Introduction
Reliable performance for demanding businesses. The MFC-L8730CDW, is engineered to produce professional quality prints every time. With fast print speeds, enterprise-level security and solutions enabled to streamline operations and enhance productivity across teams.250 Sheet paper tray expandable to 75080 Sheet Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)50 Sheet Multi-Purpose input trayAuto paper low/empty detection48 Configurable ShortcutsNFC for secure authenticationCompatible with Brother and 3rd Party solutions including Tungsten Automation, YSoft and moreAvailable under a Managed Print Service (MPS) contract
Printing
Duplex printing mode
Auto/Manual
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
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, 6
Barcode printing
Yes
Watermark printing
Yes
Secure printing
Yes
Poster printing function
Yes
Copying
Duplex copying
Yes
Duplex copying mode
Auto
Copying
Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution
1200 x 600 DPI
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
Scanning
Duplex scanning
Yes
Duplex scanning mode
Auto
Scanning
Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolution
1200 x 1200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution (ADF)
600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolution
19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan area
215.9 x 297 mm
Scanner type
Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technology
Dual CIS
Scan to
USB, E-mail Server, Network folder, FTP, Image, OCR, E-mail, HTTP, SMB
Image formats supported
TIFF, JPEG
Document formats supported
PDF
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
Fax
Duplex faxing
Yes
Faxing
Mono faxing
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
Features
Recommended duty cycle
0 - 5000 pages per month
Maximum duty cycle
60000 pages per month
Duplex functions
Print, Copy, Fax, Scan
Printing colours
Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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
2
Total input capacity
300 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
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
Ports & interfaces
Direct printing
Yes
USB port
Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity
1
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 (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, LDAPS, IMAP4, Syslog
Supported network protocols (IPv6)
NDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, POP3, SMTP Client, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMPv6, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, LDAP, LDAPS, IMAP4, Syslog
Mobile printing technologies
Apple AirPrint, Brother Mobile Connect, Mopria Print Service
Performance
Internal memory
512 MB
Built-in processor
Yes
Processor frequency
1200 MHz
Design
Product colour
Grey
Market positioning
Business
Built-in display
Yes
Display
LCD
Display diagonal
8.89 cm (3.5")
Control type
Touch
Colour display
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
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 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 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
Linux operating systems supported
Yes
Server operating systems supported
Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
Other operating systems supported
ChromeOS
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)
35 - 85%
Sustainability
Sustainability certificates
Blue Angel, Nordic Swan Ecolabel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions
Width
404 mm
Depth
473 mm
Height
460 mm
Weight
25.6 kg
Packaging data
Package width
650 mm
Package depth
560 mm
Package height
643 mm
Package weight
33.5 kg
Packaging content
Cables included
AC
Warranty card
Yes
User guide
Yes
Technical details
Compliance certificates
GS mark
Other features