Product comparison · 2 fax machines

Brother FAX-1560 Mono Inkjet Fax vs Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother FAX-1560 Mono Inkjet Fax has 4.8 Kbit/s more modem speed than the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver (14.4 Kbit/s vs 9.6 Kbit/s). The Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver has 9 sec/page more fax transmission speed than the Brother FAX-1560 Mono Inkjet Fax (15 sec/page vs 6 sec/page). The Brother FAX-1560 Mono Inkjet Fax has 6 more one-touch dials than the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver (10 vs 4). Print technology: Inkjet on the Brother FAX-1560 Mono Inkjet Fax, Thermal on the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver. Dimensions (WxDxH): 407 x 293 x 198 mm on the Brother FAX-1560 Mono Inkjet Fax, 299 x 240 x 137 mm on the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver.

Print technology
- FAX-1560 Mono Inkjet Fax:Inkjet
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:Thermal
Modem speed
- FAX-1560 Mono Inkjet Fax:14.4 Kbit/s
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:9.6 Kbit/s
Fax transmission speed
- FAX-1560 Mono Inkjet Fax:6 sec/page
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:15 sec/page
One-touch dials
- FAX-1560 Mono Inkjet Fax:10
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:4
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity
- FAX-1560 Mono Inkjet Fax:20 sheets
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:10 sheets
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- FAX-1560 Mono Inkjet Fax:407 x 293 x 198 mm
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:299 x 240 x 137 mm
Weight
- FAX-1560 Mono Inkjet Fax:6 kg
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:2.8 kg
Power consumption (standby)
- FAX-1560 Mono Inkjet Fax:8 W
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:5 W

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Comparison of FAX-1560 Mono Inkjet Fax, FAX-236S
56 specifications	A Brother FAX-1560 Mono Inkjet Fax View product	B Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver Model FAX-236S View product
Fax4 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 speedDiffers	6 sec/page	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
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)	100	100
Auto-redialing	Yes	Yes
Distinctive ring	Yes	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
Group dialKnown for one	6	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
Speakerphone	Yes	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
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, A5	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
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 & dimensions2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	407 x 293 x 198 mm	299 x 240 x 137 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	337 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	201 mm
Maximum roll lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 m
WeightDiffers	6 kg	2.8 kg
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	8 W	5 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	27 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	8.6 kg	3.46 kg
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	490 x 372 x 275 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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

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