Product comparison · 2 fax machines

Brother IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s vs Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White

26specifications compared
17differ
9identical
53known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White has 33,585.6 Kbit/s more modem speed than the Brother IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s (33600 Kbit/s vs 14.4 Kbit/s). The Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White has 18 more one-touch dials than the Brother IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s (30 vs 12). The Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White has 192 more greyscale levels than the Brother IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s (256 vs 64). Only the Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White has fax dual access. Print technology: Thermal on the Brother IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s, Laser on the Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White.

Print technology
- IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s:Thermal
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:Laser
Modem speed
- IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s:14.4 Kbit/s
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:33600 Kbit/s
Fax coding methods
- IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s:MH
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:MH, MMR, MR
Fax dual access
- IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s:No
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:Yes
One-touch dials
- IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s:12
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:30
Product colour
- IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s:White
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:Black, White
Maximum copy resolution
- IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s:400 x 400 DPI
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:600 x 600 DPI
Copier resize
- IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s:50 - 150%
- L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White:1 - 200%

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Comparison of IntelliFax-1270e, L250
79 specifications	A Brother IntelliFax-1270e fax machine Thermal 14.4 Kbit/s Model IntelliFax-1270e View product	B Canon L250 fax machine Laser 33600 Kbit/s A4 Black, White Model L250 View product
Fax5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal	Laser
Modem speedDiffers	14.4 Kbit/s	33600 Kbit/s
Fax resolutionKnown for one	203 x 392 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	9 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax coding methodsDiffers	MH	MH, MMR, MR
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax dual accessDiffers	No	Yes
Fax retrievalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	112 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
One-touch dialsDiffers	12	30
Fax resolution modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Standard
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Group dialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	129
Send report functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Navigation keyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	White	Black, White
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	49 dB
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
Answering machineidentical
Answering machineKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying3 differ
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	400 x 400 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeDiffers	50 - 150%	1 - 200%
Sorting functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsDiffers	64	256
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
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum media size (WxH)Known for one	215.9 x 355.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Plain paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 163 g/m²
Input & output capacity2 differ
Standard input capacityDiffers	200 sheets	150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	20 sheets	30 sheets
Standard output capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display2 differ
DisplayDiffers	LCD TFT	LCD
Display number of charactersKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesDiffers	1 lines	5 lines
Memoryidentical
Fax memoryKnown for one	0.5 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Handsetidentical
Handset typeKnown for one	Wired handset	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	375.8 x 386.1 x 215.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	5.99 kg	8.8 kg
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	372 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	303 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	303 mm
Power3 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	170 W	830 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	4 W	10 W
AC input voltageDiffers	120 V	100 V
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
Other featuresidentical
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
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
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 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%
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

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