Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon imageRUNNER 2545 Laser A3 vs Canon PIXMA MX340 Inkjet A4

26specifications compared
22differ
4identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- imageRUNNER 2545 Laser A3:Laser
- PIXMA MX340 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Printing
- imageRUNNER 2545 Laser A3:No
- PIXMA MX340 Inkjet A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- imageRUNNER 2545 Laser A3:1200 x 1200 DPI
- PIXMA MX340 Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Copying
- imageRUNNER 2545 Laser A3:Mono copying
- PIXMA MX340 Inkjet A4:Colour copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- imageRUNNER 2545 Laser A3:45 cpm
- PIXMA MX340 Inkjet A4:3.4 cpm
Faxing
- imageRUNNER 2545 Laser A3:No
- PIXMA MX340 Inkjet A4:Colour faxing
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
- imageRUNNER 2545 Laser A3:A3
- PIXMA MX340 Inkjet A4:A4
Maximum print size
- imageRUNNER 2545 Laser A3:297 x 420 mm
- PIXMA MX340 Inkjet A4:216 x 297 mm

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Comparison of 2545, MX340
69 specifications	A Canon imageRUNNER 2545 Laser A3 Model 2545 View product	B Canon PIXMA MX340 Inkjet A4 Model MX340 View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	No	Colour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	45 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	35 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	30 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	3.9 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	45 cpm	3.4 cpm
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	999 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	139.7 - 297%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanningidentical
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed scanner
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Colour faxing
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 locations
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MH, MR
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Input & output capacityidentical
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Total number of input traysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityKnown for one	550 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	550 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A3	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	297 x 420 mm	216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Photo paper	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A3, A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Legal
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DL
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, Letter
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Performance1 differ
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45.5 dB
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008/7 Mac OS X	Internet Explorer 6 (Safari)
Internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
System requirementsidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300MHz
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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	70.5 kg	8.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Canon MP Navigator EX, Canon Easy-PhotoPrint EX, Speed Dial Utility
Other features8 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Bluetooth 2.0
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	565 x 680 x 806 mm	458 x 415 x 198 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Scan	Copy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan, No	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/2003/2008/7/Vista Mac OS X	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Vista SP1 / Windows XP SP2, SP3 / Windows 2000 Professional SP4 Mac OS X v.10.4.11 - v.10.6
Network readyDiffers	Yes	No
Power supplyDiffers	1827 W	11 W
Power supply typeDiffers	AC	AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz
Wireless technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE802.11g / IEEE802.11b
Power requirementsKnown for one	220-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speedKnown for one	45 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	1827 W	Unknown — not stated by the source

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