General

Model MFC-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
Printer Type Laser
Print Method Electrophotographic Laser Printer (single-pass)
Memory Capacity Standard 256 MB
Optional 1 slot: DDR2 SO-DIMM (144-pin) up to 256 MB
LCD (liquid crystal display) 3.7 in. (93.4 mm) TFT Color Touchscreen LCD and Touchpanel 4.85 in. (123.2 mm)TFT Color Touchscreen LCD and Touchpanel
Power Source 110 - 120 V AC 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Average) Peak Approx. 1190 W
Printing Approx. 565 W at 77 ° F (25 ° C)
Printing
(Quiet Mode)
Approx. 375 W at 77 ° F (25 ° C)
Copying Approx. 565 W at 77 ° F (25 ° C)
Copying
(Quiet Mode)
Approx. 375 W at 77 ° F (25 ° C)
Ready Approx. 65 W at 77 ° F (25 ° C)
Sleep Approx. 9.5 W Approx. 10.0 W
Deep Sleep Approx. 1.7 W Approx. 1.8 W
Power Off Approx. 0.02 W
Dimensions (W x D x H) 16.1in. x 19.8 in. x 19.4 in. (410 mm x 503 mm x 492 mm) 19.3 in. x 20.7 in. x 20.9 in. (490 mm x 526 mm x 530 mm)
Weights (with supplies) 63.5 lb (28.8 kg) 67.4 lb (30.6 kg)
Noise Level Sound Pressure Printing Lp a m = 55dB (A) Lp a m = 56dB (A)
Printing(Quiet Mode) Lp a m = 52dB (A) Lp a m = 53dB (A)
Ready Lp a m = 28 dB (A)
Sound Power Printing
(Color)
L wa d = 6.73 B (A) L wa d = 6.71 B (A)
Printing
(Black & White)
L wa d = 6.70 B (A) L wa d = 6.71 B (A)
Printing(Quiet Mode) L wa d = 6.40 B (A) L wa d = 6.36 B (A)
Ready L wa d = 4.05 B (A)
Temperature Operating 50 ° F to 90 ° F (10 to 32 ° 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 35 pages 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-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
Document Size (1-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. 11.7 in. (297.0 mm) Max. 14.0 in. (355.6 mm)
Document Size (2-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)

Print media

Model MFC-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
Paper Input Paper Tray 1 (Standard) Paper Type Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper
Paper Size Letter, A4, B5 (JIS), A5, A5 (Long Edge), A6, Executive, Legal, Folio
Paper Weight 16 to 28 lb (60 to 105 g/m2)
Maximum Paper Capacity Up to 250 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, Glossy Paper
Paper Size Width: 3.0 to 8.5 in (76.2 to 215.9 mm)
Length: 5 to 14 in (127 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 (JIS), A5, 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)
2-sided Automatic 2-sided Printing Paper Type Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper, Glossy Paper
Paper Size Letter, Legal, Folio
Paper Weight 16 to 28 lb (60 to 105 g/m2)

Fax

Model MFC-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
Compatibility ITU-T Super Group 3
Coding System MH/MR/MMR/JBIG
Modem Speed 33,600 bps (with Automatic Fallback)
2-sided Print Receiving Yes
Automatic 2-sided 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 Standard
203 × 98 dpi
Fine
203 × 196 dpi
Superfine
203 × 392 dpi
Photo
203 × 196 dpi
Address Book 300 entries
Groups Up to 20
Broadcasting 350 (300 Address Book/50 Manual Dial)
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-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
Copy Width Max. 8.27 in. (210 mm)
Automatic 2-sided 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 Black & White Less than 18 seconds at 73.4 ° F (23 ° C) / 115 V
Color Less than 20 seconds at 73.4 ° F (23 ° C) / 115 V

Scanner

Model MFC-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
Color / Black Yes / Yes
TWAIN Compliant Yes (Windows ® XP / Windows Vista ® / Windows ® 7 / Windows ® 8 /
Mac OS X v10.7.5 / 10.8.x / 10.9.x)
WIA Compliant Yes (Windows ® XP / Windows Vista ® / Windows ® 7 / Windows ® 8)
ICA Compliant Yes (Mac OS X v10.7.5 / 10.8.x / 10.9.x)
Color Depth Color 48 bit color processing (Input)
24 bit color processing (Output)
Gray Scale 16 bit color processing (Input)
8 bit color processing (Output)
Resolution Up to 19200 × 19200 dpi (interpolated)
Up to 1200 × 2400 dpi (optical) (from Scanner Glass)
Up to 1200 × 600 dpi (optical) (from ADF)
Scanning Width Max. 8.27 in. (210 mm)
Automatic 2-sided Scanning Yes (from ADF)

Printer

Model MFC-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
Automatic 2-sided Print Yes
Emulations PCL6, BR-Script3 (PostScript ® 3™)
Resolution 600 × 600 dpi
2400 dpi (2400 × 600) quality
Print Speed
(2-sided)
Black & White Up to 14 sides/minute (Up to 7 sheets/minute)
(Letter size)
Color Up to 14 sides/minute (Up to 7 sheets/minute)
(Letter size)
Print Speed Black & White Up to 30 pages/minute (Letter size) Up to 32 pages/minute (Letter size)
Color Up to 30 pages/minute (Letter size) Up to 32 pages/minute (Letter size)
First Print Time Black & White Less than 15 seconds at 73.4 ° F (23 ° C) / 115 V
Color Less than 15 seconds at 73.4 ° F (23 ° C) / 115 V

Interfaces

Model MFC-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
USB Hi-Speed USB 2.0
We recommend using a USB 2.0 cable (Type A/B) that is no more than 6 feet (2.0 meters) long.
Ethernet 10BASE-T / 100BASE-TX
Use a straight-through Category 5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable.
Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode)
IEEE 802.11g (Wi-Fi Direct)

Network

Model MFC-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
LAN You can connect your machine to a network for Network Printing, Network Scanning, PC-FAX Send, PC-FAX Receive (Windows ® only) and Remote Setup.
Also included is Brother BRAdmin Light Network Management software.
Protocols IPv4 ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, POP3, SMTP Client, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMP, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, LDAP, IMAP4
IPv6 NDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, POP3, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, Web Services (Print/Scan), LDAP, IMAP4
Security Protocols Wired APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4), SNMP v3, 802.1x (EAP-MD5, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), Kerberos, IPSec
Wireless APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4), SNMP v3, 802.1x (LEAP, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS), Kerberos, IPSec
Wireless Network Security WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (AES)
Wireless Network Setup Support Utility AOSS™ Yes
WPS Yes

Direct Print feature

Model MFC-L8600CDW MFC-L8850CDW MFC-L9550CDW
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