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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4 vs Canon PIXMA MG3020 Inkjet A4

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 13identical
  • 71known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 600 x 600 DPI
    • 4800 x 600 DPI
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 600 DPI
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
  • Maximum scan resolution
    • 9600 x 9600 DPI
    • 19200 x 19200 DPI
  • Input colour depth
    • 24 bit
    • 48 bit
  • ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
    • A4, A5
    • A4

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Canon

imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4

Model MF232w

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B

Canon

PIXMA MG3020 Inkjet A4

Model MG3020

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Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingKnown for oneNo
Maximum resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI4800 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one23 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one6 s
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one8 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one4 ipm
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneNo
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one23 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one9 s
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one999 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
ID-card copy functionKnown for oneYes
Scanning3 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneNo
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI600 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers9600 x 9600 DPI19200 x 19200 DPI
Scanner typeFlatbed scannerFlatbed scanner
Scan toKnown for oneCloud, PC
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Input colour depthDiffers24 bit48 bit
Output colour depth24 bit24 bit
Scan driversKnown for oneICA, TWAIN, WIA
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 297 mm
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Faxidentical
FaxingNoNo
Duplex faxingKnown for oneNo
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one15000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one500 - 2000 pages per month
Page description languagesKnown for oneUFRII-LT
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one2
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one1 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for oneCassette
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paperEnvelopes, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers16K, Executive, Letter, Oficio, StatementLegal
Envelopes sizesDiffers10, C5, DL, Monarch10
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one50 - 105 g/m²
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one4x6,5x7"
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LANUSB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, AES, TKIP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneLPD, RAW, WSD-Print, IPP, IPPS, DHCP, BOOTP, RARP, Auto IP, SNMPv1/SNMPv3, HTTP/HTTPS, SNTP
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneLPD, RAW, WSD-Print, IPP, IPPS, DHCP, BOOTP, RARP, DHCPv6, SNMPv1/SNMPv3, HTTP/HTTPS, SNTP
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Canon PRINT Business, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one256 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Designidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
TouchscreenKnown for oneNo
Display number of linesKnown for one5 lines
Poweridentical
Power consumption (max)Known for one1120 W
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one1120 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one4 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one1.1 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.5 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.7 kWh/week
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 V
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 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, WindowsWindows 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 supportedDiffersMac 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 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
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
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows RT, iOS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 30 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one390 mm
DepthKnown for one371 mm
HeightKnown for one312 mm
WeightKnown for one10.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Power cord includedKnown for oneYes
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Cartridge typeKnown for one137
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
Software CDKnown for oneYes
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes

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