Product comparison · 2 fax machines

Brother FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s vs Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver

14specifications compared
11differ
3identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:Inkjet
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:Thermal
Modem speed
- FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:14.4 Kbit/s
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:9.6 Kbit/s
One-touch dials
- FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:10
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:4
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity
- FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:20 sheets
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:10 sheets
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:407 x 293 x 198 mm
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:299 x 240 x 137 mm
Width
- FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:375 mm
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:350 mm
Depth
- FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:285 mm
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:337 mm
Height
- FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:485 mm
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:201 mm

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Comparison of FAX-1460, FAX-236S
56 specifications	A Brother FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s Model FAX-1460 View product	B Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver Model FAX-236S View product
Fax3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Thermal
Modem speedDiffers	14.4 Kbit/s	9.6 Kbit/s
Fax resolution modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fine, Photo, Standard, Super fine
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 sec/page
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MH
Fax compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITU-T G3
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax pollingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
One-touch dialsDiffers	10	4
Tel/Fax switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Colour faxingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax retrievalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Microphone muteKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Silver
Phone featuresidentical
Caller IDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Answering machineidentical
SpeakerphoneKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Answering machineKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recording timeKnown for one	29 min	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copyingidentical
Copy functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	203 x 392 DPI
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	18 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy resolution (colour text and graphics)Known for one	600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum standard media sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	20 sheets	10 sheets
Standard input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard output capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD TFT
Display number of charactersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Display number of linesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 lines
Handsetidentical
HandsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Handset typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired handset
Weight & dimensions5 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	407 x 293 x 198 mm	299 x 240 x 137 mm
WidthDiffers	375 mm	350 mm
DepthDiffers	285 mm	337 mm
HeightDiffers	485 mm	201 mm
Maximum roll lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 m
WeightDiffers	6.31 kg	2.8 kg
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 W
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	8.07 kg	3.46 kg
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	493 x 375 x 285 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Country of originDiffers	China	Malaysia
Copy resolution (black text)Known for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
LegalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LetterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Fax memoryKnown for one	250 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printingidentical
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	210 x 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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