The physical dimensions of this device involve a width of 531 mm, a height of 475 mm and a depth of 450 mm. The weight of the device is about 36.9 lbs without measuring the processing unit. The main tray has an input capacity of up to 250 sheets of plain paper with a 20 lbs while the MP tray can hold 50 sheets of the same standard paper.
Brother MFC-8870DW Driver for Windows
Supported OS: Windows 7 (32-bit), Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit), Windows Vista (64-bit), Windows XP (32-bit), Windows XP (64-bit)
Filename | Size | Download |
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Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit.EXE (Recommended) | 39.96 MB | Download |
Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 7 32-bit.EXE | 6.23 MB | Download |
Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 7 64-bit.EXE | 6.39 MB | Download |
Full Driver and Software Package for Windows vista 32-bit and 64-bit.EXE (Recommended) | 134 MB | Download |
Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows vista 32-bit.EXE | 4.55 MB | Download |
Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows vista 64-bit.EXE | 3.42 MB | Download |
Full Driver and Software Package for Windows xp 32-bit and 64-bit.EXE (Recommended) | 75.96 MB | Download |
Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows xp 32 bit.EXE | 7.46 MB | Download |
Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows xp 64-bit.EXE | 6 MB | Download |
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Driver and Software for Mac OS
Supported OS: OS X El Capitan 10.11, OS X Yosemite 10.10, OS X Mavericks 10.9, OS X Mountain Lion 10.8, OS X Lion 10.7, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6, Mac OS X Leopard 10.5
Filename | Size | Download |
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Printer Driver for Mac OS X 10.10.dmg | 28.86 MB | Download |
CUPS Printer Driver for Mac OS X 10.9.dmg | 22.67 MB | Download |
CUPS Printer Driver for Mac OS X 10.6 to 10.8.dmg | 26.04 MB | Download |
Printer Driver CUPS for Mac OS X 10.5.dmg | 5.45 MB | Download |
Scanner Driver for Mac OS X 10.8 to 10.11.dmg | 8.32 MB | Download |
Scanner Driver for Mac OS X 10.7 to 10.10.dmg | 6.53 MB | Download |
TWAIN Scanner Driver for Mac OS X 10.6.dmg | 4.89 MB | Download |
BR Script Driver for Mac OS X 10.5 to 10.7.dmg | 1.08 MB | Download |
TWAIN Scanner Driver for Mac OS X 10.5.dmg | 2.08 MB | Download |
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Driver for Linux
Linux (32-bit), Linux (64-bit)
Filename | Size | Download |
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LPR Printer driver rpm package for Linux | 34.93 kB | Download |
CUPSwrapper Printer driver rpm package for Linux | 13.02 kB | Download |
Scanner driver rpm package for Linux 32 bit | 72.46 kB | Download |
Scanner driver rpm package for Linux 64 bit | 83.73 kB | Download |
PC-FAX driver rpm package for Linux | 45.15 kB | Download |
LPR Printer driver deb package for Linux | 32.38 kB | Download |
CUPSwrapper Printer driver deb package for Linux | 11.79 kB | Download |
Scanner driver deb package for Linux 32 bit | 69.08 kB | Download |
Scanner driver deb package for Linux 64 bit | 80.63 kB | Download |
PC-FAX driver deb package for Linux | 38.30 kB | Download |
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Specifications
There is also an optional paper capacity tray that can serve as a complement of up to 550 sheets of plain or legal paper. The output tray can hold up to 150 pages of 20 lbs weight in a face-down pattern. The automatic document feeder (ADF) has a capacity of up to 50 pages of understandable and legal. There is also an automatic duplex that enables the Brother MFC-8870DW to print on both sides of the sheet.
The internal memory of the device is about 32 MB and is upgradeable up to 544 MB, and the memory backup with battery is possible with the invention. The liquid crystal display (LCD) display feature has five lines with backlit. The PC interface has a parallel (IEEE-1284) and a hi-speed USB 2.0, Wireless component (802.11 b/g) and Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX.
The operating environment involves a temperature range of 10 to 32.50C with a humidity between 20 to 80%. With the faxing feature, the modem speed is about 33600 bits per second (bps), and it transmits at a rate of 2 secs per page. The printer codes with the MH, MR, MMR, and JBIG formats at 256 grayscale levels. The rate of the printer itself is up to 30 pages per minute (ppm) on letter size sheets and up to 28 ppm on A4 sizes. The resolution of the device is 1200 dots per inch (dpi), and the maximum is 2400 x 600 dpi.