Product comparison · 2 fax machines

Brother FAX-1835C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s Black, White vs Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s

23specifications compared
18differ
5identical
52known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s has 19.2 Kbit/s more modem speed than the Brother FAX-1835C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s Black, White (33.6 Kbit/s vs 14.4 Kbit/s). The Brother FAX-1835C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s Black, White has 0.6 sec/page more fax transmission speed than the Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s (4 sec/page vs 3.4 sec/page). The Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s has 123 more group dial than the Brother FAX-1835C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s Black, White (129 vs 6). Only the Brother FAX-1835C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s Black, White has colour faxing. Print technology: Inkjet on the Brother FAX-1835C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s Black, White, Laser on the Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s.

Print technology
- FAX-1835C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s Black, White:Inkjet
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:Laser
Colour faxing
- FAX-1835C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s Black, White:Yes
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:No
Modem speed
- FAX-1835C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s Black, White:14.4 Kbit/s
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:33.6 Kbit/s
Fax transmission speed
- FAX-1835C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s Black, White:4 sec/page
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:3.4 sec/page
Fax coding methods
- FAX-1835C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s Black, White:JPEG, MH, MMR, MR
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:MH, MMR, MR
Fax broadcasting
- FAX-1835C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s Black, White:Yes
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:140 locations
Group dial
- FAX-1835C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s Black, White:6
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:129
One-touch dials
- FAX-1835C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s Black, White:10
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:30

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Comparison of FAX-1835C, FAX-L170
75 specifications	A Brother FAX-1835C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s Black, White Model FAX-1835C View product	B Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s Model FAX-L170 View product
Fax8 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
Colour faxingDiffers	Yes	No
Modem speedDiffers	14.4 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 x 400 DPI
Fax resolution modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Photo, Standard
Fax transmission speedDiffers	4 sec/page	3.4 sec/page
Fax coding methodsDiffers	JPEG, MH, MMR, MR	MH, MMR, MR
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 dual accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax broadcastingDiffers	Yes	140 locations
Auto reductionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Group dialDiffers	6	129
One-touch dialsDiffers	10	30
Tel/Fax switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	40	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8000 pages per month
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	53 dB
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	White
Answering machineidentical
Answering machineKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	17 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%	50 - 200%
Maximum copy speed (colour, A4)Known for one	11 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum standard media sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4
Maximum media size (WxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 356 mm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, A5
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Input & output capacity3 differ
Standard input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	50 sheets	30 sheets
Standard output capacityDiffers	50 sheets	100 sheets
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
Memory1 differ
Fax memoryDiffers	250 pages	512 pages
Handsetidentical
HandsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Handset typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired handset
Printingidentical
Print resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 400 DPI
Standard printer languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UFRII-LT
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.8 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanningidentical
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADF scanner
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	600 x 1200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speedKnown for one	4 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	388 x 364 x 207 mm	372 x 303 x 303 mm
WeightDiffers	6 kg	8.8 kg
WidthKnown for one	290 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	455 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	450 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 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	10 - 30 °C
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 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	200-240 V
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Other featuresidentical
Print quality (black, best quality)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 600 DPI
InterfaceKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98(SE)/ Me/ 2000/ XP, Mac OS 8.6 - 9x, Mac OS X 10.2.4	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
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	7.27 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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