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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-235C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs HP Photosmart C8180 Thermal inkjet A4

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 10identical
  • 64known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Thermal inkjet
  • Maximum resolution
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 25 ppm
    • 9.1 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 20 ppm
    • 8 ppm
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 18 cpm
    • 7.5 cpm
  • Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
    • 16 cpm
    • 6.2 cpm
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 2400 DPI
    • 9600 x 9600 DPI

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Brother

MFC-235C multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model MFC-235C

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HP

Photosmart C8180 Thermal inkjet A4

Model C8180

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetThermal inkjet
Maximum resolutionDiffers6000 x 1200 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs25 ppm9.1 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs20 ppm8 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one0 s
Duplex printingKnown for oneNo
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one34 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one33 ppm
DVD/CD printingKnown for oneYes
Copying3 differ
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs18 cpm7.5 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs16 cpm6.2 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one34 cpm
Scanning2 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 2400 DPI9600 x 9600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers19200 x 19200 DPI9600 x 9600 DPI
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, File, OCR
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, PNG
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersMono faxingNo
Modem speedKnown for one14.4 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one170 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one40
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one90 locations
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneJPEG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax speed (A4)Known for one6 sec/page
Featuresidentical
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one3000 pages per month
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 3, PJL, XHTML
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersGlossy paper, Plain paper, TransparenciesEnvelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for oneA4, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for oneC6
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Standard interfacesKnown for oneEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB portKnown for oneYes
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 MB64 MB
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Card reader integratedKnown for oneYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneCF, MMC, MMC Mobile, MS Duo, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, MiniSD, SD, SDHC, xD
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneGrey, White
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs21, 736 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs5 W7.2 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one8.7 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.6 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers470 mm448 mm
DepthDiffers450 mm392 mm
HeightDiffers225 mm216 mm
WeightDiffers6.78 kg11.4 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers8.95 kg13.2 kg
Package widthKnown for one500 mm
Package depthKnown for one277 mm
Package heightKnown for one449 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBrother MFL-Pro Suite, Brother ControlCentre 3, ScanSoft Paperport 11 SE, Brother ControlCentre 2 (Mac), NewSoft Presto! PageManager 7 (Mac)
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one398 x 360 x 150 mm
All-in-one functionsKnown for oneCopy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for oneCopy, Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS, Linux
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one470 x 225 x 451 mm
Scan speedKnown for one4 sec/page
Finishing optionKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one25 - 75%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one15 - 35 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR

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