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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon PIXMA G3100 Inkjet A4 vs Canon i-SENSYS MF512x Laser A4

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 9identical
  • 82known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Printing
    • Colour printing
    • Mono printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Copying
    • Colour copying
    • Mono copying
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Maximum scan resolution
    • 19200 x 19200 DPI
    • 9600 x 9600 DPI
  • Scanner type
    • Flatbed scanner
    • Flatbed & ADF scanner
  • Total output capacity
    • 100 sheets
    • 250 sheets

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Canon

PIXMA G3100 Inkjet A4

Model G3100

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B

Canon

i-SENSYS MF512x Laser A4

Model MF512x

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Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingDiffersColour printingMono printing
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers4800 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one40 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one7.6 s
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one5 mm
Secure printingKnown for oneYes
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one8.8 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one5 ipm
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffersColour copyingMono copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one40 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one9.7 s
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one999 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
Scanning3 differ
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 1200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers19200 x 19200 DPI9600 x 9600 DPI
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toKnown for oneCloud, E-mail, FTP, PC, USB
Scan speed (black)Known for one33 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Known for one11 ppm
Duplex scan speed (colour)Known for one7 ppm
Duplex scan speed (black)Known for one13 ppm
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversKnown for oneTWAIN, WIA
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one100000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one1000 - 5000 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 5e, PCL 6, UFRII-LT
Printer fontsKnown for onePCL, PostScript
Number of printer fontsKnown for one229
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one93
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one136
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one1
Total input capacityKnown for one500 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for oneCassette
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one2
Paper handling4 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersGlossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paperEnvelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersLegalExecutive, Oficio, Statement
Envelopes sizesDiffersB5, DLC5
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 215.9 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 120 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 199 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one50 - 105 g/m²
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15,13x18,20x25
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one10x15
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 2.0USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, HTTPS, IPSEC, SNMP, SSID, WPA-PSK
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneLPD, RAW, WSD, DHCPv6, SNMPv1, SNMPv3
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneLPD, RAW, WSD, DHCP, ARP+PING, Auto IP, WINS
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Canon PRINT Business, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one8.89 cm (3.5")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (max)Known for one1470 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one12.4 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one0.8 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one1.7 kWh/week
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, Windows RT, iOS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 30 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers445 mm453 mm
DepthDiffers330 mm477 mm
HeightDiffers163 mm503 mm
WeightDiffers5.8 kg22.9 kg
Other featuresidentical
Fonts includedKnown for oneYes
Cartridge typeKnown for one724, 724H
Noise levelKnown for one73 dB

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