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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L2532DW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Canon Satera MF242dw Laser A4

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 19identical
  • 86known for one product only

Key differences

  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 30 ppm
    • 27 ppm
  • Warm-up time
    • 9 s
    • 13.5 s
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 8.5 s
    • 6 s
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Time to first copy (black, normal)
    • 10 s
    • 9 s
  • Maximum number of copies
    • 99 copies
    • 999 copies
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI

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A

Brother

DCP-L2532DW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L2532DW

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B

Canon

Satera MF242dw Laser A4

Model MF242dw

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyLaserLaser
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto/Manual
Maximum resolution1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs30 ppm27 ppm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one15 ipm
Warm-up timeDiffers9 s13.5 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs8.5 s6 s
N-in-1 print functionKnown for oneYes
Skip blank page functionKnown for oneYes
N-up printingKnown for one2, 4, 9, 16, 25
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Booklet printing functionKnown for oneYes
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one7.7 ppm
Print margin top (min)Known for one5 mm
Print margin bottom (min)Known for one5 mm
Print margin left (min)Known for one1 cm
Print margin right (min)Known for one1 cm
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolution600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one30 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Differs10 s9 s
Maximum number of copiesDiffers99 copies999 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
ID-card copy functionKnown for oneYes
Background adjustment functionKnown for oneYes
Scanning1 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Scanner typeFlatbed scannerFlatbed scanner
Scan technologyCISCIS
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, File, Image, OCR
Input colour depth24 bit24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Scan driversKnown for oneTWAIN, WIA
Faxidentical
FaxingNoNo
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one15000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one0 - 2000 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Page description languagesKnown for oneGDI
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one120 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for oneCassette
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one35 sheets
Manual feederKnown for oneYes
Maximum input capacityKnown for one251 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain paper, Recycled paperEnvelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Postcard, Recycled paper, Thick paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paperEnvelopes, Legal, Letter
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A4, A5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for oneLetter
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 215.9 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 230 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one60 - 105 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 2.0, Wireless LANEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network3 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi standards802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsDiffers64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLS, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Supported network protocols (IPv4)DiffersARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, SMTP Client, IPP/IPPS, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMP, Web Services (Print)TCP／IP
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, SMTP Client, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/ HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, Web Services (Print)
IP address filteringKnown for oneYes
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Network printing methodsKnown for oneDS-SS, OFDM
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one64 MB
Card reader integratedNoNo
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one600 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one48 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one44 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one30 dB
Designidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display number of linesKnown for one2 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one16
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one440 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one260 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one42 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs6.2 W1.7 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.03 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs1.232 kWh/week0.8 kWh/week
Power consumption (max)Known for one840 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one3.8 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one100 V
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 HomeWindows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2016 x64
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneGS Mark
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneNordic Swan Ecolabel, Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers410 mm390 mm
DepthDiffers398.5 mm371 mm
HeightDiffers272 mm312 mm
WeightDiffers10.3 kg11.4 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one580 mm
Package depthKnown for one517 mm
Package heightKnown for one434 mm
Package weightKnown for one13.4 kg
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
Noise levelKnown for one51 dB
Software CDKnown for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 30 °C
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes
ManualKnown for oneYes
Power cord includedKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes

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