Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother DCP-L1640W laser printer A4 vs Canon imageFORCE 1643P

8specifications compared
2differ
6identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon imageFORCE 1643P has 500 sheets more total input capacity than the Brother DCP-L1640W laser printer A4 (650 sheets vs 150 sheets). Market positioning: Home & office on the Brother DCP-L1640W laser printer A4, Business on the Canon imageFORCE 1643P.

Total input capacity
- DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:150 sheets
- imageFORCE 1643P:650 sheets
Market positioning
- DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:Home & office
- imageFORCE 1643P:Business

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Comparison of DCP-L1640W, imageFORCE 1643P
58 specifications	A Brother DCP-L1640W laser printer A4 Model DCP-L1640W View product	B Canon imageFORCE 1643P View product
Printingidentical
Colour	No	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43 ppm
Featuresidentical
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UFRII, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	650 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	550 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2300 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Thin paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Heavy paper, Bond paper, Labels, Letterhead, Envelopes
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Com-10, DL, Monarch, C5
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 120 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	eMMC
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Buttons
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	507 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1400 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.7 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.35 kWh/week
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 11
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, 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, Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 V
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
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%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	409 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	376 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	275 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	441 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	486 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	418 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	9.44 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Print speedKnown for one	20 mm/sec	Unknown — not stated by the source

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