Product comparison · 2 fax machines

Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver vs Brother IntelliFax-4100e fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother IntelliFax-4100e fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s 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-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver has 12 sec/page more fax transmission speed than the Brother IntelliFax-4100e fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s (15 sec/page vs 3 sec/page). The Brother IntelliFax-4100e fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s has 32 more fax speed dialing (max numbers) than the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver (132 vs 100). Print technology: Thermal on the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver, Laser on the Brother IntelliFax-4100e fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s. Dimensions (WxDxH): 299 x 240 x 137 mm on the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver, 442 x 434 x 333 mm on the Brother IntelliFax-4100e fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s.

Print technology
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:Thermal
- IntelliFax-4100e fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:Laser
Modem speed
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:9.6 Kbit/s
- IntelliFax-4100e fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:33.6 Kbit/s
Fax transmission speed
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:15 sec/page
- IntelliFax-4100e fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:3 sec/page
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:100
- IntelliFax-4100e fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:132
One-touch dials
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:4
- IntelliFax-4100e fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:32
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:10 sheets
- IntelliFax-4100e fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:30 sheets
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:299 x 240 x 137 mm
- IntelliFax-4100e fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:442 x 434 x 333 mm
Power consumption (standby)
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:5 W
- IntelliFax-4100e fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:70 W

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Comparison of FAX-236S, IntelliFax-4100e
63 specifications	A Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver Model FAX-236S View product	B Brother IntelliFax-4100e fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s Model IntelliFax-4100e View product
Fax5 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
Fax resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	203 x 392 DPI
Fax transmission speedDiffers	15 sec/page	3 sec/page
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	182 locations
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs	100	132
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	32
Fax resolution modesKnown for one	Fine, Photo, Standard, Super fine	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	MH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax compatibilityKnown for one	ITU-T G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax pollingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Tel/Fax switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15000 pages per month
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	53 dB
Microphone muteKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copyingidentical
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99 copies
Copy resolution (colour text and graphics)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 DPI
Maximum copy speed (black, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 cpm
Copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	203 x 392 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	30 sheets
Standard output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 sheets
Memoryidentical
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 pages
Scanningidentical
Scan speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 sec/page
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	299 x 240 x 137 mm	442 x 434 x 333 mm
WidthKnown for one	350 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	337 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	201 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum roll lengthKnown for one	50 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	2.8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	940 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	5 W	70 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 W
Other featuresidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, 120 V 50/60Hz
Standby acoustic emissionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 dB
Package dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	558.8 x 515.6 x 459.7 mm (22 x 20.3 x 18.1")
Package weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.5 kg (36.3 lbs)
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.6 kg (23.3 lbs)
Country of originKnown for one	Malaysia	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print technologyidentical
Print technology resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Phone featuresidentical
Caller IDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Answering machineidentical
SpeakerphoneKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum standard media sizeKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
DisplayKnown for one	LCD TFT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of charactersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one	16 lines	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
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	3.46 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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