Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4 vs HP DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer

49specifications compared
37differ
12identical
65known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:Laser
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:Thermal inkjet
Printing
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:Mono printing
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:23 ppm
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:8 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:6 s
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:15 s
Copying
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:Mono copying
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:300 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4:23 cpm
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:4 cpm

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Comparison of MF231, 3732
114 specifications	A Canon i-SENSYS MF231 Laser A4 Model MF231 View product	B HP DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer Model 3732 View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Thermal inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	23 ppm	8 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.5 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	6 s	15 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 s
Print resolution colourKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying4 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	300 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	23 cpm	4 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 cpm
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	999 copies	9 copies
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	9 s	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
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical scanning resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 355 mm
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed scanner	ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF, RTF, TXT
Input colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Greyscale levels	256	256
TWAIN versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	9600 x 9600 DPI	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
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	ICA, TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features5 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	15000 pages per month	1000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers	500 - 2000 pages per month	50 - 200 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	6	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-multitaskingDiffers	Yes	No
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	60 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	25 sheets
Paper input typeDiffers	Cassette	Paper tray
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 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 handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A6
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, C5, DL	DL
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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 port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LAN	No	No
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	HP ePrint
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	64 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	66 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Red, White
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
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
Power5 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	29 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	4.2 W	2.2 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	1.2 W	0.69 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.5 W	0.06 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs	0.6 kWh/week	0.026 kWh/week
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	200 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one	1120 W	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	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 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	390 mm	403 mm
DepthDiffers	371 mm	177 mm
HeightDiffers	312 mm	141 mm
WeightDiffers	10.1 kg	2.33 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	246 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.34 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warranty cardKnown 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
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Noise levelKnown for one	51 dB	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

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