Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280 vs Canon i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4

20specifications compared
10differ
10identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280:No
- i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280:600 x 2400 DPI
- i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Copying
- MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280:No
- i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4:Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution
- MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280:600 x 300 DPI
- i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Faxing
- MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280:Mono faxing
- i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4:No
Sound pressure level (printing)
- MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280:53 dB
- i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4:66 dB
Weight
- MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280:9.45 kg
- i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4:12 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280:432 x 395 x 294 mm
- i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4:390 x 532 x 297 mm

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Comparison of MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280, MF4120
61 specifications	A Brother MFC-7420 + P-Touch PT-1280 View product	B Canon i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4 Model MF4120 View product
Printing2 differ
PrintingDiffers	No	Colour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 2400 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	10 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.6 s
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	No	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 300 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99 copies
Scanningidentical
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
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	No
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
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Input & output capacityidentical
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 capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	210 x 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Index card, Letter
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
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	66 dB
CompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98/Me/2000/XP MAC 10.2.8 - 10.4.6
Designidentical
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	12 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	14.5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	432 x 395 x 294 mm	390 x 532 x 297 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Fax, Scan	Copy, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan, No	Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000/NT/XP Mac OS 9.1-9.2 + Mac OS X 10.2.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Plain, Recycled, Envelopes, Transparency, Bond, Labels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network readyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	650 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 W

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