Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Canon PIXMA MG2920 Inkjet A4

30specifications compared
16differ
14identical
86known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- PIXMA MG2920 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Maximum resolution
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- PIXMA MG2920 Inkjet A4:4800 x 600 DPI
Optical scanning resolution
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
- PIXMA MG2920 Inkjet A4:600 x 1200 DPI
Scan technology
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Dual CIS
- PIXMA MG2920 Inkjet A4:CIS
Faxing
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono faxing
- PIXMA MG2920 Inkjet A4:No
Number of print cartridges
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:4
- PIXMA MG2920 Inkjet A4:2
Total output capacity
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:150 sheets
- PIXMA MG2920 Inkjet A4:60 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:A4, A5
- PIXMA MG2920 Inkjet A4:A4

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Comparison of MFC-L9550CDW, MG2920
116 specifications	A Brother MFC-L9550CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-L9550CDW View product	B Canon PIXMA MG2920 Inkjet A4 Model MG2920 View product
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	4800 x 600 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
Print resolution colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 x 600 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 ipm
N-in-1 print functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copyingidentical
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)Known for one	18 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)	2, 4	2, 4
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scanning2 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	600 x 1200 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
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
Features1 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 senderKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	4	2
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	60 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 handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thin paper	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 sizesKnown for one	Executive, Folio, Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
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"
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
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 technologiesKnown for one	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	12.3 cm (4.84")	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 requirements1 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 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	630 mm	427 mm
DepthDiffers	700 mm	307 mm
HeightDiffers	660 mm	147 mm
WeightDiffers	26.7 kg	3.45 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
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power cord includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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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