Product comparison · 2 fax machines

Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver vs Brother FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey

21specifications compared
16differ
5identical
63known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey has 24 Kbit/s more modem speed than the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver (33.6 Kbit/s vs 9.6 Kbit/s). The Brother FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey has 18 more one-touch dials than the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver (22 vs 4). The Brother FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey has 192 more greyscale levels than the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver (256 vs 64). Only the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver has copy function. Print technology: Thermal on the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver, Laser on the Brother FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey.

Print technology
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:Thermal
- FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:Laser
Modem speed
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:9.6 Kbit/s
- FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:33.6 Kbit/s
One-touch dials
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:4
- FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:22
Product colour
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:Black, Silver
- FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:Black, Grey
Copy function
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:Yes
- FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:No
Maximum copy resolution
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:203 x 392 DPI
- FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:1200 x 600 DPI
Greyscale levels
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:64
- FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:256
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:10 sheets
- FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:20 sheets

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Comparison of FAX-236S, FAX-2950
84 specifications	A Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver Model FAX-236S View product	B Brother FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey Model FAX-2950 View product
Fax3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal	Laser
Colour faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem speedDiffers	9.6 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax forwardingKnown 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	272 locations
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Group dialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
One-touch dialsDiffers	4	22
Out-of-paper receptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 pages
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	15 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	MH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax pollingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Tel/Fax switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	53 dB
Noise level (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 dB
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black, Grey
Microphone muteKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Answering machineidentical
Answering machineKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SpeakerphoneKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying3 differ
Copy functionDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	203 x 392 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 s
Multi-copy functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400%
Greyscale levelsDiffers	64	256
Paper handlingidentical
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, A5, A6
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thin paper
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 105 g/m²
Input & output capacity1 differ
Standard input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	10 sheets	20 sheets
Standard output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Display3 differ
DisplayDiffers	LCD TFT	LCD
Display number of charactersDiffers	1	16
Display number of linesDiffers	16 lines	2 lines
Processoridentical
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ARM9
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 MHz
Memoryidentical
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 pages
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Printingidentical
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Manual
Print speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 ppm
Scanningidentical
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 2400 DPI
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADF scanner
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	350 mm	368 mm
DepthDiffers	337 mm	360 mm
HeightDiffers	201 mm	311 mm
WeightDiffers	2.8 kg	7.9 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
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 10.6 Snow Leopard
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	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 32.5 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	445 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	420 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	220 - 240 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	476 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	458 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	436 mm
Package weightDiffers	3.46 kg	12.3 kg
Other featuresidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 s
Country of originKnown for one	Malaysia	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Phone featuresidentical
Caller IDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Handsetidentical
HandsetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Handset typeKnown for one	Wired handset	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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