Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon imageCLASS MF229dw Laser A4 vs HP OfficeJet 5740 Thermal inkjet A4

52specifications compared
30differ
22identical
63known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- imageCLASS MF229dw Laser A4:Laser
- OfficeJet 5740 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
Printing
- imageCLASS MF229dw Laser A4:Mono printing
- OfficeJet 5740 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- imageCLASS MF229dw Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- OfficeJet 5740 Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- imageCLASS MF229dw Laser A4:28 ppm
- OfficeJet 5740 Thermal inkjet A4:12 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- imageCLASS MF229dw Laser A4:6 s
- OfficeJet 5740 Thermal inkjet A4:18 s
Copying
- imageCLASS MF229dw Laser A4:Mono copying
- OfficeJet 5740 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- imageCLASS MF229dw Laser A4:27 cpm
- OfficeJet 5740 Thermal inkjet A4:21 cpm
Maximum number of copies
- imageCLASS MF229dw Laser A4:99 copies
- OfficeJet 5740 Thermal inkjet A4:20 copies

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Comparison of MF229dw, 5740
115 specifications	A Canon imageCLASS MF229dw Laser A4 Model MF229dw View product	B HP OfficeJet 5740 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 5740 View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Thermal inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	28 ppm	12 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	6 s	18 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 s
Print resolution blackKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one	5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	27 cpm	21 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 cpm
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	99 copies	20 copies
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	9 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning1 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 297 mm
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-mail, File
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
TWAIN versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.9
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	9600 x 9600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax5 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	Colour faxing
Fax resolution (black)Differs	200 x 100 DPI	300 x 311 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 sec/page
Fax memoryDiffers	256 pages	100 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs	104	99
Auto reductionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax broadcastingDiffers	114 locations	20 locations
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	10000 pages per month	1000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 - 400 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 languagesDiffers	UFRII-LT	PCL 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	125 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	25 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Card stock, Envelopes, Iron-On Transfers, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
Envelopes sizesDiffers	C5, DL, Monarch	B5, C6, DL
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, NFC, RJ-11, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP ePrint
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SD
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	525 MHz
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one	51 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one	47 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	43 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.76 cm (2.66")
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one	6 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	570 W	5.25 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.25 W
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	5.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	390 mm	452 mm
DepthDiffers	448 mm	410 mm
HeightDiffers	360 mm	193 mm
WeightDiffers	13.1 kg	7.68 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	497 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	247 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	491 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.16 kg
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 30 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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