Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280 vs Canon Desktop IR1018J 64MB 18ppm A4

22specifications compared
13differ
9identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280:600 x 2400 DPI
- Desktop IR1018J 64MB 18ppm A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280:20 ppm
- Desktop IR1018J 64MB 18ppm A4:18 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280:10 s
- Desktop IR1018J 64MB 18ppm A4:8 s
Scanning
- MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280:Colour scanning
- Desktop IR1018J 64MB 18ppm A4:Mono scanning
Greyscale levels
- MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280:64
- Desktop IR1018J 64MB 18ppm A4:256
Maximum output capacity
- MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280:100 sheets
- Desktop IR1018J 64MB 18ppm A4:1100 sheets
Internal memory
- MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280:16 MB
- Desktop IR1018J 64MB 18ppm A4:64 MB
Market positioning
- MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280:Home & office
- Desktop IR1018J 64MB 18ppm A4:Business

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Comparison of MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280, Desktop IR1018J 64MB 18ppm A4
58 specifications	A Brother MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280 View product	B Canon Desktop IR1018J 64MB 18ppm A4 View product
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	18 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	10 s	8 s
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.5 s
Copyingidentical
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	600 x 300 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	20 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning2 differ
ScanningDiffers	Colour scanning	Mono scanning
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	600 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	9600 x 9600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsDiffers	64	256
Faxidentical
Modem speedKnown for one	14.4 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	400 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	258 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed (A4)Known for one	6 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	10000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	35 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	1100 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, A5
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Parallel, USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 MB	64 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	53 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	192 MHz
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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	9.45 kg	22 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	14.5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features4 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	432 x 395 x 294 mm	520 x 457 x 378 mm
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan, No	No
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000/NT/XP Mac OS 9.1-9.2 + Mac OS X 10.2.4	Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003 Server; Mac OS 10.2.8-10.4.3
Media types supportedKnown for one	Plain, Recycled, Envelopes, Transparency, Bond, Labels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network readyDiffers	No	Yes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	550 x 495 x 500 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard media sizesKnown for one	A4, LTR, EXE, A5, A6, B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240 V; 50/60 Hz
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR

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