Product comparison · 2 fax machines

Brother FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey vs Canon i-SENSYS Ｌ410 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 White

40specifications compared
22differ
18identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon i-SENSYS Ｌ410 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 White 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 23 locations more fax broadcasting than the Canon i-SENSYS Ｌ410 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 White (272 locations vs 249 locations). The Canon i-SENSYS Ｌ410 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 White has 17 more one-touch dials than the Brother FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey (39 vs 22). Only the Canon i-SENSYS Ｌ410 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 White 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 Ｌ410 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 White.

Fax transmission speed
- FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:2.5 sec/page
- i-SENSYS Ｌ410 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 White:3 sec/page
Fax coding methods
- FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:JBIG, MH, MMR, MR
- i-SENSYS Ｌ410 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 White:MH, MMR, MR
Fax broadcasting
- FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:272 locations
- i-SENSYS Ｌ410 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 White:249 locations
One-touch dials
- FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:22
- i-SENSYS Ｌ410 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 White:39
Noise level
- FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:53 dB
- i-SENSYS Ｌ410 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 White:50 dB
Product colour
- FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:Black, Grey
- i-SENSYS Ｌ410 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 White:White
Answering machine
- FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:No
- i-SENSYS Ｌ410 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 White:Yes
Maximum copy resolution
- FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:300 x 600 DPI
- i-SENSYS Ｌ410 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 White:600 x 600 DPI

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Comparison of FAX-2840, Ｌ410
86 specifications	A Brother FAX-2840 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey Model FAX-2840 View product	B Canon i-SENSYS Ｌ410 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 White Model Ｌ410 View product
Fax4 differ
Fax transmission speedDiffers	2.5 sec/page	3 sec/page
Fax coding methodsDiffers	JBIG, MH, MMR, MR	MH, MMR, MR
Fax pollingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax retrievalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Fax broadcastingDiffers	272 locations	249 locations
Group dialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	238
One-touch dialsDiffers	22	39
Tel/Fax switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000 pages per month
Navigation keyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Noise levelDiffers	53 dB	50 dB
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	White
Noise level (idle)Known for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Phone featuresidentical
On-hook diallingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Answering machine1 differ
Answering machineDiffers	No	Yes
Copying2 differ
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	300 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	20 cpm	25 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 s
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum media size (WxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 356 mm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	20 sheets	50 sheets
Display2 differ
DisplayDiffers	LCD TFT	LCD
Display number of linesDiffers	2 lines	5 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Fax memoryDiffers	400 pages	512 pages
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Handsetidentical
HandsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Handset typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired handset
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	25 ppm
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	5.8 s
Scanningidentical
Scan speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 sec/page
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADF scanner
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	450 mm	390 mm
DepthDiffers	430 mm	445 mm
HeightDiffers	470 mm	358 mm
WeightDiffers	8.85 kg	13.9 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	368 x 360 x 311 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
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, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain 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 7 Home Basic, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
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
Power4 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	365 W	560 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	55 W	4.5 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	1.5 W	1.4 W
AC input voltageDiffers	220-240 V	200-240 V
Processoridentical
Processor familyKnown for one	ARM9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	200 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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