Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-J715W multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Canon i-SENSYS MF4580dn Laser A4

44specifications compared
28differ
16identical
52known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DCP-J715W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Inkjet
- i-SENSYS MF4580dn Laser A4:Laser
Printing
- DCP-J715W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Colour printing
- i-SENSYS MF4580dn Laser A4:Mono printing
Duplex printing
- DCP-J715W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:No
- i-SENSYS MF4580dn Laser A4:Yes
Maximum resolution
- DCP-J715W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:6000 x 1200 DPI
- i-SENSYS MF4580dn Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-J715W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:35 ppm
- i-SENSYS MF4580dn Laser A4:25 ppm
Copying
- DCP-J715W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Colour copying
- i-SENSYS MF4580dn Laser A4:Mono copying
Duplex copying
- DCP-J715W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:No
- i-SENSYS MF4580dn Laser A4:Yes
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- DCP-J715W multifunction printer Inkjet A4:23 cpm
- i-SENSYS MF4580dn Laser A4:25 cpm

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Comparison of DCP-J715W, MF4580dn
96 specifications	A Brother DCP-J715W multifunction printer Inkjet A4 Model DCP-J715W View product	B Canon i-SENSYS MF4580dn Laser A4 Model MF4580dn View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	6000 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	35 ppm	25 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	28 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 s
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Duplex copyingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 1200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	23 cpm	25 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%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Scanning3 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers	19200 x 19200 DPI	9600 x 9600 DPI
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, File, Image, OCR, USB	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, PNG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Greyscale levels	256	256
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Fax2 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Mono faxing
Duplex faxingDiffers	No	Yes
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 x 400 DPI
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	104
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	114 locations
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	10000 pages per month
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	50 sheets	100 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	20 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	15 sheets	50 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	2L, Executive, Index card, Legal, Letter	Executive, Index card, Statement
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesDiffers	C5, DL	10, B5, C5, DL
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	4x6"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	4x6, A4, A6, Index card	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightDiffers	64 - 220 g/m²	60 - 130 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	40 MB	64 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	192 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	50 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43 dB
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display diagonalKnown for one	8.38 cm (3.3")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 lines
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	17 W	1220 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
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, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	255 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	456 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	467 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	8.07 kg	13.4 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	9.76 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	390 x 375 x 180 mm	390 x 429 x 361 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Scan
PictBridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	467 x 255 x 456 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Server 2008/Server 2003/2000/XP/Vista Mac OS X 10.4.9 - 10.6.x Linux
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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