Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-J315W multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Canon i-SENSYS MF4430DN Laser A4

46specifications compared
24differ
22identical
57known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DCP-J315W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Inkjet
- i-SENSYS MF4430DN Laser A4:Laser
Printing
- DCP-J315W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Colour printing
- i-SENSYS MF4430DN Laser A4:Mono printing
Maximum resolution
- DCP-J315W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:6000 x 1200 DPI
- i-SENSYS MF4430DN Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-J315W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:33 ppm
- i-SENSYS MF4430DN Laser A4:23 ppm
Copying
- DCP-J315W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Colour copying
- i-SENSYS MF4430DN Laser A4:Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution
- DCP-J315W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- i-SENSYS MF4430DN Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Optical scanning resolution
- DCP-J315W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
- i-SENSYS MF4430DN Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolution
- DCP-J315W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:19200 x 19200 DPI
- i-SENSYS MF4430DN Laser A4:9600 x 9600 DPI

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Comparison of DCP-J315W, MF4430DN
103 specifications	A Brother DCP-J315W multifunction printer Inkjet A4 Model DCP-J315W View product	B Canon i-SENSYS MF4430DN Laser A4 Model MF4430DN View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printing	No	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	6000 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	33 ppm	23 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	28 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 s
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 mm
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Duplex copying	No	No
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	23 cpm	23 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	20 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copies	99 copies	99 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 s
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2, 4
Scanning3 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanning	No	No
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers	19200 x 19200 DPI	9600 x 9600 DPI
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, File, Image	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (black)Known for one	3.44 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	BMP, JPG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthDiffers	36 bit	24 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levels	256	256
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Legal (216 x 356)
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Duplex faxing	No	No
Featuresidentical
Digital sender	No	No
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UFRII-LT
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	286 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	50 sheets	100 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	4x6,5x7"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	4x6, 5x7, A4, A6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightDiffers	64 - 220 g/m²	60 - 163 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Index card, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, C5, DL
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 163 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printing	No	No
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	64 MB
Card reader integrated	Yes	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Memory Stick (MS), MS PRO, SD, SDHC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	RISC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	128 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	50 dB	43 dB
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display diagonalKnown for one	4.83 cm (1.9")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 lines
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	17 W	550 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.45 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	3.5 W	3 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Hom	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	223 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	457 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	460 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	6.7 kg	11.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	8.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareDiffers	Brother MFL-Pro Suite Brother ControlCentre 4 (Win) Brother ControlCentre 2 (Mac)	Presto! Page Manager, MF Toolbox
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	390 x 368 x 150 mm	390 x 421 x 370 mm
All-in-one functions	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Scan
Colour scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	465 x 255 x 460 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/2000/ XP/ Vista Mac OS X V 10.4.9 - 10.6.x Linux
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UFRII-LT
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220-240 V (±10%), 50/60 Hz
Standard media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	76 x 216 mm - 210 x 356 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 30 °C

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