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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-J4510DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3 vs Canon i-SENSYS MF4870dn Laser A4

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  • 61specifications compared
  • 41differ
  • 20identical
  • 81known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Printing
    • Colour printing
    • Mono printing
  • Duplex printing
    • Yes
    • No
  • Maximum resolution
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 35 ppm
    • 25 ppm
  • Copying
    • Colour copying
    • Mono copying
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 17 cpm
    • 25 cpm

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Brother

MFC-J4510DW multifunction printer Inkjet A3

Model MFC-J4510DW

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B

Canon

i-SENSYS MF4870dn Laser A4

Model MF4870dn

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Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingDiffersColour printingMono printing
Duplex printingDiffersYesNo
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers6000 x 1200 DPI1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs35 ppm25 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one27 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one20 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one18 ipm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one6 ipm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one6 ipm
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Warm-up timeKnown for one13.5 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one6 s
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one5 mm
Copying4 differ
CopyingDiffersColour copyingMono copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs17 cpm25 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one14 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Differs18 s9 s
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Duplex copyingKnown for oneNo
Scanning5 differ
ScanningDiffersColour scanningMono scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers2400 x 2400 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers19200 x 19200 DPI9600 x 9600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for oneLegal (216 x 356)
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, OCR, USB
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Input colour depthDiffers48 bit24 bit
Scan driversDiffersICA, TWAIN, WIATWAIN, WIA
Film scanningKnown for oneNo
Duplex scanningKnown for oneNo
Fax3 differ
FaxingDiffersColour faxingMono faxing
Fax resolution (black)Differs203 x 392 DPI200 x 400 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one3.37 sec/page
Fax memoryDiffers200 pages256 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one100
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one50 locations
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneJPEG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax delayed sendingKnown for oneYes
Fax dual accessKnown for oneYes
Duplex faxingKnown for oneNo
Features2 differ
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one250 - 1000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesDiffers41
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYes
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one10000 pages per month
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers150 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers50 sheets100 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers20 sheets35 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one150 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA3A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers279 x 432 mm216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersGlossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, TransparenciesEnvelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA3, A4, A5, A6A4, A5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLegal
Photo paper sizesKnown for one9x13,10x15,13x18
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one4x6,5x7,5x8,3.5x5
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one4x6, 5x7, A3, A4, A6, Letter
Custom media lengthKnown for one148 - 432 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one148 - 297 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers64 - 220 g/m²60 - 163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one64 - 105 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one64 - 90 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, C5, DL
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LANEthernet, USB 2.0
Direct printingDiffersYesNo
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SSID, TKIP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP, WPS
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Google Cloud PrintNot supported
Performance1 differ
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMMC, MMC+, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Processor frequencyKnown for one288 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one50 dB
Sound pressure level (scanning)Known for one50 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one51 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, IvoryBlack, Grey
DisplayDiffersTFTLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one9.4 cm (3.7")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Display number of linesKnown for one5 lines
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs21 W560 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one1.5 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs5.5 W5 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.04 W
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain LionMac OS X 10.4 Tiger, 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
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 35 °C10 - 30 °C
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffersBlue Angel, ENERGY STARENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one264 mm
DepthKnown for one413 mm
HeightKnown for one565 mm
WeightDiffers9.64 kg12.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one564 mm
Package depthKnown for one266 mm
Package heightKnown for one416 mm
Package weightKnown for one11.1 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBrother MFL-Pro Suite Brother ControlCentre4 (Win) Nuance® Paperport® 12 SE + OCR (Win) Reallusion® FaceFilter Studio (Win8) Brother ControlCentre2 (Mac) NewSoft® Presto!® PageManager9 (Mac)
Technical detailsidentical
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one6 pc(s)
Pallet typeKnown for one800 x 1200 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross heightKnown for one19.5 cm
Pallet gross weightKnown for one260.4 kg
Master (outer) cases per palletKnown for one24 pc(s)
Layers per palletKnown for one4 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one24 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
All-in-one functionsKnown for oneCopy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for oneCopy, Fax, Print, Scan
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
Networking standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes

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