Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother DCP-L1640W laser printer A4 vs Canon i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour

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  • 8specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 4identical
  • 53known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour has 100 sheets more total input capacity than the Brother DCP-L1640W laser printer A4 (250 sheets vs 150 sheets). Only the Canon i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour has colour. Only the Brother DCP-L1640W laser printer A4 has USB port. Market positioning: Home & office on the Brother DCP-L1640W laser printer A4, Business on the Canon i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour.

  • Colour
    • DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:No
    • i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:Yes
  • Total input capacity
    • DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:150 sheets
    • i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:250 sheets
  • USB port
    • DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:Yes
    • i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:No
  • Market positioning
    • DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:Home & office
    • i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:Business

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Comparison of DCP-L1640W, LBP646Cdw
61 specifications
Printing1 differ
ColourDiffersNoYes
Print technologyLaserLaser
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAuto
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source13 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.52 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.57 s
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source250 - 25000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUFRII
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityDiffers150 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCoated paper, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Postcard, Recycled paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceA4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceB5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceExecutive, Index card, Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceC5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Paper tray media weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 - 163 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portDiffersYesNo
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSNMPv1, SNMPv3
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
BluetoothKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWhite
Built-in displayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DisplayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLCD
Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceButtons
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source580 W
Power consumption (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source980 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.23 kWh/week
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source220 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50/60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMac OS 12.4, Mac OS 13.1, Mac OS 14.5, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 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 Lio
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 80 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 30%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source425 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source418 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source265 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one441 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one486 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one418 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one9.44 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Print speedKnown for one20 mm/secUnknown — not stated by the source

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