Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-8870DW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Canon i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4

24specifications compared
17differ
7identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- MFC-8870DW multifunction printer Laser A4:No
- i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- MFC-8870DW multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-8870DW multifunction printer Laser A4:28 ppm
- i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4:20 ppm
Copying
- MFC-8870DW multifunction printer Laser A4:No
- i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4:Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution
- MFC-8870DW multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- MFC-8870DW multifunction printer Laser A4:28 cpm
- i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4:20 cpm
Input colour depth
- MFC-8870DW multifunction printer Laser A4:48 bit
- i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4:24 bit
Faxing
- MFC-8870DW multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono faxing
- i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4:No

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Comparison of MFC-8870DW, MF4120
72 specifications	A Brother MFC-8870DW multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-8870DW View product	B Canon i-SENSYS MF4120 Laser A4 Model MF4120 View product
Printing3 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
PrintingDiffers	No	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	28 ppm	20 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	8.5 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
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	No	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	28 cpm	20 cpm
Maximum number of copies	99 copies	99 copies
Scanning1 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	600 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Input colour depthDiffers	48 bit	24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	390 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed (A4)Known for one	2 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Digital sender	No	No
Country of originKnown for one	China	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
Total output capacityKnown for one	150 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	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	210 x 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thin paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	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	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printingKnown for one	No	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
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security featuresKnown for one	WEP, WPA-PSK, LEAP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	544 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	55 dB	66 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
CompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98/Me/2000/XP MAC 10.2.8 - 10.4.6
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Grey	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	1104, 85	650 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	17 W	3.5 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	TCO99	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	577 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	577 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	630 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	19.3 kg	12 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	23.3 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100 Base-TX, 802.11b/g Wireless	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	531 x 450 x 475 mm	390 x 532 x 297 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Fax, Scan	Copy, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan	Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98 (SE) / Me / NT4.0 WS / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7. Mac OS 9.1-9.2 / OS X 10.2.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem typeKnown for one	Super G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless technologyKnown for one	802.11b/g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard media sizesKnown for one	A4, LTR, B5, A5, B6, A6, EXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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