Product comparison · 2 fax machines

Brother FAX-2845 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s vs Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White

25specifications compared
17differ
8identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White has 33,566.4 Kbit/s more modem speed than the Brother FAX-2845 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s (33600 Kbit/s vs 33.6 Kbit/s). The Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White has 8 more one-touch dials than the Brother FAX-2845 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s (30 vs 22). The Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White has 300 x 600 DPI more maximum copy resolution than the Brother FAX-2845 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s (600 x 600 DPI vs 300 x 600 DPI). Fax resolution modes: Fine, Photo, Standard, Super fine on the Brother FAX-2845 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s, Standard on the Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White. Supported media weight(s): 60 - 105 g/m² on the Brother FAX-2845 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s, 60 - 163 g/m² on the Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White.

Modem speed
- FAX-2845 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:33.6 Kbit/s
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:33600 Kbit/s
One-touch dials
- FAX-2845 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:22
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:30
Maximum copy resolution
- FAX-2845 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:300 x 600 DPI
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:600 x 600 DPI
Time to first copy (black, normal)
- FAX-2845 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:12 s
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:22.3 s
Supported media weight(s)
- FAX-2845 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:60 - 105 g/m²
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:60 - 163 g/m²
Standard input capacity
- FAX-2845 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:250 sheets
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:150 sheets
Display
- FAX-2845 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:LCD TFT
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:LCD
Display number of lines
- FAX-2845 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:2 lines
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:5 lines

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Comparison of FAX-2845, L250
71 specifications	A Brother FAX-2845 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s Model FAX-2845 View product	B Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White Model L250 View product
Fax3 differ
Modem speedDiffers	33.6 Kbit/s	33600 Kbit/s
Fax resolution modesDiffers	Fine, Photo, Standard, Super fine	Standard
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MH, MMR, MR
Fax pollingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	22	30
Send report functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Tel/Fax switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax resolutionKnown for one	300 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	49 dB
Copying2 differ
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	300 x 600 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)Differs	12 s	22.3 s
Zoom capabilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 - 200%
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Supported media weight(s)Differs	60 - 105 g/m²	60 - 163 g/m²
Maximum media size (WxH)Known for one	215.9 x 355.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A4, A5, A6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Standard input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 sheets
Standard output capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Handsetidentical
HandsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	18 ppm
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	450 mm	372 mm
DepthDiffers	430 mm	303 mm
HeightDiffers	470 mm	303 mm
WeightDiffers	9.17 kg	8.8 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	368 x 360 x 311 mm	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 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	10 - 30 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 32.5 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	180 W	830 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.5 W	10 W
AC input voltageDiffers	220-240 V	100 V
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Connection to PCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Answering machineidentical
Answering machineKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	11.4 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	19.1 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	198.3 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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