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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-290C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs HP Photosmart C6380 Thermal inkjet A4

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 13identical
  • 63known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Thermal inkjet
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 6000 DPI
    • 9600 x 2400 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 30 ppm
    • 12.5 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 25 ppm
    • 9 ppm
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 9600 x 2400 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 20 cpm
    • 11 cpm
  • Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
    • 18 cpm
    • 6.5 cpm

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A

Brother

MFC-290C multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model MFC-290C

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B

HP

Photosmart C6380 Thermal inkjet A4

Model C6380

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetThermal inkjet
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 6000 DPI9600 x 2400 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs30 ppm12.5 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs25 ppm9 ppm
Duplex printingKnown for oneNo
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one33 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one31 ppm
Copying4 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI9600 x 2400 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs20 cpm11 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs18 cpm6.5 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one33 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one31 cpm
Scanning2 differ
ScanningDiffersMono scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI4800 x 9600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 297 mm
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, JPG, PNG
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed scanner
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersColour 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
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one2500 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets125 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one15 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 x 356 mm
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5B5, B6, B7
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for oneA4, A6
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one64 - 220 g/m²
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneEnvelopes, Labels, Photo paper
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for oneC5, C6
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 2.0USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 MB64 MB
Compatible memory cardsDiffersMS Pro, SD, SDHC, xDCF, MS PRO, Memory Stick (MS), SD, SDHC, xD
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one50 dB
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneGrey, White
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Poweridentical
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one1.2 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one4.5 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one42 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one6.6 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one5.2 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
WidthDiffers255 mm452 mm
DepthDiffers455 mm406 mm
HeightDiffers464 mm207 mm
WeightDiffers7.76 kg7.45 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers9.58 kg9.49 kg
Package widthKnown for one500 mm
Package depthKnown for one283 mm
Package heightKnown for one469 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBrother MFL-pro suite in Windows: BrotherControlCentre 3 Scansoft Paperport 11SE + OCR, Macintosh:BrotherControlCentre 2 Newsoft Presto! Page manager 7
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one390 x 375 x 180 mm
All-in-one functionsKnown for oneCopy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for oneFax, Print
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista, XP (32 & 64 bit) Windows 2000, Linux; Mac OS X 10.2.4 en recenter
Network readyKnown for oneNo
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one465 x 225 x 460 mm
Scan speedKnown for one6 sec/page
Standard media sizesKnown for oneCom10, DL, C5, JE4
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Vista, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Minimum RAMKnown for one64 MB

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