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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-J425W multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Canon i-SENSYS MF5940dn Laser A4

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 16identical
  • 60known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Printing
    • Colour printing
    • Mono printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
  • Copying
    • Colour copying
    • Mono copying
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 22 cpm
    • 33 cpm
  • Scanning
    • Colour scanning
    • Mono scanning
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI

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A

Brother

MFC-J425W multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model MFC-J425W

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B

Canon

i-SENSYS MF5940dn Laser A4

Model MF5940dn

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Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingDiffersColour printingMono printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers6000 x 1200 DPI600 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)33 ppm33 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one11 s
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneManual
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one26 ppm
DVD/CD printingKnown for oneYes
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersColour copyingMono copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs22 cpm33 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one8 s
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one20 cpm
Scanning3 differ
ScanningDiffersColour scanningMono scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers19200 x 19200 DPI9600 x 9600 DPI
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, E-mail Server, Fax, USB
Input colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Maximum scan areaKnown for oneLegal (216 x 356)
Scanner typeKnown for oneADF scanner
Fax6 differ
FaxingDiffersColour faxingMono faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for oneYes
Fax resolution (black)Known for one200 x 100 DPI
Fax transmission speedDiffers6 sec/page3 sec/page
Modem speedDiffers14.4 Kbit/s33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers200 pages512 pages
Speed diallingKnown for oneYes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs40200
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Fax broadcastingDiffers90 locations210 locations
Fax dual accessYesYes
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneJPEG, MH, MR
Fax delayed sendingKnown for oneYes
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers2500 pages per month15000 pages per month
Digital senderDiffersYesNo
Number of print cartridgesDiffers42
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 5e, PCL 6, UFRII-LT
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers20 sheets50 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers100 sheets500 sheets
Total number of input traysKnown for one1
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper tray
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print size216 x 356 mm216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopesEnvelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneBond paper, Heavyweight paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for oneC5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive
Envelopes sizesDiffers10, DL10, B5, C5, DL
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 190 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one64 - 105 g/m²
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one4x6,5x7"
Paper tray media weightKnown for one64 - 220 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 2.0, Wireless LANEthernet, USB 2.0
USB portYesYes
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-PSK
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneYes
Network printing methodsKnown for oneIPv4 ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c, TFTP server, ICMP, Web Services (Print/Scan)
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers40 MB256 MB
Card reader integratedNoNo
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one70.6 dB
Sound pressure level (duplex printing)Known for one70.6 dB
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one70.6 dB
Sound pressure level (scanning)Known for one70.6 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one43 dB
Mac compatibilityYesYes
Designidentical
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display number of linesKnown for one5 lines
Display diagonalKnown for one4.83 cm (1.9")
TouchscreenKnown for oneNo
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one1200 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one9 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 30 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers9 kg19.1 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareKnown for onePAPERPORT 12SE (WIN) & PAGE MANAGER (MAC)
Other features4 differ
Networking featuresKnown for oneFast Ethernet
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs405 x 378 x 180 mm390 x 473 x 431 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffersCopy, Digital sender, Fax, Print, ScanCopy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffersCopy, Fax, Print, ScanNo
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 7, 2000, XP, Vista Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.X, 10.6.XWindows 2000, Server 2003,Server 2008,XP,Vista,7, Mac OS X 10.4.9-10.7.x, Linux
Network readyYesYes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one479 x 255 x 465 mm
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one10.9 kg

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