Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Canon PIXMA MG-5610 Inkjet A4

47specifications compared
27differ
20identical
68known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- PIXMA MG-5610 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Duplex printing
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Yes
- PIXMA MG-5610 Inkjet A4:No
Maximum resolution
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- PIXMA MG-5610 Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:15 s
- PIXMA MG-5610 Inkjet A4:44 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:18 s
- PIXMA MG-5610 Inkjet A4:20 s
Duplex scanning
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Yes
- PIXMA MG-5610 Inkjet A4:No
Scan technology
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Dual CIS
- PIXMA MG-5610 Inkjet A4:CIS
Faxing
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono faxing
- PIXMA MG-5610 Inkjet A4:No

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Comparison of MFC-L9550CDW, MG-5610
115 specifications	A Brother MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-L9550CDW View product	B Canon PIXMA MG-5610 Inkjet A4 Model MG-5610 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	4800 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)Differs	15 s	44 s
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
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.2 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.7 ipm
Copying1 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	20 s
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)	2, 4	2, 4
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Scanning2 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningDiffers	Yes	No
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI	19200 x 19200 DPI
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyDiffers	Dual CIS	CIS
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, E-mail Server, FTP, File, Image, OCR, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	215.9 x 297 mm
Output colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	No
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	2.5 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	500 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	300 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	75000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	1000 - 5000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital senderDiffers	Yes	No
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	4	5
Printing coloursDiffers	Black	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Pigment black
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
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	100 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
Auto document feeder (ADF) output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 sheets
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, Semi-glossy 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)	A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5	B6
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
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 356 mm
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x6,5x7,8x10
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x6
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
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, Canon Easy-PhotoPrint, Google Cloud Print, Windows RT
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")	6.35 cm (2.5")
TouchscreenKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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 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 supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
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	457.2 mm
DepthDiffers	700 mm	370.8 mm
HeightDiffers	660 mm	149.8 mm
WeightDiffers	26.7 kg	6.26 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	32.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Fonts includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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