MFC-L8970CDW Colour Laser Printer

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All-in-One Business Colour Laser Printer designed for Maximum Efficiency

  • Print
  • Scan
  • Copy
  • Fax
  • Up to 31 ppm Print Speed
  • USB, Gigabit Wired Network and Wireless
  • Automatic 2-sided (Duplex) Print & Scan
  • Integrated NFC Reader
  • 17.6 cm Colour Touchscreen
  • 80-Sheet Auto Document Feeder

Information

Overview

Powerful Colour Printing and Scanning for High-Demand Offices

The Brother Workhorse MFC-L8970CDW Business Colour Laser All-in-One Printer is ideal for business work teams, supporting maximum productivity in high-demand environments with reliable, consistent performance. It delivers fast printing and copying with lifelike colour and sharp black output for professional documents, presentations, and marketing collateral, along with advanced scanning capabilities. Printing budgets are optimised with Brother Genuine high-yield toner cartridges, helping to maintain a low total cost of ownership. Triple Layer Security features help protect the device, secure documents in transit, and safeguard against network intrusions. The printer includes both wireless and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, enabling seamless integration into wired or wireless networks, as well as convenient mobile device printing and scanning.

Automation

Automate scanning jobs and complete a task with a touch of a button with 64 programmable shortcut buttons.

Advanced Scanning Features

Advanced scanning features include auto deskew for correctly aligned documents, blank page skip to reduce unnecessary file size, scan preview for accuracy before saving, and file split for easy document organisation.

Speed

Digitise and print your documents quicker with ultra fast 31ppm print speed and 100ipm Single Pass Duplex Scan / Copy, reducing the time you spend waiting for your task to complete.

Professional quality

Print crisp and professional laser quality documents at 2400 x 600dpi delivered by super high-yield toners working with a pre-programmed printer driver.

Scalability

Reduce interruptions by keeping different paper types loaded and ready to print across multiple paper trays. With a standard 250-sheet paper capacity, expandable up to 1,340 sheets.

USB Direct Print and Scan

Print directly from and scan documents to a USB memory stick for quick, PC-free operation, making it easy to share, store, or access files on the go.

Integrated Security

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Brother mobile apps for Android & iOS provide the flexibilty of printing and scanning directly from your smartphoneReady to integrate with your infrastructure with Active Directory and LDAP support to restrict access to user groups in your organisation combined with NFC authentication.

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IPsec support for data encryption and ensuring your organisation information remains confidential.

Designed for workgroups

Built-in cloud apps help your team share documents by directly digitising to OneDrive, Google Drive or Dropbox.

Our user interface is designed for teams - users can personalise a tab for each team member for quick and easy access to frequently used features.

Free mobile apps

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Brother mobile apps* for Android & iOS provide the flexibilty of printing and scanning directly from your smartphone.

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Includes Apple Airprint* support so you can simply connect and print without the hassle of installations.

*Check your model compatibility.

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Brother Genuine Consumables for best results

All genuine Brother consumables are designed as part of an entire printing system, and tested to ensure optimum performance and component protection for your home and business.


 

Peace of Mind. Guaranteed.

When you purchase a Brother Printer and our genuine inks or toners, we’ll support you every step of the way with our FREE 3-year* warranty commitment. YOU DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER YOUR PRODUCT, our warranty is automatic when you purchase your Brother device. To keep your Brother machine running in optimal condition we recommend using only Brother Genuine Consumables, this will ensure you automatically enjoy our exclusive 3-year warranty.

 

*Effective 1 September 2025. Only valid for purchases in South Africa.

 

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Specifications

Basic Specs

Functions

Print, Scan, Copy, Fax

Printer Type

Colour Laser Printer

Product Dimensions (Width X Depth X Height)

454 mm × 505 mm × 460 mm

Weight

27.1 kg

Print Speed

A4: Up to 31 ppm
Letter: Up to 33 ppm

Paper Type

Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper, Coloured Paper, Letter Head

Paper Size

A4, Letter, B5(JIS), B6(JIS), A5, A5(Long Edge), A6, Executive, Legal, A4SHORT, FOLIO, 16K(195x270 mm), India Legal, Mexico Legal

Maximum Paper Capacity

Up to 250 sheets of 80 gsm plain paper

Print

Resolution

Up to 600 x 600 dpi, 2,400 dpi class (2400 x 600) quality

2-Sided (Duplex) - Printing Paper Type

Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper, Glossy Paper,Coloured Paper, Letter Head

2-Sided (Duplex) - Paper Size

A4, A4 Short

Paper handling

Tray #1 - Paper Type

Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper, Coloured Paper, Letter Head

Tray #1 - Maximum Paper Weight

60 to 105 g/m2 (16 to 28 lb)

Tray #1 - Maximum Paper Capacity

Up to 250 sheets of 80 gsm plain paper

Tray #1 - Paper Size

A4, Letter, B5(JIS), B6(JIS), A5, A5(Long Edge), A6, Executive, Legal, A4SHORT, FOLIO, 16K(195x270 mm), India Legal, Mexico Legal

Tray #2 - Paper Type

Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper, Coloured Paper, Letter Head

Tray #2 - Maximum Paper Weight

60 to 105 gsm (16 to 28 lb)

Tray #2 - Paper Size

A4, Letter, B5(JIS), A5, B6(JIS), Executive, Legal, A4SHORT, FOLIO, 16K(195x270 mm), India Legal, Mexico Legal

Tray #2 - Maximum Paper Capacity

LT-350CL: Up to 250 sheets of 80 gsm plain paper
LT-360CL: Up to 520 sheets of 80 gsm plain paper

Multi-purpose Tray - Paper Type

Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Thick Paper, Recycled Paper, Bond Paper, Label, Envelopes, Env. Thick, Env. Thin, Glossy Paper, Coloured Paper, Letter Head* When you print on glossy paper, set only a single sheet on the MP tray.

Multi-purpose Tray - Maximum Paper Weight

60 to 163 g/m2 (16 to 43 lb)

Multi-purpose Tray - Paper Size

Width 76.2 to 216mm, Length 116 to 355.6mm(Width 3" to 8.5", Length 4.57" to 14")
Envelope: COM-10, DL, C5, Monarch

Multi-purpose Tray - Maximum Paper Capacity

Up to 50 sheets of 80 gsm plain paper
Envelope; 10 envelopes

Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) Maximum Paper Capacity

Up to 80 sheets

Paper Output

Face Down Output Tray: Up to 150 sheets of 80 gsm Plain Paper
Face Up Output Tray: Up to 1 sheet

Copy

Colour/ Monochrome

Yes/Yes

Multiple Copies

Up to 999 pages

Enlarge/ Reduce

25% to 400% (in increments of 1%)

Resolution

Print: Up to 1200 x 600 dpi

2-Sided (Duplex) - Copying Paper Type

Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper, Glossy Paper,Coloured Paper, Letter Head

2-Sided (Duplex) - Paper Size

A4, A4 Short

Scan

Colour / Monochrome

Yes/Yes

Resolution - Interpolated

Up to 19,200 × 19,200 dpi (interpolated) (Windows Only)

Resolution - Scanner Glass

Up to 1200 × 1200 dpi

Resolution - Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)

Up to 600 × 600 dpi

Document Scanning Width / Length - Scanner Glass

A4 (ADF/FB): 204 mm, 8.03"
LTR (ADF/FB): 210 mm, 8.27"

Document Scanning Width / Length - Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)

A4 (ADF/FB): 204 mm, 8.03"
LTR (ADF/FB): 210 mm, 8.27"

2-Sided (Duplex) - Scanning Paper Type

Plain Paper, Thin Paper, Recycled Paper, Glossy Paper,Coloured Paper, Letter Head

2-Sided (Duplex) - Paper Size

A4, A4 Short

1-Sided (Simplex) - Scan Speed

A4: 50.0/35.0 ipm
LTR: 52.0/36.0 ipm

2-Sided (Duplex) - Scan Speed

A4: 100.0/70.0 ipm
LTR: 104.0/72.0 ipm

Fax

Compatibility

ITU-T Super Group 3

Modem Speed

33.6 Kbps

Memory Transmission

Up to 500 pages (ITU-T Test Chart, JBIG)

Fax Forwarding

Yes

Out of Paper Reception

Up to 500 pages (ITU-T Test Chart, JBIG)

PC Fax - Sending

Yes

PC Fax - Receiving

Yes

Connectivity

WiFi Direct

Yes

Connectivity

Hi-Speed USB2.0, 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T, IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure Mode), IEEE 802.11g/n (Wi-Fi Direct), NFC

Network

Wireless Network Security

WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA3-SAE (AES)
*Wi-Fi Direct supports WPA2-PSK (AES) only

Wireless Setup Support Utility - WPS

Yes

Display & Memory

Display Type

7" (17.6 cm) Touch Screen

Memory Capacity

1 GB

Operation

Power Source

220 V to 240 V AC 50/60 Hz

Power Consumption - Printing

Approximately 540 W

Power Consumption - Ready

Approximately 60 W

Power Consumption - Sleep

Approximately 8.4 W

Power Consumption - Power Off

Approximately 0.04 W

Noise Level

49 dB (A)

Supported Operating Systems

Supported OS

Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016 / 2019 / 2022, macOS v134 / v144 / v154, ChromeOS, Linux

Software and Apps

Mobile Apps

Mobile Connect, AirPrint, Mopria, Print Service Plug-in

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