Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3025i Laser A3 vs Canon i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4

74specifications compared
39differ
35identical
84known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3025i Laser A3:1200 x 1200 DPI
- i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3025i Laser A3:25 ppm
- i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4:27 ppm
Warm-up time
- imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3025i Laser A3:30 s
- i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4:13 s
Time to first copy (black, normal)
- imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3025i Laser A3:5.9 s
- i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4:10.2 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)
- imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3025i Laser A3:8.2 s
- i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4:12 s
Optical scanning resolution
- imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3025i Laser A3:300 x 300 DPI
- i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Total input capacity
- imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3025i Laser A3:1100 sheets
- i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4:250 sheets
Total output capacity
- imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3025i Laser A3:250 sheets
- i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4:150 sheets

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Comparison of C3025i, MF734Cdw
158 specifications	A Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3025i Laser A3 Model C3025i View product	B Canon i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4 Model MF734Cdw View product
Printing3 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	25 ppm	27 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	30 s	13 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.3 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.6 s
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 mm
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	25 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one	15 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A3)Known for one	15 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up time (from sleep mode)Known for one	10 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Differs	5.9 s	10.2 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Differs	8.2 s	12 s
Maximum number of copies	999 copies	999 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2, 4
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning2 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanning	Yes	Yes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	300 x 300 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9600 x 9600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 297 mm
Scan toDiffers	E-mail, E-mail Server, TWAIN, USB, WIA	Cloud, E-mail, FTP, TWAIN, USB, WIA
Scan speed (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27 inch/min
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 inch/min
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	JPG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Document formats supportedKnown for one	PDF, XML, XPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
FaxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Colour faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 x 100 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Speed diallingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	199
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	310 locations
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 - 4000 pages per month
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 6, PostScript 3, UFRII-LT	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript, UFRII-LT
Printer fontsDiffers	Barcode, Bitmap, PCL, PostScript	PCL, PostScript
Digital senderKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bitmap fontsKnown for one	OCR-A, OCR-B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of printer fontsKnown for one	241	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one	93	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one	136	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of bitmap fontsKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity5 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Total input capacityDiffers	1100 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	250 sheets	150 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray	Yes	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	50 sheets
Paper input typeDiffers	Cassette, Paper tray	Cassette
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Manual feeder	Yes	Yes
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Maximum input capacityDiffers	2300 sheets	900 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	600 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling8 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A3	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thin paper	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Postcard, Recycled paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A3, A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B4, B5	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Oficio, Statement
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, C5, DL, Monarch	10, C5, DL
Custom media lengthDiffers	304.8 - 457.2 mm	127 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthDiffers	139.7 - 182 mm	76.2 - 215.9 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers	52 - 220 g/m²	52 - 163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 176 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 105 g/m²
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	305 x 457 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thin paper, Transparencies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight (imperial)Known for one	23.6 - 99.8 kg (52 - 220 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex media weightKnown for one	52 - 220 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex media weight (imperial)Known for one	52 - 220 lbs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB connectorKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optional connectivityKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsDiffers	802.1x RADIUS, APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, AES, HTTPS, TKIP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LPD, RAW, WSD-Print, Email, SMB, WSD-Scan, FTP-Scan, TCP/IP
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Differs	Yes	LPD, RAW, WSD-Print, Email, SMB, WSD-Scan, FTP-Scan, TCP/IPf
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMPv1, SNMPv3
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Apple AirPrint, Canon PRINT Business, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service, PIXMA touch & print
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network printing methodsKnown for one	Colour Laser Beam Printing	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security featuresKnown for one	IP/Mac Address Filtering, IPSEC, TLS Encrypted Communication, SNMP V3.0, IEEE 802.1X, IPv6, SMTP Authentication, POP Authentication before SMTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2000 MB	1024 MB
Card reader integrated	No	No
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor cores	2	2
Processor frequency	800 MHz	800 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	67 dB	48 dB
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 dB
Sound pressure level (scanning)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	White
Market positioning	Business	Business
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
DisplayDiffers	TFT	LCD
Display diagonal	12.7 cm (5")	12.7 cm (5")
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes
Control type	Touch	Touch
Colour display	Yes	Yes
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1400 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	33.6 W	17.7 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	2 W	0.8 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs	0.9 kWh/week	1 kWh/week
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one	1500 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	473 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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 Premium, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 30 °C	10 - 30 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	565 mm	471 mm
DepthDiffers	664 mm	469 mm
HeightDiffers	880 mm	460 mm
WeightDiffers	67.6 kg	26.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pages
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
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Presto! Page Manager, MF Scan Utility, Remote User Interface (RUI), Department ID Management, Toner Status Tool, iW Management Console
Other featuresidentical
Fonts included	Yes	Yes
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cartridge typeKnown for one	C-EXV 54	Unknown — not stated by the source
DuplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Finishing optionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source

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