Product comparison · 2 fax machines

Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver vs Ricoh 1190L fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s

21specifications compared
15differ
6identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The Ricoh 1190L 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 13 sec/page more fax transmission speed than the Ricoh 1190L fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s (15 sec/page vs 2 sec/page). The Ricoh 1190L fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s has 100 more fax speed dialing (max numbers) than the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver (200 vs 100). Print technology: Thermal on the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver, Laser on the Ricoh 1190L fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s. Fax coding methods: MH on the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver, JBIG, MH, MMR, MR on the Ricoh 1190L fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s.

Print technology
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:Thermal
- 1190L 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
- 1190L 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
- 1190L fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:2 sec/page
Fax coding methods
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:MH
- 1190L fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:JBIG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:100
- 1190L fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:200
One-touch dials
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:4
- 1190L fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:20
Product colour
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:Black, Silver
- 1190L fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:Grey
Maximum copy resolution
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:203 x 392 DPI
- 1190L fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:200 x 300 DPI

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Comparison of FAX-236S, 1190L
54 specifications	A Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver Model FAX-236S View product	B Ricoh 1190L fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s Model 1190L View product
Fax6 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal	Laser
Modem speedDiffers	9.6 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 600 DPI
Fax resolution modes	Fine, Photo, Standard, Super fine	Fine, Photo, Standard, Super fine
Fax transmission speedDiffers	15 sec/page	2 sec/page
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax coding methodsDiffers	MH	JBIG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax polling	Yes	Yes
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs	100	200
Auto reductionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto-redialing	Yes	Yes
Distinctive ring	Yes	Yes
Group dialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
One-touch dialsDiffers	4	20
Fax compatibilityKnown for one	ITU-T G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Tel/Fax switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Grey
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
Copying1 differ
Copy function	Yes	Yes
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	203 x 392 DPI	200 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, 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
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 200%
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum standard media sizeDiffers	A4	Legal
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, A5, A6
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
Display2 differ
Display	LCD TFT	LCD TFT
Display number of charactersDiffers	1	16
Display number of linesDiffers	16 lines	1 lines
Memoryidentical
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 pages
Printingidentical
Print resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 600 DPI
Print speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 ppm
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	299 x 240 x 137 mm	374 x 374 x 262 mm
WeightDiffers	2.8 kg	7.25 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
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	475 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	5 W	80 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 W
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
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	3.46 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Malaysia	Unknown — not stated by the source

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