Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-9140CDN multifunction printer LED A4 vs Canon i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4

64specifications compared
38differ
26identical
61known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MFC-9140CDN multifunction printer LED A4:LED
- i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4:Laser
Duplex printing mode
- MFC-9140CDN multifunction printer LED A4:Auto
- i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4:Auto/Manual
Maximum resolution
- MFC-9140CDN multifunction printer LED A4:600 x 2400 DPI
- i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-9140CDN multifunction printer LED A4:22 ppm
- i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4:20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-9140CDN multifunction printer LED A4:22 ppm
- i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4:20 ppm
Warm-up time
- MFC-9140CDN multifunction printer LED A4:30 s
- i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4:23 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MFC-9140CDN multifunction printer LED A4:16 s
- i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4:14.5 s
Time to first copy (black, normal)
- MFC-9140CDN multifunction printer LED A4:19 s
- i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4:15.5 s

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Comparison of MFC-9140CDN, MF8540Cdn
125 specifications	A Brother MFC-9140CDN multifunction printer LED A4 Model MFC-9140CDN View product	B Canon i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4 Model MF8540Cdn View product
Printing7 differ
Print technologyDiffers	LED	Laser
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeDiffers	Auto	Auto/Manual
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 2400 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	22 ppm	20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	22 ppm	20 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	3.5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	3.5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeDiffers	30 s	23 s
Warm-up time (from sleep mode)Known for one	24 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	16 s	14.5 s
Economical printing	Yes	Yes
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14.5 s
Copying2 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	22 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	22 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Differs	19 s	15.5 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Differs	22 s	16.2 s
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, 9, 16, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning6 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers	19200 x 19200 DPI	9600 x 9600 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 356 mm	216 x 279 mm
Scanner type	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toDiffers	E-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, OCR	E-mail, File, FTP, Image
Image formats supportedDiffers	JPG, PNG, TIF	JPG, PNG, TGA
Document formats supported	PDF	PDF
Input colour depthDiffers	48 bit	24 bit
Output colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Greyscale levels	256	256
Scan driversKnown for one	ICA, ISIS, TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Film scanningKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Colour faxing	No
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	2 sec/page	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	200	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
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	JBIG, MH, MMR, MR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	300 - 1500 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital senderKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	4	5
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesDiffers	BR-Script 3, PCL 6	PCL 5c, PCL 6, UFRII-LT
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40000 pages per month
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	125 sheets
Paper input typeDiffers	Paper tray	Cassette, Paper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	35 sheets	50 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Glossy paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thin paper	Coated paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	116 - 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 weightDiffers	60 - 105 g/m²	60 - 220 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightDiffers	64 - 90 g/m²	50 - 105 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
Duplex media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB port	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	HTTPS, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologies	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	192 MB	512 MB
Card reader integrated	No	No
Processor frequencyKnown for one	333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	64.9 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs	33 dB	36.5 dB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	White
Market positioning	Business	Business
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
DisplayDiffers	TFT	LCD
Display diagonalKnown for one	9.4 cm (3.7")	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
Colour displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 lines
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	380 W	1200 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	7.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	70 W	23 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.05 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
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, Windows Server 2012	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Nordic Swan Ecolabel, Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	530 mm	674 mm
DepthDiffers	560 mm	1327 mm
HeightDiffers	595 mm	851 mm
WeightDiffers	22.6 kg	31 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	602 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	534 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	565 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	26.3 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 30 °C

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