Product comparison · 2 fax machines

Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver vs Samsung SF-560 Laser Fax

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Key differences

The Samsung SF-560 Laser Fax 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 Samsung SF-560 Laser Fax (15 sec/page vs 3 sec/page). The Samsung SF-560 Laser Fax has 10 sheets more auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity than the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver (20 sheets vs 10 sheets). Print technology: Thermal on the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver, Laser on the Samsung SF-560 Laser Fax. Dimensions (WxDxH): 299 x 240 x 137 mm on the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver, 383.7 x 416.8 x 334.9 mm on the Samsung SF-560 Laser Fax.

  • Print technology
    • FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:Thermal
    • SF-560 Laser Fax:Laser
  • Modem speed
    • FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:9.6 Kbit/s
    • SF-560 Laser Fax:33.6 Kbit/s
  • Fax transmission speed
    • FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:15 sec/page
    • SF-560 Laser Fax:3 sec/page
  • Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity
    • FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:10 sheets
    • SF-560 Laser Fax:20 sheets
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:299 x 240 x 137 mm
    • SF-560 Laser Fax:383.7 x 416.8 x 334.9 mm
  • Weight
    • FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:2.8 kg
    • SF-560 Laser Fax:11 kg
  • Power consumption (standby)
    • FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:5 W
    • SF-560 Laser Fax:95 W

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Comparison of FAX-236S, SF-560 Laser Fax
64 specifications
Fax3 differ
Print technologyDiffersThermalLaser
Modem speedDiffers9.6 Kbit/s33.6 Kbit/s
Fax resolution modesKnown for oneFine, Photo, Standard, Super fineUnknown — not stated by the source
Fax transmission speedDiffers15 sec/page3 sec/page
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneMHUnknown — not stated by the source
Fax compatibilityKnown for oneITU-T G3Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax delayed sendingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Fax pollingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one100Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Distinctive ringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
One-touch dialsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Tel/Fax switchKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Colour faxingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Fax resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source203 x 392 DPI
Fax broadcastingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 locations
Featuresidentical
Microphone muteKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for oneBlack, SilverUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10000 pages per month
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source52 dB
Phone featuresidentical
Caller IDKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Answering machineidentical
SpeakerphoneKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Copyingidentical
Copy functionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one203 x 392 DPIUnknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one64Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 150%
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum standard media sizeKnown for oneA4Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceA4
Input & output capacity1 differ
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers10 sheets20 sheets
Standard input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source250 sheets
Standard output capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 sheets
Displayidentical
DisplayKnown for oneLCD TFTUnknown — not stated by the source
Display number of charactersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one16 linesUnknown — not stated by the source
Handsetidentical
HandsetKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Handset typeKnown for oneWired handsetUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs299 x 240 x 137 mm383.7 x 416.8 x 334.9 mm
WidthKnown for one350 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one337 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one201 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum roll lengthKnown for one50 mUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers2.8 kg11 kg
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs5 W95 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 W
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one3.46 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Country of originKnown for oneMalaysiaUnknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSB 2.0, IEEE 1284
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 95/98/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP Linux OS (Red Hat, Caldera, Mandrake, Slackware, SuSE, Turbo Linux)
Copy resolution (black text)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 x 300 DPI
Economical printingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
LegalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
LetterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source220-240V; 50/60Hz
Standby acoustic emissionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source39 dB
Warm-up timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source35 s
Memoryidentical
Fax memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source160 pages
Scanningidentical
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source200 x 200 DPI
Scan speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 sec/page
Scan technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCIS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 32 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 80%

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