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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L5500DN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Canon PIXMA MG5721 Inkjet A4

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 9identical
  • 98known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • N-in-1 copy function (N=)
    • 2
    • 2, 4
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
  • Number of print cartridges
    • 1
    • 4
  • Printing colours
    • Black
    • Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

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128 specifications
A

Brother

DCP-L5500DN multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L5500DN

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B

Canon

PIXMA MG5721 Inkjet A4

Model MG5721

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Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto/Manual
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one40 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one10 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one4.8 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one7.2 s
N-up printingKnown for one2, 4, 9, 16, 25
Secure printingKnown for oneYes
Print resolution colourKnown for one4800 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one12.6 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one9 ipm
N-in-1 print functionKnown for oneYes
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one40 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Differs22, 4
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
Scanning1 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolution19200 x 19200 DPI19200 x 19200 DPI
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, E-mail Server, FTP, File, Image, OCR, USB
Scan speed (colour)Known for one20 inch/min
Scan speed (black)Known for one24 inch/min
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF, XPS
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversKnown for oneISIS, TWAIN
Faxidentical
FaxingNoNo
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one50000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one0 - 3500 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for oneBR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, Microsoft XPS, PCL 6, PDF 1.7
Number of printer fontsKnown for one66
Country of originKnown for oneVietnam
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets100 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one40 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paperGlossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Letterhead, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thicker paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A4
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Folio, Legal, Letter
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 120 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 200 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one64 - 90 g/m²
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 2.0Ethernet, USB, Wireless LAN
Direct printingYesYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsKnown for one802.1x RADIUS, APOP, EAP-FAST, EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, HTTPS, IPPS, IPSEC, PEAP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP, SSL/TLS
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, POP3, SMTP Client, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMP, Web Services (
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, POP3*, SMTP Client, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, LDAP, Web Services (Print/Scan), IMAP4
Email protocolsKnown for oneAPOP, IMAP4, POP3, SMTP
Online services supportedKnown for oneBox, Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, OneDrive, OneNote, Picasa
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one256 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor familyKnown for oneARM
Processor frequencyKnown for one800 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one54 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one52 dB
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, GraphiteBlack, Silver
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display diagonalDiffers9.4 cm (3.7")6.35 cm (2.5")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one645 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one390 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one34 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one7.5 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one1.6 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one1.832 kWh/week
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home BaWindows 10, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Profes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, 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 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Phone, Windows RT
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneGS Mark
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneNordic Swan Ecolabel, Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers520 mm457 mm
DepthDiffers640 mm371 mm
HeightDiffers540 mm150 mm
WeightDiffers16.7 kg6.26 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one545 mm
Package depthKnown for one520 mm
Package heightKnown for one641 mm
Package weightKnown for one19.9 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84433100
Pallet gross heightKnown for one14.3 cm
Pallet gross weightKnown for one96.8 kg
Master (outer) cases per palletKnown for one4 pc(s)
Layers per palletKnown for one2 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one4 pc(s)
Technical detailsidentical
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one2 pc(s)
Pallet typeKnown for one800 x 1200 mm
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
Spare part retentionKnown for one5 year(s)
Safety sheetKnown for oneYes
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Power cord includedKnown for oneYes
Warranty cardKnown for oneYes

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