Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-8370DN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Canon PIXMA MP250 Inkjet A4 7 ppm

23specifications compared
16differ
7identical
55known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MFC-8370DN multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- PIXMA MP250 Inkjet A4 7 ppm:Inkjet
Printing
- MFC-8370DN multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
- PIXMA MP250 Inkjet A4 7 ppm:Colour printing
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-8370DN multifunction printer Laser A4:28 ppm
- PIXMA MP250 Inkjet A4 7 ppm:7 ppm
Copying
- MFC-8370DN multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
- PIXMA MP250 Inkjet A4 7 ppm:Colour copying
Faxing
- MFC-8370DN multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono faxing
- PIXMA MP250 Inkjet A4 7 ppm:No
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- MFC-8370DN multifunction printer Laser A4:A4, A5, A6
- PIXMA MP250 Inkjet A4 7 ppm:A4, A5
Non-ISO print media sizes
- MFC-8370DN multifunction printer Laser A4:Executive
- PIXMA MP250 Inkjet A4 7 ppm:Legal
Ethernet LAN
- MFC-8370DN multifunction printer Laser A4:Yes
- PIXMA MP250 Inkjet A4 7 ppm:No

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Comparison of MFC-8370DN, MP250
78 specifications	A Brother MFC-8370DN multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-8370DN View product	B Canon PIXMA MP250 Inkjet A4 7 ppm Model MP250 View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 1200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	28 ppm	7 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	8.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print resolution colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8 ppm
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	28 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4, 9, 16, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	39 s
Scanningidentical
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	600 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	No
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	500 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	366 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	50 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	20 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive	Legal
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 297 mm
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DL
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, Letter
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	56 dB	45 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Grey, White	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	680 W	11 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	85 W	1.2 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	565 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	545 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	590 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	16.5 kg	5.8 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	19.8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	531 x 451 x 475 mm	444 x 331 x 155 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Scan	Copy, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	628 x 567 x 575 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista, Vista SP1 / Windows XP SP2, SP3 / Windows 2000 Professional SP4 Mac OS X v.10.3.9 - v.10.5
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Canon MP Navigator EX, Canon Easy-PhotoPrint EX

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