Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4 vs Canon PIXMA MG3020 Inkjet A4

25specifications compared
18differ
7identical
63known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:Laser
- PIXMA MG3020 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Printing
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:Mono printing
- PIXMA MG3020 Inkjet A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- PIXMA MG3020 Inkjet A4:4800 x 600 DPI
Copying
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:Mono copying
- PIXMA MG3020 Inkjet A4:Colour copying
Optical scanning resolution
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- PIXMA MG3020 Inkjet A4:600 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolution
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:9600 x 9600 DPI
- PIXMA MG3020 Inkjet A4:19200 x 19200 DPI
Input colour depth
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:24 bit
- PIXMA MG3020 Inkjet A4:48 bit
Number of print cartridges
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:6
- PIXMA MG3020 Inkjet A4:2

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Comparison of MF231, MG3020
88 specifications	A Canon i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4 Model MF231 View product	B Canon PIXMA MG3020 Inkjet A4 Model MG3020 View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	4800 x 600 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	23 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	6 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 ipm
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	23 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	9 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	999 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning3 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers	9600 x 9600 DPI	19200 x 19200 DPI
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
Input colour depthDiffers	24 bit	48 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	ICA, TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 297 mm
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	15000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	500 - 2000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	6	2
Page description languagesKnown for one	UFRII-LT	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	1 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeKnown for one	Cassette	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling4 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Legal, Letter	Legal
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, C5, DL	10
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
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x6,5x7"
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	66 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one	5 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (max)Known for one	1120 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	4.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	1.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	0.6 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Android, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows RT, iOS
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
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	390 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	371 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	312 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	10.1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Presto! Page Manager, MF Scan Utility, Toner Status Tool,	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for one	51 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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