Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC 3240C vs Canon imageCLASS D1170 Laser A4

36specifications compared
25differ
11identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MFC 3240C:Inkjet
- imageCLASS D1170 Laser A4:Laser
Printing
- MFC 3240C:Colour printing
- imageCLASS D1170 Laser A4:No
Maximum resolution
- MFC 3240C:600 x 1200 DPI
- imageCLASS D1170 Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC 3240C:15 ppm
- imageCLASS D1170 Laser A4:30 ppm
Copying
- MFC 3240C:Colour copying
- imageCLASS D1170 Laser A4:Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution
- MFC 3240C:600 x 1200 DPI
- imageCLASS D1170 Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- MFC 3240C:18 cpm
- imageCLASS D1170 Laser A4:30 cpm
Copier resize
- MFC 3240C:25 - 400%
- imageCLASS D1170 Laser A4:50 - 200%

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Comparison of MFC 3240C, D1170
74 specifications	A Brother MFC 3240C View product	B Canon imageCLASS D1170 Laser A4 Model D1170 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	No
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	15 ppm	30 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	99 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copying4 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	18 cpm	30 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	16 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeDiffers	25 - 400%	50 - 200%
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 s
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PC free copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scanning2 differ
ScanningDiffers	Colour scanning	Mono scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9600 x 9600 DPI
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed scanner
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, JPG, TIF
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Fax3 differ
FaxingDiffers	Colour faxing	Mono faxing
Fax memoryDiffers	170 pages	512 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs	100	180
Auto reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	99 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	JPEG, MH, MMR, MR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	4	1
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20000 pages per month
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	20 sheets	50 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	210 x 297 mm	216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Glossy paper, Plain paper, Transparencies	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4	A4, A5, A6
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	20 - 33 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	295 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	450 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	455 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	5.99 kg	21.8 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	7.29 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	388 x 364 x 194 mm	449.58 x 472.44 x 464.82 mm
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan	No
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista MAC OS 10.2/3/4	Windows 7, Vista, Server 2008, Vista, Server 2003, XP, 2000 Mac OS X 10.4.9 - 10.6
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Modem typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Super G3
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1090 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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