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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon imageCLASS D1520 Laser A4 vs Canon PIXMA G3100 Inkjet A4

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 3identical
  • 57known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 600 DPI
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
  • Maximum scan resolution
    • 9600 x 9600 DPI
    • 19200 x 19200 DPI
  • Scanner type
    • ADF scanner
    • Flatbed scanner
  • Input colour depth
    • 24 bit
    • 48 bit

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Canon

imageCLASS D1520 Laser A4

Model D1520

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Canon

PIXMA G3100 Inkjet A4

Model G3100

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Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one35 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one6.3 s
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one8.8 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one5 ipm
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one35 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one16 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one10 s
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one999 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
Scanning4 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI600 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers9600 x 9600 DPI19200 x 19200 DPI
Scanner typeDiffersADF scannerFlatbed scanner
Scan toKnown for oneUSB
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Input colour depthDiffers24 bit48 bit
Scan driversKnown for oneICA, TWAIN, WIA
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one50000 pages per month
Page description languagesKnown for oneUFRII-LT
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityKnown for one500 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets100 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paperGlossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4A4, A5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, StatementLegal
Envelopes sizesDiffers10, C5, DLB5, DL
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15,13x18,20x25
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one10x15
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 2.0USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsKnown for oneHTTPS, SNMP
Management protocolsKnown for oneLPD, RAW, WSD-Print (IPv4, IPv6)
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Security featuresKnown for oneIP Filtering, MAC Address Filtering, HTTPS, SNMPv3, IEEE802.1x, Secured Print
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersSilverBlack
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one8.89 cm (3.5")
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one600 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one9 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one1.2 kWh/week
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 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 supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, Windows RT, iOS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers177 mm445 mm
DepthDiffers1869 mm330 mm
HeightDiffers183 mm163 mm
WeightDiffers21.2 kg5.8 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one27.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for onePrinter Driver, Scanner Driver, Network Scan Utility, MF Scan Utility, Presto! PageManager
Other featuresidentical
Cartridge typeKnown for oneCartridge 120 (Yields approx. 5,000 pages),
DuplexKnown for oneYes
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
Noise levelKnown for one70.6 dB
Print resolutionKnown for one1200 x 1200 DPI
Faxidentical
FaxingKnown for oneNo

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