Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Canon I-SENSYS LBP252DW vs Canon i-SENSYS LBP251dw

53specifications compared
13differ
40identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- I-SENSYS LBP252DW:600 x 600 DPI
- i-SENSYS LBP251dw:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- I-SENSYS LBP252DW:33 ppm
- i-SENSYS LBP251dw:30 ppm
Recommended duty cycle
- I-SENSYS LBP252DW:750 - 3000 pages per month
- i-SENSYS LBP251dw:750 - 2500 pages per month
Internal memory
- I-SENSYS LBP252DW:1024 MB
- i-SENSYS LBP251dw:512 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)
- I-SENSYS LBP252DW:70.6 dB
- i-SENSYS LBP251dw:69.5 dB
Product colour
- I-SENSYS LBP252DW:Grey, White
- i-SENSYS LBP251dw:White
Power consumption (printing)
- I-SENSYS LBP252DW:550 W
- i-SENSYS LBP251dw:520 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)
- I-SENSYS LBP252DW:1.2 kWh/week
- i-SENSYS LBP251dw:1.1 kWh/week

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Comparison of I-SENSYS LBP252DW, LBP251dw
71 specifications	A Canon I-SENSYS LBP252DW View product	B Canon i-SENSYS LBP251dw Model LBP251dw View product
Printing2 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	33 ppm	30 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	16.8 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Secure printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Recommended duty cycleDiffers	750 - 3000 pages per month	750 - 2500 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5Ce, PCL 6, PostScript, UFRII-LT	PCL 5e, PCL 6, UFRII-LT
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input traysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Postcard, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Legal, Letter, Statement	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	10, C5, DL, Monarch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	105 - 215.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	148 - 355.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 120 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 163 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Network1 differ
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Canon PRINT Business, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service	Apple AirPrint, Canon PRINT Business, Google Cloud Print
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	512 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	70.6 dB	69.5 dB
Noise level (idle)Known for one	70.6 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey, White	White
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	550 W	520 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs	1.2 kWh/week	1.1 kWh/week
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Linux Mint 17, Oracle Linux 5.8, Oracle Linux 6.2, Oracle Linux 7.0, RedHat EL Linux 3 U9, RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U5, RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U6, RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U7, RedHat EL Linux 5.0, RedHat EL Linux 5.1, RedHat EL Linux 5.2, RedHat EL Linux 5.3, RedHat EL Linux 6.0, RedHat EL Linux 7.0, SuSE Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processor speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	525 MHz
Other featuresidentical
Print resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI

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