Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Canon LBP122dw II vs Canon LBP243dw II

39specifications compared
19differ
20identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon LBP243dw II has 7 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Canon LBP122dw II (36 ppm vs 29 ppm). The Canon LBP243dw II has 6.5 s more warm-up time than the Canon LBP122dw II (14 s vs 7.5 s). The Canon LBP122dw II has 19,100 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Canon LBP243dw II (20000 pages per month vs 900 pages per month). Maximum resolution: 2400 x 600 DPI on the Canon LBP122dw II, 1200 x 1200 DPI on the Canon LBP243dw II. Printing colours: Black on the Canon LBP122dw II, Black, White on the Canon LBP243dw II.

Maximum resolution
- LBP122dw II:2400 x 600 DPI
- LBP243dw II:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- LBP122dw II:29 ppm
- LBP243dw II:36 ppm
Warm-up time
- LBP122dw II:7.5 s
- LBP243dw II:14 s
Maximum duty cycle
- LBP122dw II:20000 pages per month
- LBP243dw II:900 pages per month
Printing colours
- LBP122dw II:Black
- LBP243dw II:Black, White
Page description languages
- LBP122dw II:UFRII
- LBP243dw II:PCL 5e, PCL 6, UFRII
Envelopes sizes
- LBP122dw II:Com-10, C5, Monarch, DL
- LBP243dw II:C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Paper tray media weight
- LBP122dw II:60 - 163 g/m²
- LBP243dw II:60 - 199 g/m²

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Comparison of LBP122dw II, LBP243dw II
58 specifications	A Canon LBP122dw II View product	B Canon LBP243dw II View product
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	29 ppm	36 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	7.5 s	14 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 s
ColourKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	20000 pages per month	900 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 - 4000 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffers	Black	Black, White
Page description languagesDiffers	UFRII	PCL 5e, PCL 6, UFRII
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper, Recycled paper, Heavy paper, Thin paper, Bond paper, Labels, Postcard, Envelopes	Coated paper, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Postcard, Recycled paper, Thin paper
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Index card, Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesDiffers	Com-10, C5, Monarch, DL	C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 163 g/m²	60 - 199 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMPv1, SNMPv3
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	1000 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4000 MB
Designidentical
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Buttons
Power4 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	396 W	480 W
Power consumption (max)Differs	1130 W	1250 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	3.4 W	6 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs	0.21 kWh/week	0.29 kWh/week
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 10.13 High Sierra, MacOS
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 30%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	356 mm	399 mm
DepthDiffers	298 mm	373 mm
HeightDiffers	213 mm	249 mm
WeightDiffers	6.3 kg	9.5 kg

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