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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-297C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Canon MF 6680DN

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 12identical
  • 46known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Printing
    • Colour printing
    • No
  • Maximum resolution
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 600 DPI
  • Copying
    • Colour copying
    • Mono copying
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 20 cpm
    • 30 cpm
  • Modem speed
    • 14.4 Kbit/s
    • 33.6 Kbit/s
  • Fax memory
    • 170 pages
    • 512 pages

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Brother

MFC-297C multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model MFC-297C

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B

Canon

MF 6680DNView product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingDiffersColour printingNo
Maximum resolutionDiffers6000 x 1200 DPI1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)30 ppm30 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one16 s
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersColour copyingMono copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs20 cpm30 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one8 s
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
Scanningidentical
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Input colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levels256256
Scan input modesKnown for one50-200%
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, File, Image, OCR
Fax2 differ
FaxingMono faxingMono faxing
Modem speedDiffers14.4 Kbit/s33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers170 pages512 pages
Fax broadcastingKnown for one90 locations
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneJPEG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax speed (A4)Known for one6 sec/page
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one20000 pages per month
Digital senderNoNo
Number of print cartridgesDiffers41
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total output capacityDiffers50 sheets150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayYesYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers15 sheets50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one500 sheets
Total input capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneEnvelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneA4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneDL
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 x 297 mm
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one80 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesUSB 2.0USB 2.0
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 MB128 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one55 dB
Mac compatibilityYesYes
Card reader integratedKnown for oneYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneSD, SDHC, xD
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Poweridentical
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one3 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one20 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 30 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers7.8 kg20.6 kg
WidthKnown for one465 mm
DepthKnown for one460 mm
HeightKnown for one255 mm
Other features3 differ
Networking featuresKnown for oneFast Ethernet
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs390 x 375 x 180 mm450 x 472 x 464 mm
All-in-one functionsCopy, Fax, ScanCopy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffersCopy, Print, ScanScan, No
Compatible operating systemsDiffers2000/ XP/ XP Professional X64/ Windows Vista Mac OSX 10.2.4 +Windows 2000/Server 2003/Server 2008/XP/Vista Mac OS X 10.4.9-10.5.x Linux
Modem typeKnown for oneSuper G3
Power requirementsKnown for one220-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power supplyKnown for one1200 W
Supported media weight(s)Known for one60/90
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one10.9 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneScanSoft PaperPort 11SE Presto! PageManager 7

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