maximum Paper Capacity Up to 500 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m2) Plain Paper
Paper Output Face-Down Output Tray Up to 150 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m2) Plain Paper (face-down delivery to the face-down output paper tray)
Face-Up Output Tray One sheet (face-up delivery to the face-up output tray)
Duplex Automatic Duplex Printing Paper Type Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper
Paper Size Letter, Legal, Folio
Paper Weight 16 to 28 lb (60 to 105 g/m2)

Fax

Model MFC-8950DW MFC-8950DWT
Compatibility ITU-T Super Group 3
Coding System MH/MR/MMR/JBIG/JPEG
Modem Speed 33,600 bps (with Automatic Fallback)
2-sided (Duplex) Print Receiving Yes
Automatic 2-sided (Duplex) Sending Yes (from ADF)
Scanning Width Max. 8.19 in. (208 mm)
Printing Width Max. 8.19 in. (208 mm)
Gray Scale 8 bit/256 levels
Resolution Horizontal 203 dot/in. (8 dot/mm)
Vertical Standard:
98 line/in. (3.85 line/mm)
Fine:
196 line/in. (7.7 line/mm)
Photo:
196 line/in. (7.7 line/mm)
Superfine:
392 line/in. (15.4 line/mm)
One Touch Dial 32
Speed Dial 300 stations
Groups Up to 20
Broadcasting 382 stations
Automatic Redial Yes, 1 time after 5 minutes
Memory Transmission Up to 500 pages
Out of Paper Reception Up to 500 pages

Copy

Model MFC-8950DW MFC-8950DWT
Copy Width Max. 8.27 in. (210 mm)
Automatic 2-sided (Duplex) Copy Yes (from ADF)
Multiple Copies Stacks or Sorts up to 99 pages
Reduce/Enlarge 25% to 400% (in increments of 1%)
Resolution Up to 1200 × 600 dpi
First Copy Out Time Less than 10.5 seconds at 73.4 ° F (23 ° C) / 115 V

Scanner

Model MFC-8950DW MFC-8950DWT
Color / Mono Yes / Yes
TWAIN Compliant Yes (Windows ® XP / Windows Vista ® / Windows ® 7 / Mac OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.x, 10.7.x)
WIA Compliant Yes (Windows ® XP / Windows Vista ® / Windows ® 7)
ICA Compliant Yes (Mac OS X 10.6.x, 10.7.x)
Color Depth 48 bit internal / 24 bit external color
Resolution Up to 19200 × 19200 dpi (interpolated)
Up to 1200 × 1200 dpi (optical) (from Scanner Glass)
Up to 1200 × 600 dpi (optical) (from ADF)
Scanning Width Max. 8.27 in. (210 mm)
Automatic 2-sided (Duplex) Scanning Yes (from ADF)
Gray Scale 256 levels

Printer

Model MFC-8950DW MFC-8950DWT
Automatic 2-sided (Duplex) Print Yes
Emulations PCL6, BR-Script3 (PostScript ® 3™), IBM Proprinter XL, Epson FX-850
Resolution 1200 dpi × 1200 dpi, HQ1200 (2400 dpi × 600 dpi) quality, 600 dpi × 600 dpi
Print Speed
(Duplex)
Up to 18 sides/minute (Up to 9 sheets/minute)
(Letter size)
Print Speed Up to 42 pages/minute (Letter size)
First Print Time Less than 8.5 seconds at 73.4 ° F (23 ° C) / 115 V

Interfaces

Model MFC-8950DW MFC-8950DWT
USB Hi-Speed USB 2.0
It is recommended you use a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that is no more than 6 feet (2.0 meters) long.
Ethernet 10BASE-T / 100BASE-TX / 1000BASE-T
Use a straight-through Category 5e (or greater) Shielded Twisted-Pair (STP) cable.
Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure mode)
IEEE 802.11b (Ad-hoc mode)

Direct Print feature

Model MFC-8950DW MFC-8950DWT
Compatibility PDF version 1.7, JPEG, Exif + JPEG, PRN (created by Brother printer driver), TIFF (scanned by all Brother MFC or DCP models), XPS version 1.0.
Interface USB direct interface