Product comparison · 2 fax machines

Brother FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey vs Philips PPF676E/ATB fax machine Thermal A4

16specifications compared
13differ
3identical
75known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey has 192 more greyscale levels than the Philips PPF676E/ATB fax machine Thermal A4 (256 vs 64). The Brother FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey has 55 mm more width than the Philips PPF676E/ATB fax machine Thermal A4 (368 mm vs 313 mm). The Brother FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey has 163 mm more depth than the Philips PPF676E/ATB fax machine Thermal A4 (360 mm vs 197 mm). Only the Philips PPF676E/ATB fax machine Thermal A4 has answering machine. Only the Philips PPF676E/ATB fax machine Thermal A4 has copy function.

Print technology
- FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:Laser
- PPF676E/ATB fax machine Thermal A4:Thermal
Answering machine
- FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:No
- PPF676E/ATB fax machine Thermal A4:Yes
Copy function
- FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:No
- PPF676E/ATB fax machine Thermal A4:Yes
Greyscale levels
- FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:256
- PPF676E/ATB fax machine Thermal A4:64
Width
- FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:368 mm
- PPF676E/ATB fax machine Thermal A4:313 mm
Depth
- FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:360 mm
- PPF676E/ATB fax machine Thermal A4:197 mm
Height
- FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:311 mm
- PPF676E/ATB fax machine Thermal A4:129 mm
Weight
- FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey:7.9 kg
- PPF676E/ATB fax machine Thermal A4:2.3 kg

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Comparison of FAX-2950, PPF676E/ATB
91 specifications	A Brother FAX-2950 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Grey Model FAX-2950 View product	B Philips PPF676E/ATB fax machine Thermal A4 Model PPF676E/ATB View product
Fax1 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Thermal
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax resolution modesKnown for one	Fine, Photo, Standard, Super fine	Unknown — not stated by the source
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax compatibilityKnown for one	ITU-T G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax retrievalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	272 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Distinctive ringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Group dialKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
One-touch dialsKnown for one	22	Unknown — not stated by the source
Out-of-paper receptionKnown for one	400 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax pollingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for one	53 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise level (idle)Known for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Grey	Unknown — not stated by the source
ResizingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Answering machine1 differ
Answering machineDiffers	No	Yes
SpeakerphoneKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copying2 differ
Copy functionDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	24 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	8.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsDiffers	256	64
Paper handlingidentical
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A4, A5, A6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thin paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Standard input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	20 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard output capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of charactersKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one	2 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Processor familyKnown for one	ARM9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	200 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Fax memoryKnown for one	400 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printingidentical
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speedKnown for one	24 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanningidentical
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	600 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	ADF scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	368 mm	313 mm
DepthDiffers	360 mm	197 mm
HeightDiffers	311 mm	129 mm
WeightDiffers	7.9 kg	2.3 kg
Weight (without accessories)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 kg
Softwareidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 32.5 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	445 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (copying)Differs	420 W	15 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4 W
Power consumption (reception)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 W
Power consumption (transmission)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 W
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	476 mm	377 mm
Package depthDiffers	458 mm	247 mm
Package heightDiffers	436 mm	200 mm
Package weightDiffers	12.3 kg	3 kg
Other featuresidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Hi-Speed USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Phone featuresidentical
Call recordingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Calling line identification presentation (CLIP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of melodiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
On-hook diallingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Chain diallingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Corded handsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cordless phone managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Customisable ring tonesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Draft printing of SMSKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Message forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Outgoing call log printKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SMS forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SMS notificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VIP codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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