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Brother FAX-878 fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s White vs Philips Magic5 Primo

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  • 8specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 3identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother FAX-878 fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s White has 48 more greyscale levels than the Philips Magic5 Primo (64 vs 16). The Brother FAX-878 fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s White has 0.4 kg more weight than the Philips Magic5 Primo (2.8 kg vs 2.4 kg). Print technology: Thermal on the Brother FAX-878 fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s White, Inkjet on the Philips Magic5 Primo. Dimensions (WxDxH): 324 x 271 x 340 mm on the Brother FAX-878 fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s White, 313 x 197 x 129 mm on the Philips Magic5 Primo. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 35 °C on the Brother FAX-878 fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s White, 5 - 40 °C on the Philips Magic5 Primo.

  • Print technology
    • FAX-878 fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s White:Thermal
    • Magic5 Primo:Inkjet
  • Greyscale levels
    • FAX-878 fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s White:64
    • Magic5 Primo:16
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • FAX-878 fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s White:324 x 271 x 340 mm
    • Magic5 Primo:313 x 197 x 129 mm
  • Weight
    • FAX-878 fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s White:2.8 kg
    • Magic5 Primo:2.4 kg
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • FAX-878 fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s White:5 - 35 °C
    • Magic5 Primo:5 - 40 °C

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Comparison of FAX-878, Magic5 Primo
25 specifications
Fax1 differ
Print technologyDiffersThermalInkjet
Colour faxingNoNo
Modem speed9.6 Kbit/s9.6 Kbit/s
Fax transmission speedKnown for one15 sec/pageUnknown — not stated by the source
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one112 locationsUnknown — not stated by the source
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Copying1 differ
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 cpm
Greyscale levelsDiffers6416
Input & output capacityidentical
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity10 sheets10 sheets
Standard input capacityKnown for one30 sheetsUnknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Fax memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 pages
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs324 x 271 x 340 mm313 x 197 x 129 mm
WeightDiffers2.8 kg2.4 kg
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 35 °C5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 - 85%
Recommended operating temperature range (T-T)Known for one20 - 80 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 W
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source377 x 247 x 200 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.3 kg
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source195 - 264V,47 - 63Hz
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for oneWhiteUnknown — not stated by the source

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