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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-9870 multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Canon i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 13identical
  • 56known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 14 ppm
    • 20 ppm
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 600 x 300 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 2400 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Total output capacity
    • 150 sheets
    • 125 sheets
  • Internal memory
    • 8 MB
    • 512 MB
  • Market positioning
    • Home & office
    • Business
  • Width
    • 492 mm
    • 674 mm
  • Depth
    • 456 mm
    • 1327 mm

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A

Brother

MFC-9870 multifunction printer Laser A4

Model MFC-9870

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B

Canon

i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4

Model MF8540Cdn

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Printing1 differ
Print technologyLaserLaser
PrintingKnown for oneColour printing
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto/Manual
Maximum resolution600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs14 ppm20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one23 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one14.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one14.5 s
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Copying1 differ
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers600 x 300 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one15.5 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one16.2 s
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
Scanning1 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 2400 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one9600 x 9600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 279 mm
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, File, FTP, Image
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPG, PNG, TGA
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Input colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Faxidentical
FaxingNoNo
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one40000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one5
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 5c, PCL 6, UFRII-LT
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets125 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for oneCassette, Paper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneCoated paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneA4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 220 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one50 - 105 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one250 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for oneEthernet, USB 2.0
USB portYesYes
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 MB512 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one512 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one64.9 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one36.5 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourWhiteWhite
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display number of linesKnown for one7 lines
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one1200 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one23 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 V
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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 supportedKnown for oneMac 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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 30 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers492 mm674 mm
DepthDiffers456 mm1327 mm
HeightDiffers429 mm851 mm
WeightDiffers17 kg31 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Maximum capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Network readyKnown for oneNo

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