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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4 vs Canon i-SENSYS MF237w Laser A4

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  • 66specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 47identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum resolution
    • 600 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Scanner type
    • Flatbed scanner
    • Flatbed & ADF scanner
  • Scan speed (black)
    • 3 ppm
    • 20 inch/min
  • Scan speed (colour)
    • 4 ppm
    • 15 inch/min
  • Faxing
    • No
    • Mono faxing
  • Recommended duty cycle
    • 500 - 2000 pages per month
    • 500 - 2500 pages per month
  • Number of print cartridges
    • 6
    • 1
  • Wi-Fi
    • No
    • Yes

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Canon

i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4

Model MF231

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Canon

i-SENSYS MF237w Laser A4

Model MF237w

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Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Print resolution colourKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Copyingidentical
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
Scanning3 differ
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toKnown for oneCloud, E-mail, PC
Scan speed (black)Differs3 ppm20 inch/min
Scan speed (colour)Differs4 ppm15 inch/min
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoMono faxing
Fax resolution (black)Known for one200 x 200 DPI
Fax resolution (colour)Known for one200 x 200 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one3 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one256 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Speed diallingKnown for oneYes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one104
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one114 locations
Fax dual accessKnown for oneYes
Features2 differ
Recommended duty cycleDiffers500 - 2000 pages per month500 - 2500 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesDiffers61
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYes
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input traysKnown for one1
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one35 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for oneCassette
Paper handling1 differ
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersLegal, Letter16K, Executive, Index card, Letter, Oficio, Statement
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one50 - 105 g/m²
Custom media lengthKnown for one216 - 356 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 210 mm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 2.0Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, HTTPS, IPSEC, WEP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-TKIP
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneLPD, RAW, WSD-Print, Email, SMB, WSD-Scan, Bonjour(mDNS), HTTP, HTTPS, POP before SMTP, DHCP, ARP+PING, Auto IP, WINS, SNMPv1, SNMPv3
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneLPD, RAW, WSD-Print, Email, SMB, WSD-Scan, Bonjour(mDNS), HTTP, HTTPS, POP before SMTP, DHCPv6, SNMPv1, SNMPv3
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Canon PRINT Business, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers128 MB256 MB
Design1 differ
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Display number of linesDiffers5 lines6 lines
Colour displayKnown for oneNo
Power3 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs4.2 W5.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.6 kWh/week0.7 kWh/week
AC input frequencyDiffers50 - 60 Hz50 Hz
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac 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 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
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
HeightDiffers312 mm360 mm
WeightDiffers10.1 kg11.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for onePresto! Page Manager, MF Scan Utility, Toner Status Tool,
Other featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for one51 dB

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