Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4 vs Canon MF272dw II

40specifications compared
29differ
11identical
68known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon MF272dw II has 18 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Canon PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4 (29 ppm vs 11 ppm). The Canon MF272dw II has 900 copies more maximum copies than the Canon PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4 (999 copies vs 99 copies). The Canon MF272dw II has 8 bit more input colour depth than the Canon PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4 (24 bit vs 16 bit). Only the Canon MF272dw II has duplex printing. Only the Canon MF272dw II has Wi-Fi.

Print technology
- PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
- MF272dw II:Laser
Printing
- PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4:Colour printing
- MF272dw II:Mono printing
Duplex printing
- PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4:No
- MF272dw II:Yes
Maximum resolution
- PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
- MF272dw II:2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4:11 ppm
- MF272dw II:29 ppm
Copying
- PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4:Colour copying
- MF272dw II:Mono copying
Maximum number of copies
- PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4:99 copies
- MF272dw II:999 copies
Optical scanning resolution
- PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4:600 x 1200 DPI
- MF272dw II:600 x 600 DPI

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Comparison of G2170, MF272dw II
108 specifications	A Canon PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4 Model G2170 View product	B Canon MF272dw II View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	2400 x 600 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for one	4800 x 1200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print resolution blackKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	11 ppm	29 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	6 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one	8.8 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 s
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Maximum copy sizeKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	99 copies	999 copies
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Duplex copying modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400%
ID-card copy functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scanning3 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	216 x 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthDiffers	16 bit	24 bit
Output colour depthDiffers	8 bit	24 bit
Input greyscale depthKnown for one	16 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output greyscale depthKnown for one	8 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC, Cloud
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPEG
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Scan driversKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TWAIN, WIA
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	3000 pages per month	20000 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Print, Copy
Ink tank systemKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black
Country of originKnown for one	Vietnam	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 - 2000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UFRII
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper	Plain paper, Recycled paper, Heavy paper, Thin paper, Bond paper, Labels, Postcard, Envelopes, Executive
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Non-ISO print media sizes	Legal, Letter	Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10	Com-10, DL, C5, Monarch
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	10x15,13x18 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	4x6,5x7"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	64 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint	Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE, WPA2-EAP, WPA3-EAP
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one	49 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 MHz
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power4 differ
Power consumption (max)Differs	114 W	1130 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.6 W	4.9 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs	0.1 kWh/week	0.23 kWh/week
AC input frequency	50/60 Hz	50/60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	409 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	ChromeOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	416 mm	399 mm
DepthDiffers	337 mm	374 mm
HeightDiffers	178 mm	299 mm
WeightDiffers	6 kg	9.9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	494 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	499 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	277 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	10.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	100.3 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	99.1 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	83.5 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	122.9 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	4 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per palletKnown for one	16 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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