Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-7460DN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs HP CM756A + C4906AE

44specifications compared
29differ
15identical
72known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MFC-7460DN multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- CM756A + C4906AE:Inkjet
Printing
- MFC-7460DN multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
- CM756A + C4906AE:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- MFC-7460DN multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- CM756A + C4906AE:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-7460DN multifunction printer Laser A4:26 ppm
- CM756A + C4906AE:15 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MFC-7460DN multifunction printer Laser A4:9 s
- CM756A + C4906AE:14 s
Copying
- MFC-7460DN multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
- CM756A + C4906AE:Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution
- MFC-7460DN multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- CM756A + C4906AE:1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- MFC-7460DN multifunction printer Laser A4:26 cpm
- CM756A + C4906AE:35 cpm

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Comparison of MFC-7460DN, CM756A + C4906AE
116 specifications	A Brother MFC-7460DN multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-7460DN View product	B HP CM756A + C4906AE View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	26 ppm	15 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	9 s	14 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Secure printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 s
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	26 cpm	35 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	11 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copies	99 copies	99 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34 cpm
Scanning3 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	600 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 356 mm	Legal (216 x 356)
Scanner type	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, OCR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedDiffers	BMP, JPG, TIF	JPG, TIF
Input colour depthDiffers	48 bit	24 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levels	256	256
Fax4 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	Colour faxing
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	7 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speedKnown for one	14.4 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryDiffers	400 pages	100 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs	200	75
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Caller IDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingDiffers	258 locations	48 locations
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	MH, MMR, MR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	203 x 98 DPI
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Digital sender	No	No
All-In-One-multitasking	Yes	Yes
Country of originKnown for one	Vietnam	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	1 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
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 406 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Card stock, Envelopes, Photo paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	116 - 406.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	76.2 - 216 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	64 - 90 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	128 MB
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	ARM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	200 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	53 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Memory Stick (MS), microSDHC, miniSD, MMC, MMCmicro, MS Duo, MS PRO, SDHC
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
Display number of linesKnown for one	2 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of charactersKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.9 cm (4.3")
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touch
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	445 W	28 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	1.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	55 W	6.3 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.6 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windo	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vist
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	505 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	485 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	520 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	11.5 kg	12.7 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	14.1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	405 x 399 x 316 mm	502 x 428 x 308 mm
All-in-one functions	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	527 x 510 x 493 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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