Product comparison · 2 fax machines

Brother FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s vs Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White

14specifications compared
11differ
3identical
56known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White has 33,585.6 Kbit/s more modem speed than the Brother FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s (33600 Kbit/s vs 14.4 Kbit/s). The Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White has 20 more one-touch dials than the Brother FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s (30 vs 10). The Brother FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s has 6.2 cpm more copy speed (black, normal quality, A4) than the Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White (18 cpm vs 11.8 cpm). Print technology: Inkjet on the Brother FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s, Laser on the Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White. Copier resize: 25 - 400% on the Brother FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s, 1 - 200% on the Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White.

Print technology
- FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:Inkjet
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:Laser
Modem speed
- FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:14.4 Kbit/s
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:33600 Kbit/s
One-touch dials
- FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:10
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:30
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:18 cpm
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:11.8 cpm
Copier resize
- FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:25 - 400%
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:1 - 200%
Standard input capacity
- FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:100 sheets
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity
- FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:20 sheets
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:30 sheets
Width
- FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:375 mm
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:372 mm

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Comparison of FAX-1460, L250
70 specifications	A Brother FAX-1460 fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s Model FAX-1460 View product	B Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White Model L250 View product
Fax3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
Colour faxing	No	No
Modem speedDiffers	14.4 Kbit/s	33600 Kbit/s
Fax resolution modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Standard
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MH, MMR, MR
Fax compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITU-T G3
Fax pollingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax dual access	Yes	Yes
Auto reduction	Yes	Yes
Group dialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	129
One-touch dialsDiffers	10	30
Send report functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Tel/Fax switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax retrievalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Distinctive ringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	49 dB
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, White
Copying2 differ
Copy functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	18 cpm	11.8 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.3 s
Zoom capabilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copier resizeDiffers	25 - 400%	1 - 200%
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	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
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 163 g/m²
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Standard input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	20 sheets	30 sheets
Standard output capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Display number of linesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 lines
Handsetidentical
HandsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Printingidentical
Print resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 600 DPI
Print speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 ppm
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	210 x 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	375 mm	372 mm
DepthDiffers	285 mm	303 mm
HeightDiffers	485 mm	303 mm
WeightDiffers	6.31 kg	8.8 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	407 x 293 x 198 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 30 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	830 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 V
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Connection to PCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Answering machineidentical
Answering machineKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recording timeKnown for one	29 min	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Fax memoryKnown for one	250 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	493 x 375 x 285 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	8.07 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source

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