Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Canon LBP243dw II vs Canon i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour

51specifications compared
21differ
30identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- LBP243dw II:36 ppm
- i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:25 ppm
Warm-up time
- LBP243dw II:14 s
- i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:13 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- LBP243dw II:5 s
- i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:10.52 s
Maximum duty cycle
- LBP243dw II:900 pages per month
- i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:30000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle
- LBP243dw II:750 - 4000 pages per month
- i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:250 - 25000 pages per month
Printing colours
- LBP243dw II:Black, White
- i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languages
- LBP243dw II:PCL 5e, PCL 6, UFRII
- i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:UFRII
Paper tray media weight
- LBP243dw II:60 - 199 g/m²
- i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour:60 - 163 g/m²

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Comparison of LBP243dw II, LBP646Cdw
57 specifications	A Canon LBP243dw II View product	B Canon i-SENSYS LBP646Cdw Colour Model LBP646Cdw View product
Printing3 differ
ColourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	36 ppm	25 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	14 s	13 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	5 s	10.52 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.57 s
Features4 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	900 pages per month	30000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers	750 - 4000 pages per month	250 - 25000 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, White	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5e, PCL 6, UFRII	UFRII
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 199 g/m²	60 - 163 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portDiffers	Yes	No
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK
Power4 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	480 W	580 W
Power consumption (max)Differs	1250 W	980 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	6 W	12 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs	0.29 kWh/week	0.23 kWh/week
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, MacOS	Mac 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
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022	Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	399 mm	425 mm
DepthDiffers	373 mm	418 mm
HeightDiffers	249 mm	265 mm
WeightDiffers	9.5 kg	14.5 kg

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