Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon iR 2525i vs HP OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4

21specifications compared
17differ
4identical
89known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- iR 2525i:Laser
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
Printing
- iR 2525i:No
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour printing
Duplex printing
- iR 2525i:Yes
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:No
Maximum resolution
- iR 2525i:600 x 600 DPI
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- iR 2525i:25 ppm
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:7 ppm
Copying
- iR 2525i:Mono copying
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour copying
Scanning
- iR 2525i:No
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour scanning
Faxing
- iR 2525i:Mono faxing
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour faxing

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Comparison of iR 2525i, J3606
110 specifications	A Canon iR 2525i View product	B HP OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4 Model J3606 View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Thermal inkjet
PrintingDiffers	No	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	25 ppm	7 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.9 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	30 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	5.4 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	999 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning1 differ
ScanningDiffers	No	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 356 mm
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
TWAIN versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.7
Image formats supportedKnown for one	JPG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	Colour faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	203 x 196 DPI
Fax resolution (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 x 200 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
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 locations
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500 pages per month
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LIDIL
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Home
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Total input capacityDiffers	1000 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	550 sheets	20 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Paper tray
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	20 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A3	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Photo paper	Envelopes, Iron-On Transfers, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A3, A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DL
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	297 x 420 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	64 - 90 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
Direct printing	No	No
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	TCP/IP(LPD/ Port9100, HTTP), SMB, SNMP v1, WSD, IPv4/ IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Card reader integrated	No	No
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, White
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Display number of linesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 lines
Power1 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 W
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	1345 W	12 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.5 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.6 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP SureSupplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HP Software providedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP Photosmart Essential Software
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2008
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	425.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	204 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 mm
WeightDiffers	77.5 kg	3.91 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	501 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	242 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.55 kg
Other featuresidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	100Base-TX/10Base-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	565 x 680 x 806 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Copy, Fax	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/ XP/ Server 2003/ Vista/ Server 2008/ Windows 7 Mac OS X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	220-240V AC, 50/60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media sizesKnown for one	99 - 297mm x 148 - 432 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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