Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Canon MAXIFY MB5320 Inkjet A4

52specifications compared
28differ
24identical
74known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- MAXIFY MB5320 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Maximum resolution
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- MAXIFY MB5320 Inkjet A4:600 x 1200 DPI
Maximum copy resolution
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- MAXIFY MB5320 Inkjet A4:600 x 1200 DPI
Time to first copy (colour, normal)
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:18 s
- MAXIFY MB5320 Inkjet A4:12 s
Optical scanning resolution
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
- MAXIFY MB5320 Inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
Scanner type
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Flatbed scanner
- MAXIFY MB5320 Inkjet A4:Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technology
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Dual CIS
- MAXIFY MB5320 Inkjet A4:CIS
Faxing
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono faxing
- MAXIFY MB5320 Inkjet A4:Colour faxing

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Comparison of MFC-L9550CDW, MB5320
126 specifications	A Brother MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-L9550CDW View product	B Canon MAXIFY MB5320 Inkjet A4 Model MB5320 View product
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	32 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	32 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	31 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	15 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	15 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Secure printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ipm
Copying2 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	600 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	32 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	32 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	18 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Differs	18 s	12 s
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)	2, 4	2, 4
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	999 copies
Scanning4 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI	19200 x 19200 DPI
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyDiffers	Dual CIS	CIS
Scan toDiffers	E-mail, E-mail Server, FTP, File, Image, OCR, USB	Cloud, E-mail, File, Image, USB
Image formats supportedKnown for one	EXIF, JPG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Document formats supportedKnown for one	PDF, XPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depth	48 bit	48 bit
Scan driversKnown for one	ISIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Legal (216 x 356)
Output colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Fax4 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	Colour faxing
Fax transmission speedDiffers	2.5 sec/page	3 sec/page
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers	500 pages	250 pages
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingDiffers	300 locations	100 locations
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto reductionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	75000 pages per month	30000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	1000 - 5000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital senderDiffers	Yes	No
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursDiffers	Black	Black, Cyan, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for one	BR-Script 3, PCL 6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	500 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thin paper	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thicker paper, Thin paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Folio, Legal	Legal
Custom media lengthKnown for one	127 - 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 weightKnown for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	64 - 90 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex media weightKnown for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x6,5x7,8x10
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
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
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online services supportedKnown for one	Box, Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, Sky Drive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Authentication methodKnown for one	Active Directory	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integrated	No	No
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	56 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	28 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display diagonalDiffers	12.3 cm (4.84")	7.62 cm (3")
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes
Control type	Touch	Touch
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	565 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	1.9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	2.2 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	31 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	31 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.3 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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, Win	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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, Win
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Android, Windows RT, iOS
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Android, iOS
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	630 mm	465 mm
DepthDiffers	700 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	660 mm	353 mm
WeightDiffers	26.7 kg	13.1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	32.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Fonts includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C

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