Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Canon PIXMA G4100 multifunction printer Inkjet A4

36specifications compared
26differ
10identical
79known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- PIXMA G4100 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Printing
- DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
- PIXMA G4100 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- PIXMA G4100 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4:40 ppm
- PIXMA G4100 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:8.8 ppm
Copying
- DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
- PIXMA G4100 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Colour copying
Optical scanning resolution
- DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- PIXMA G4100 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:600 x 1200 DPI
Faxing
- DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4:No
- PIXMA G4100 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Colour faxing
Digital sender
- DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4:No
- PIXMA G4100 multifunction printer Inkjet A4:Yes

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Comparison of DCP-L5500DNLT, G4100
115 specifications	A Brother DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4 Model DCP-L5500DNLT View product	B Canon PIXMA G4100 multifunction printer Inkjet A4 Model G4100 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	40 ppm	8.8 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	7.2 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printing	Yes	Yes
Secure printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 ppm
N-in-1 print functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	40 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function	Yes	Yes
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 s
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2, 4
Copy programming functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ID-card copy functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto fit functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scanning1 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI	19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	A4 (210 x 297)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (black)Known for one	24 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cloud, Fax, Image
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Colour faxing
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 pages
Features3 differ
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	0 - 3500 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital senderDiffers	No	Yes
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	2
Printing coloursDiffers	Black	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for one	BR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, XPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7000 pages per month
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityKnown for one	550 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	100 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input type	Paper tray	Paper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	40 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper, Recycled paper	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Plain paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Business cards, Envelopes
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthDiffers	127 - 355.6 mm	89 - 676 mm
Custom media widthDiffers	76.2 - 215.9 mm	55 - 215.9 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 120 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 200 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	64 - 90 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex media weightKnown for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x15 cm
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x6,5x7,8x10
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x6
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	USB, Wireless LAN
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS, EAP-FAST, EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, HTTPS, IPPS, IPSEC, PEAP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service	Apple AirPrint, Canon Easy-PhotoPrint, Canon PRINT Business, Canon iEasy-PhotoPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service, PIXMA Cloud Link
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	ARM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one	54 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Graphite	Black
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
DisplayDiffers	TFT	LCD
Display diagonalKnown for one	9.4 cm (3.7")	Unknown — not stated by the source
TouchscreenKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 lines
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	645 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	390 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	34 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	7.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.04 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	1.832 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supported	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 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 H	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 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 H
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Android, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows RT, iOS
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	435 mm	447 mm
DepthDiffers	427 mm	330 mm
HeightDiffers	486 mm	198.1 mm
WeightDiffers	16.4 kg	7.1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	545 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	520 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	641 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	19.7 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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