Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4 vs Canon imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4

63specifications compared
13differ
50identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Envelopes sizes
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:10, C5, DL
- imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4:10, C5, DL, Monarch
Wi-Fi
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:No
- imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4:Yes
Ethernet LAN
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:No
- imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4:Yes
Internal memory
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:128 MB
- imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4:256 MB
Market positioning
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:Business
- imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4:Home & office
Power consumption (standby)
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:4.2 W
- imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4:4 W
Power consumption (sleep)
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:1.2 W
- imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4:1.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:0.6 kWh/week
- imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4:0.7 kWh/week

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Comparison of MF231, MF232w
101 specifications	A Canon i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4 Model MF231 View product	B Canon imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4 Model MF232w View product
Printingidentical
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Printing	Mono printing	Mono printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	23 ppm	23 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)	6 s	6 s
Print resolution colourKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copyingidentical
Copying	Mono copying	Mono copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	23 cpm	23 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)	9 s	9 s
Maximum number of copies	999 copies	999 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function	Yes	Yes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)	2, 4	2, 4
ID-card copy functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scanningidentical
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical scanning resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolution	9600 x 9600 DPI	9600 x 9600 DPI
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cloud, PC
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
Input colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Output colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Scan drivers	ICA, TWAIN, WIA	ICA, TWAIN, WIA
Scan speed (black)Known for one	3 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	4 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycle	15000 pages per month	15000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle	500 - 2000 pages per month	500 - 2000 pages per month
Page description languages	UFRII-LT	UFRII-LT
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacity	100 sheets	100 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray	Yes	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	1 sheets	1 sheets
Paper input type	Cassette	Cassette
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media types	Bond paper, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Bond paper, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Legal, Letter	16K, Executive, Letter, Oficio, Statement
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, C5, DL	10, C5, DL, Monarch
Paper tray media weight	60 - 163 g/m²	60 - 163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight	60 - 163 g/m²	60 - 163 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 105 g/m²
Custom media lengthKnown for one	216 - 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	76.2 - 210 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
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	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, AES, TKIP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LPD, RAW, WSD-Print, IPP, IPPS, DHCP, BOOTP, RARP, Auto IP, SNMPv1/SNMPv3, HTTP/HTTPS, SNTP
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LPD, RAW, WSD-Print, IPP, IPPS, DHCP, BOOTP, RARP, DHCPv6, SNMPv1/SNMPv3, HTTP/HTTPS, SNTP
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Apple AirPrint, Canon PRINT Business, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	66 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Display number of lines	5 lines	5 lines
Colour displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (max)	1120 W	1120 W
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1120 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	4.2 W	4 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	1.2 W	1.1 W
Power consumption (off)	0.5 W	0.5 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs	0.6 kWh/week	0.7 kWh/week
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, 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 H	Windows 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 supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac 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	Mac 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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 30 °C	10 - 30 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	390 mm	390 mm
Depth	371 mm	371 mm
Height	312 mm	312 mm
WeightDiffers	10.1 kg	10.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Power cord includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Presto! Page Manager, MF Scan Utility, Toner Status Tool,	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Cartridge typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	137
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software CDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Noise levelKnown for one	51 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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