Product comparison · 2 fax machines

Brother FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey vs Canon i-SENSYS Fax-L150 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s

38specifications compared
19differ
19identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon i-SENSYS Fax-L150 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s has 0.5 sec/page more fax transmission speed than the Brother FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey (3 sec/page vs 2.5 sec/page). The Brother FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey has 147 locations more fax broadcasting than the Canon i-SENSYS Fax-L150 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s (272 locations vs 125 locations). The Brother FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey has 7 more one-touch dials than the Canon i-SENSYS Fax-L150 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s (22 vs 15). Only the Canon i-SENSYS Fax-L150 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s has answering machine. Fax coding methods: JBIG, MH, MMR, MR on the Brother FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey, MH, MMR, MR on the Canon i-SENSYS Fax-L150 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s.

Fax transmission speed
- FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:2.5 sec/page
- i-SENSYS Fax-L150 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:3 sec/page
Fax coding methods
- FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:JBIG, MH, MMR, MR
- i-SENSYS Fax-L150 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:MH, MMR, MR
Fax broadcasting
- FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:272 locations
- i-SENSYS Fax-L150 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:125 locations
One-touch dials
- FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:22
- i-SENSYS Fax-L150 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:15
Product colour
- FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:Black, Grey
- i-SENSYS Fax-L150 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:Black, White
Answering machine
- FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:No
- i-SENSYS Fax-L150 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:Yes
Maximum copy resolution
- FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:300 x 600 DPI
- i-SENSYS Fax-L150 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:20 cpm
- i-SENSYS Fax-L150 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:11.8 cpm

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Comparison of FAX-2840, Fax-L150
81 specifications	A Brother FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey Model FAX-2840 View product	B Canon i-SENSYS Fax-L150 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s Model Fax-L150 View product
Fax4 differ
Fax resolution modesKnown for one	Fine, Photo, Standard, Super fine	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax transmission speedDiffers	2.5 sec/page	3 sec/page
Fax coding methodsDiffers	JBIG, MH, MMR, MR	MH, MMR, MR
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingDiffers	272 locations	125 locations
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Distinctive ringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
One-touch dialsDiffers	22	15
Fax resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 x 400 DPI
Tel/Fax switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Noise level (idle)Known for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Black, White
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8000 pages per month
Answering machine1 differ
Answering machineDiffers	No	Yes
Copying3 differ
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	300 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	20 cpm	11.8 cpm
Copier resizeDiffers	25 - 400%	50 - 200%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.3 s
Zoom capabilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Paper handling1 differ
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum media size (WxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	356 x 216 mm
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Input & output capacity2 differ
Standard input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	20 sheets	30 sheets
Display1 differ
Display number of charactersKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesDiffers	2 lines	5 lines
Processoridentical
Processor familyKnown for one	ARM9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	200 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Fax memoryDiffers	400 pages	512 pages
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 MB	64 MB
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	368 x 360 x 311 mm	372 x 303 x 303 mm
WidthKnown for one	450 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	430 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	470 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	8.85 kg	8.6 kg
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	365 W	1020 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	55 W	10 W
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	476 x 458 x 436 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	11 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Layers per palletKnown for one	4 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) cases per palletKnown for one	16 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one	4 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	18.9 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	196.1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per palletKnown for one	16 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Pallet typeKnown for one	1200 x 1000 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Phone featuresidentical
On-hook diallingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Printingidentical
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 356 mm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.8 s
Scanningidentical
Scan speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.4 sec/page
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 10.4 Tiger, 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	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Window
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage 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%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 86 °F

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