Product comparison · 2 fax machines

Brother IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s vs Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s

38specifications compared
25differ
13identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s has 19.2 Kbit/s more modem speed than the Brother IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s (33.6 Kbit/s vs 14.4 Kbit/s). The Brother IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s has 5.6 sec/page more fax transmission speed than the Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s (9 sec/page vs 3.4 sec/page). The Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s has 28 locations more fax broadcasting than the Brother IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s (140 locations vs 112 locations). Only the Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s has fax dual access. Only the Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s has answering machine.

Print technology
- IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s:Thermal
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:Laser
Modem speed
- IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s:14.4 Kbit/s
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:33.6 Kbit/s
Fax resolution
- IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s:203 x 392 DPI
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:200 x 400 DPI
Fax transmission speed
- IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s:9 sec/page
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:3.4 sec/page
Fax coding methods
- IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s:MH
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:MH, MMR, MR
Fax dual access
- IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s:No
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:Yes
Fax broadcasting
- IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s:112 locations
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:140 locations
One-touch dials
- IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s:12
- i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s:30

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Comparison of IntelliFax-1270e, FAX-L170
76 specifications	A Brother IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s Model IntelliFax-1270e View product	B Canon i-SENSYS FAX-L170 fax machine Laser 33.6 Kbit/s Model FAX-L170 View product
Fax8 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal	Laser
Modem speedDiffers	14.4 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax resolutionDiffers	203 x 392 DPI	200 x 400 DPI
Fax resolution modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Photo, Standard
Fax transmission speedDiffers	9 sec/page	3.4 sec/page
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax coding methodsDiffers	MH	MH, MMR, MR
Fax dual accessDiffers	No	Yes
Fax broadcastingDiffers	112 locations	140 locations
Group dialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	129
One-touch dialsDiffers	12	30
Fax pollingKnown for one	Yes	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
Distinctive ringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8000 pages per month
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	53 dB
Navigation keyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Answering machine1 differ
Answering machineDiffers	No	Yes
Copying3 differ
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	400 x 400 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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.3 s
Zoom capabilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copier resizeDiffers	50 - 150%	50 - 200%
Greyscale levelsDiffers	64	256
Sorting functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum media size (WxH)Differs	215.9 x 355.6 mm	216 x 356 mm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, A5
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Input & output capacity3 differ
Standard input capacityDiffers	200 sheets	150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	20 sheets	30 sheets
Standard output capacityDiffers	50 sheets	100 sheets
Display2 differ
DisplayDiffers	LCD TFT	LCD
Display number of linesDiffers	1 lines	5 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Fax memoryDiffers	0.5 MB	512 pages
Printingidentical
Print resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 400 DPI
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	7.8 s
Scanningidentical
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADF scanner
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	375.8 x 386.1 x 215.9 mm	372 x 303 x 303 mm
WeightDiffers	5.99 kg	8.8 kg
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 10.5 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	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating 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%
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	170 W	400 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	4 W	10 W
AC input voltageDiffers	120 V	200-240 V
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Other featuresidentical
Print quality (black, best quality)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 600 DPI
Colour copy capabilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour scanningKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network readyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Phone featuresidentical
Caller IDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Phonebook capacityKnown for one	112 entries	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	454.7 x 475 x 284.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	7.3 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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