Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon imageRUNNER 2420 Laser A3 vs Canon PIXMA MG3155 Inkjet A4

44specifications compared
33differ
11identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- imageRUNNER 2420 Laser A3:Laser
- PIXMA MG3155 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Printing
- imageRUNNER 2420 Laser A3:Mono printing
- PIXMA MG3155 Inkjet A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- imageRUNNER 2420 Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
- PIXMA MG3155 Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- imageRUNNER 2420 Laser A3:20 ppm
- PIXMA MG3155 Inkjet A4:9.2 ppm
Copying
- imageRUNNER 2420 Laser A3:Mono copying
- PIXMA MG3155 Inkjet A4:Colour copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- imageRUNNER 2420 Laser A3:20 cpm
- PIXMA MG3155 Inkjet A4:4.3 cpm
Maximum number of copies
- imageRUNNER 2420 Laser A3:99 copies
- PIXMA MG3155 Inkjet A4:20 copies
Scanning
- imageRUNNER 2420 Laser A3:No
- PIXMA MG3155 Inkjet A4:Colour scanning

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Comparison of 2420, MG3155
94 specifications	A Canon imageRUNNER 2420 Laser A3 Model 2420 View product	B Canon PIXMA MG3155 Inkjet A4 Model MG3155 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	9.2 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	12 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	1 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 ppm
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	20 cpm	4.3 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	7.9 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	99 copies	20 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning1 differ
ScanningDiffers	No	Colour scanning
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	A3 (297 x 420)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 2400 DPI
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Scan speed (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.3 ppm
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Features1 differ
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	2
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	UFRII-LT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityDiffers	1080 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	770 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeDiffers	Cassette, Paper tray	Cassette
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	1080 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling6 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A3	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	297 x 420 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A3, A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B4, B5	B5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	C5	Unknown — not stated by the source
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightDiffers	64 - 90 g/m²	64 - 105 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	64 - 128 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Legal
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x15,13x18,20x25
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, Letter
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	150 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one	43 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Differs	66 dB	40.5 dB
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
DisplayDiffers	LCD	LED
Display number of linesKnown for one	5 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of charactersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	1373 W	20 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	4.5 W	0.4 W
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	110 - 240 V
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, 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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Hom	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GHz
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	622 mm	449 mm
DepthDiffers	638 mm	304 mm
HeightDiffers	580.4 mm	152 mm
WeightDiffers	37.9 kg	5.5 kg
Other features2 differ
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print	Copy, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	No	Copy, Print, Scan
Colour scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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