Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Canon LBP122dw II vs Canon LBP246dw II

42specifications compared
23differ
19identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon LBP246dw II has 11 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Canon LBP122dw II (40 ppm vs 29 ppm). The Canon LBP246dw II has 6.5 s more warm-up time than the Canon LBP122dw II (14 s vs 7.5 s). The Canon LBP246dw II has 60,000 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Canon LBP122dw II (80000 pages per month vs 20000 pages per month). Page description languages: UFRII on the Canon LBP122dw II, PCL 5e, PCL 6, UFRII on the Canon LBP246dw II. Envelopes sizes: Com-10, C5, Monarch, DL on the Canon LBP122dw II, C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch on the Canon LBP246dw II.

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- LBP122dw II:29 ppm
- LBP246dw II:40 ppm
Warm-up time
- LBP122dw II:7.5 s
- LBP246dw II:14 s
Maximum duty cycle
- LBP122dw II:20000 pages per month
- LBP246dw II:80000 pages per month
Page description languages
- LBP122dw II:UFRII
- LBP246dw II:PCL 5e, PCL 6, UFRII
Total input capacity
- LBP122dw II:150 sheets
- LBP246dw II:250 sheets
Total output capacity
- LBP122dw II:50 sheets
- LBP246dw II:150 sheets
Envelopes sizes
- LBP122dw II:Com-10, C5, Monarch, DL
- LBP246dw II:C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Paper tray media weight
- LBP122dw II:60 - 163 g/m²
- LBP246dw II:60 - 120 g/m²

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Comparison of LBP122dw II, LBP246dw II
64 specifications	A Canon LBP122dw II View product	B Canon LBP246dw II View product
Printing2 differ
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	29 ppm	40 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
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2400 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	20000 pages per month	80000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 - 4000 pages per month
Page description languagesDiffers	UFRII	PCL 5e, PCL 6, UFRII
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	50 sheets	150 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	900 sheets
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, Legal, Letter, Oficio, Statement
Envelopes sizesDiffers	Com-10, C5, Monarch, DL	C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 163 g/m²	60 - 120 g/m²
Network3 differ
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMPv1, SNMPv3
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service	Apple AirPrint, Canon PRINT Business, Mopria Print Service
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	1024 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	eMMC
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54 dB
Sound pressure level (duplex printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	53 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black, White
DisplayDiffers	LCD	LED
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, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, 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 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X
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	10 - 30 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
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
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 year(s)

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