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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-J5340DWE Inkjet A3 vs Canon i-SENSYS MF272dw Laser A4

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  • 57specifications compared
  • 35differ
  • 22identical
  • 43known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon i-SENSYS MF272dw Laser A4 has 2.9 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Brother MFC-J5340DWE Inkjet A3 (7.5 s vs 4.6 s). The Canon i-SENSYS MF272dw Laser A4 has 2.6 s more time to first copy (black, normal) than the Brother MFC-J5340DWE Inkjet A3 (7.6 s vs 5 s). The Brother MFC-J5340DWE Inkjet A3 has 24 bit more input colour depth than the Canon i-SENSYS MF272dw Laser A4 (48 bit vs 24 bit). Print technology: Inkjet on the Brother MFC-J5340DWE Inkjet A3, Laser on the Canon i-SENSYS MF272dw Laser A4. Printing: Colour printing on the Brother MFC-J5340DWE Inkjet A3, Mono printing on the Canon i-SENSYS MF272dw Laser A4.

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Printing
    • Colour printing
    • Mono printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 4.6 s
    • 7.5 s
  • Copying
    • Colour copying
    • Mono copying
  • Time to first copy (black, normal)
    • 5 s
    • 7.6 s
  • Scanner type
    • Flatbed & ADF scanner
    • Flatbed scanner
  • Input colour depth
    • 48 bit
    • 24 bit

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Brother

MFC-J5340DWE Inkjet A3

Model MFC-J5340DWE

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Canon

i-SENSYS MF272dw Laser A4

Model MF272dw

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingDiffersColour printingMono printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeAutoAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers4800 x 1200 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one28 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one28 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs4.6 s7.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one4.6 s
N-in-1 print functionKnown for oneYes
N-up printingKnown for one2, 4, 9
Poster printing functionKnown for oneYes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one29 ppm
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffersColour copyingMono copying
Maximum copy resolution600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Time to first copy (black, normal)Differs5 s7.6 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one6 s
Maximum number of copies999 copies999 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionYesYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)2, 42, 4
ID-card copy functionYesYes
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Scanning4 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolution600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed & ADF scannerFlatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toDiffersE-mail, FTP, File, Image, Network folder, OCRCloud, PC
Input colour depthDiffers48 bit24 bit
Output colour depth24 bit24 bit
Input greyscale depthKnown for one16 bit
Output greyscale depthKnown for one8 bit
Scan driversDiffersSANE, TWAIN, WIATWAIN, WIA
Duplex scanningKnown for oneNo
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPEG, PNG, TIFF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersColour faxingNo
Modem speedKnown for one14.4 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one150 pages
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Features5 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers2500 pages per month20000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers250 - 2500 pages per month150 - 2000 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffersPrintCopy, Print
Number of print cartridgesDiffers41
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack
Page description languagesKnown for oneUFRII
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA3A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled paperBond paper, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Postcard, Recycled paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA3, A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersLegal, LetterExecutive, Legal, Letter, Oficio, Statement
Envelopes sizesDiffersCom-10, DL, MonarchC5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Photo paper sizesKnown for one9x13,10x15,13x18,13x20
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 x 356 mm
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
USB portKnown for oneYes
Network2 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technology10/100Base-T(X)10/100Base-T(X)
Wi-Fi standards802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsDiffers64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint
Management protocolsKnown for oneSNMPv1, SNMPv3
Performanceidentical
Internal memory256 MB256 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1200 MHz
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteBlack
Market positioningBusinessBusiness
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Power2 differ
Power consumption (copying)Known for one36 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one5.5 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs0.9 W1 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.03 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.17 kWh/week0.23 kWh/week
Power consumption (max)Known for one1300 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one530 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one4.8 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 V
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac 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, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big SurMac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers530 mm372 mm
DepthDiffers398 mm320 mm
HeightDiffers305 mm271 mm
WeightDiffers17 kg8.6 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 30 °C

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