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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-290C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Kyocera TASKalfa 300ci Laser A3

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 28differ
  • 15identical
  • 51known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 6000 DPI
    • 9600 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 25 ppm
    • 30 ppm
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 20 cpm
    • 30 cpm
  • Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
    • 18 cpm
    • 13 cpm
  • Maximum number of copies
    • 99 copies
    • 999 copies

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94 specifications
A

Brother

MFC-290C multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model MFC-290C

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B

Kyocera

TASKalfa 300ci Laser A3

Model 300ci

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Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 6000 DPI9600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)30 ppm30 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs25 ppm30 ppm
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one13 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A3)Known for one13 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one6.2 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one8.1 s
Copying5 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs20 cpm30 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs18 cpm13 cpm
Maximum number of copiesDiffers99 copies999 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
PC free copyingYesYes
Scanning2 differ
ScanningDiffersMono scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 297 mm
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail
Image formats supportedDiffersBMP, JPG, PNGTIF
Greyscale levels256256
Fax2 differ
FaxingColour faxingColour faxing
Modem speedDiffers14.4 Kbit/s33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers170 pages12 MB
Auto-redialingYesYes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one40
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionYesYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneJBIG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax speed (A4)Known for one2 sec/page
Featuresidentical
Digital senderNoNo
Number of print cartridges44
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets500 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers50 sheets250 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one15 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one4100 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Maximum print sizeDiffers216 x 356 mm297 x 420 mm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneA4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for oneA4, A6
Media weight (tray 1)Differs64 - 220 g/m²60–163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60–220
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesUSB 2.0USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 MB2048 MB
Card reader integratedYesYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMS Pro, SD, SDHC, xD
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs50 dB65.5 dB
Mac compatibilityYesYes
Internal storage capacityKnown for one80 GB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor familyKnown for onePowerPC
Processor modelKnown for one750FL
Processor frequencyKnown for one600 MHz
Sound power level (standby)Known for one56.9 dB
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs24 W860 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs1.2 W19 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs4.5 W160 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one255 mm
DepthKnown for one455 mm
HeightKnown for one464 mm
WeightDiffers7.76 kg106 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one9.58 kg
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 features4 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs390 x 375 x 180 mm605 x 680 x 745 mm
All-in-one functionsCopy, Fax, ScanCopy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffersFax, PrintCopy, Fax, Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Vista, XP (32 & 64 bit) Windows 2000, Linux; Mac OS X 10.2.4 en recenterWindows, Mac OS X 10.2+, UNIX, LINUX
Network readyDiffersNoYes
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
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
Standard input traysKnown for one2
Networking featuresKnown for one10-Base-T/100Base-TX
EmulationsKnown for onePCL 6, Postscript 3 (KPDL3), XPS Direct print, PDF Direct print
Power requirementsKnown for oneAC 220 V – 240 V, 50/60 Hz
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneGS, TÜV, CE

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