Product comparison · 2 fax machines

Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver vs Brother FAX-2440C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s

27specifications compared
19differ
8identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother FAX-2440C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s 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-2440C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s (15 sec/page vs 6 sec/page). The Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver has 20 more fax speed dialing (max numbers) than the Brother FAX-2440C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s (100 vs 80). Print technology: Thermal on the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver, Inkjet on the Brother FAX-2440C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s. Fax resolution modes: Fine, Photo, Standard, Super fine on the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver, Fine, Standard, Super fine on the Brother FAX-2440C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s.

Print technology
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:Thermal
- FAX-2440C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:Inkjet
Modem speed
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:9.6 Kbit/s
- FAX-2440C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:14.4 Kbit/s
Fax transmission speed
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:15 sec/page
- FAX-2440C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:6 sec/page
Fax coding methods
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:MH
- FAX-2440C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:JPEG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:100
- FAX-2440C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:80
One-touch dials
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:4
- FAX-2440C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:6
Product colour
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:Black, Silver
- FAX-2440C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:Black, White
Maximum copy resolution
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:203 x 392 DPI
- FAX-2440C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s:600 x 1200 DPI

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Comparison of FAX-236S, FAX-2440C
67 specifications	A Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver Model FAX-236S View product	B Brother FAX-2440C fax machine Inkjet 14.4 Kbit/s Model FAX-2440C View product
Fax7 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal	Inkjet
Colour faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Modem speedDiffers	9.6 Kbit/s	14.4 Kbit/s
Fax resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 1200 DPI
Fax resolution modesDiffers	Fine, Photo, Standard, Super fine	Fine, Standard, Super fine
Fax transmission speedDiffers	15 sec/page	6 sec/page
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax coding methodsDiffers	MH	JPEG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax retrievalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	136 locations
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs	100	80
Auto reductionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Group dialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
One-touch dialsDiffers	4	6
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax pollingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Distinctive ringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Navigation keyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 dB
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black, White
Microphone muteKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Answering machineidentical
Answering machineKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SpeakerphoneKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	203 x 392 DPI	600 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99 copies
Zoom capabilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2, 4
Greyscale levelsDiffers	64	256
Input & output capacityidentical
Standard input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Standard output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 sheets
Display3 differ
DisplayDiffers	LCD TFT	LCD
Display number of charactersDiffers	1	16
Display number of linesDiffers	16 lines	1 lines
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Printingidentical
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 x 297 mm
Print resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 6000 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 ppm
Scanningidentical
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 1200 DPI
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADF scanner
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	350 mm	438 mm
DepthDiffers	337 mm	347 mm
HeightDiffers	201 mm	166 mm
WeightDiffers	2.8 kg	6.1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	299 x 240 x 137 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum roll lengthKnown for one	50 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	5 W	8.5 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 W
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	552 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	225 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 mm
Package weightDiffers	3.46 kg	8.2 kg
Phone featuresidentical
Caller IDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Malaysia	Unknown — not stated by the source

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