Product comparison · 2 fax machines

Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver vs Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s

23specifications compared
15differ
8identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 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 11.6 sec/page more fax transmission speed than the Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s (15 sec/page vs 3.4 sec/page). The Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s has 26 more one-touch dials than the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver (30 vs 4). Print technology: Thermal on the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver, Laser on the Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 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, Photo, Standard on the Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s.

Print technology
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:Thermal
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 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
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 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
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:3.4 sec/page
Fax coding methods
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:MH
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:MH, MMR, MR
One-touch dials
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:4
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:30
Product colour
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:Black, Silver
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:White
Maximum copy resolution
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:203 x 392 DPI
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:600 x 600 DPI
Greyscale levels
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:64
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:256

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Comparison of FAX-236S, FAX-L170
72 specifications	A Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver Model FAX-236S View product	B Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s Model FAX-L170 View product
Fax6 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	200 x 400 DPI
Fax resolution modesDiffers	Fine, Photo, Standard, Super fine	Photo, Standard
Fax transmission speedDiffers	15 sec/page	3.4 sec/page
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax coding methodsDiffers	MH	MH, MMR, MR
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 locations
Auto reductionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Group dialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	129
One-touch dialsDiffers	4	30
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
Distinctive ringKnown for one	Yes	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, Silver	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 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.8 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.3 s
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	50 - 200%
Greyscale levelsDiffers	64	256
Paper handlingidentical
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 capacity1 differ
Standard input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	10 sheets	30 sheets
Standard output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Display2 differ
DisplayDiffers	LCD TFT	LCD
Display number of linesDiffers	16 lines	5 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 pages
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
Scanningidentical
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADF scanner
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	299 x 240 x 137 mm	372 x 303 x 303 mm
WeightDiffers	2.8 kg	8.8 kg
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
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 conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 30 °C
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	400 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	5 W	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
Country of originKnown for one	Malaysia	Unknown — not stated by the source
Phone featuresidentical
Caller IDKnown for one	Yes	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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