Computer requirements

Minimum System Requirements

Computer Platform &

Processor

Minimum

Recommended

Available Hard Disk

Operating System Version

Minimum

RAM

RAM

Space

 

 

 

Speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Driver

Application

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software*1

Windows®

98, 98SE

Pentium

24 MB

32 MB

80 MB

100 MB

Operating

 

75MHz

 

 

(MFC-3420C)

 

System

 

 

 

 

160 MB

 

Me

Pentium

32 MB

64 MB

 

 

(MFC-3820CN)

 

 

 

150MHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2000

Pentium

64 MB

128 MB

 

 

 

Professional

133MHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XP*3

Pentium

 

 

 

180 MB

 

 

233MHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apple®

Mac OS® 8.6 - 9.2

All base

32 MB

64 MB

80 MB

200 MB

Macintosh®

(Printing,

models meet

 

 

 

 

Operating

Scanning*4 and

minimum

 

 

 

 

System

PC-FAX Send

Requirements

 

 

 

 

 

Only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mac OS® X

 

128 MB

160 MB

 

 

 

10.1/10.2.1 or

 

 

 

 

 

 

greater

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Printing*5,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scanning*2*4,

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC-FAX Send

 

 

 

 

 

 

and Remote

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setup*6 Only)

 

 

 

 

 

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*1 Application Software is different for Windows® and Macintosh®

*2 Scanning is supported in 10.2.1 or greater.

*3 Maximum 1200 x 1200 dpi scanning with Windows® XP. (Resolutions up to 9600 x 9600 dpi can be selected using the Brother Utility.)

*4 Dedicated “Scan” key and direct Network Scanning (MFC-3820CN) not supported in Mac® Operation System.

*5 Network printing and PC-FAX sending supported in Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater. (MFC-3820CN)

*6 Network Remote Setup not supported in Mac® Operating System. (MFC-3820CN)

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