Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-8950DWT multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Canon MP280 + CL-511 + SG-201 A4 20sh.

36specifications compared
25differ
11identical
98known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MFC-8950DWT multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- MP280 + CL-511 + SG-201 A4 20sh.:Inkjet
Printing
- MFC-8950DWT multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
- MP280 + CL-511 + SG-201 A4 20sh.:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- MFC-8950DWT multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- MP280 + CL-511 + SG-201 A4 20sh.:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-8950DWT multifunction printer Laser A4:40 ppm
- MP280 + CL-511 + SG-201 A4 20sh.:8.4 ppm
Copying
- MFC-8950DWT multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
- MP280 + CL-511 + SG-201 A4 20sh.:Colour copying
Time to first copy (black, normal)
- MFC-8950DWT multifunction printer Laser A4:10.5 s
- MP280 + CL-511 + SG-201 A4 20sh.:37 s
Faxing
- MFC-8950DWT multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono faxing
- MP280 + CL-511 + SG-201 A4 20sh.:No
Total input capacity
- MFC-8950DWT multifunction printer Laser A4:1000 sheets
- MP280 + CL-511 + SG-201 A4 20sh.:100 sheets

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Comparison of MFC-8950DWT, MP280 + CL-511 + SG-201 A4 20sh.
134 specifications	A Brother MFC-8950DWT multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-8950DWT View product	B Canon MP280 + CL-511 + SG-201 A4 20sh.View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	40 ppm	8.4 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	9 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	8.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printing	Yes	Yes
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	4.8 ppm
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	40 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Differs	10.5 s	37 s
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
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanningidentical
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 1200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Legal (216 x 356)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	Dual CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, OCR, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	BMP, JPG	Unknown — not stated by the source
Document formats supportedKnown for one	PDF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depth	48 bit	48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	ISIS, TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	No
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	300	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	20 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	JBIG, JPEG, MH, MMR, MR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	1000 - 5000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	BR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	Vietnam	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityDiffers	1000 sheets	100 sheets
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
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	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
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	1050 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thin paper	Glossy paper, High resolution paper, Plain paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Plain paper, Preprinted forms, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B5
Non-ISO print media sizes	Legal	Legal
Custom media lengthKnown for one	127 - 355.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	76.2 - 215.9 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
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 & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printingDiffers	Yes	No
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, MD5, PEAP, SSL/TLS, TKIP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Email over SSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	384 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integrated	No	No
Processor familyKnown for one	Star Sapphire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	59 dB	45.5 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one	54 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	37 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 x 768
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
DisplayDiffers	TFT	LCD
Display diagonalKnown for one	12.4 cm (4.9")	Unknown — not stated by the source
TouchscreenKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	695 W	10 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	350 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	9.8 W	0.8 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	1.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	560 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	920 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	760 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	21 kg	5.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	31.5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features4 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	491 x 415 x 607 mm	450 x 335 x 153 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan	Copy, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	764 x 563 x 942 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speedDiffers	2.68 sec/page	15 sec/page
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 (32 / 64 bit), Windows Vista (32 / 64 bit), Windows XP SP2, SP3 Mac OS X v.10.4.11 - 10.6
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

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