Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4 vs Epson EcoTank L386 Inkjet A4

32specifications compared
24differ
8identical
75known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:Laser
- EcoTank L386 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Printing
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:Mono printing
- EcoTank L386 Inkjet A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- EcoTank L386 Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:23 ppm
- EcoTank L386 Inkjet A4:33 ppm
Copying
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:Mono copying
- EcoTank L386 Inkjet A4:Colour copying
Optical scanning resolution
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- EcoTank L386 Inkjet A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum duty cycle
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:15000 pages per month
- EcoTank L386 Inkjet A4:6500 pages per month
Total input capacity
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:250 sheets
- EcoTank L386 Inkjet A4:100 sheets

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Comparison of MF231, L386
107 specifications	A Canon i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4 Model MF231 View product	B Epson EcoTank L386 Inkjet A4 Model L386 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	23 ppm	33 ppm
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	10 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 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
Scanning1 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	9600 x 9600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	ICA, TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, JPG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	15000 pages per month	6500 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	500 - 2000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Philippines
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	30 sheets
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
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Manual feederKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, C5, DL	10, DL
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
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C6
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x15,13x18 cm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	USB
USB port	Yes	Yes
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, AES, TKIP, WPA-PSK
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
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38 dB
Design1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
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
Power3 differ
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)Differs	1.2 W	1.3 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.5 W	0.3 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	0.6 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	110 - 240 V
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 W
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	Yes
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 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	390 mm	482 mm
DepthDiffers	371 mm	300 mm
HeightDiffers	312 mm	145 mm
WeightDiffers	10.1 kg	4.5 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Presto! Page Manager, MF Scan Utility, Toner Status Tool,	Epson Scan
Other featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for one	51 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	390 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	535 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	205 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.31 kg
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 cm
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 pc(s)
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 cm
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 cm
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 pc(s)

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