Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4 vs HP DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer

57specifications compared
38differ
19identical
61known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4:Laser
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:Thermal inkjet
Printing
- imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4:Mono printing
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4:23 ppm
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:8 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4:6 s
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:15 s
Copying
- imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4:Mono copying
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution
- imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:300 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4:23 cpm
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:4 cpm

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Comparison of MF232w, 3732
118 specifications	A Canon imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4 Model MF232w 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 printing	No	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	23 ppm	8 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	6 s	15 s
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 (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 s
Copying4 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copying	No	No
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	300 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	23 cpm	4 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	9 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	999 copies	9 copies
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
ID-card copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Scanning3 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanning	No	No
Optical scanning resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	9600 x 9600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed scanner	ADF scanner
Scan toKnown for one	Cloud, PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedDiffers	JPG, PNG, TIF	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedDiffers	PDF	PDF, RTF, TXT
Input colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
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
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 355 mm
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
TWAIN versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Duplex faxing	No	No
Features3 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
Page description languagesDiffers	UFRII-LT	PCL 3
Digital senderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	60 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	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 input typeDiffers	Cassette	Paper tray
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
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
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	16K, Executive, Letter, Oficio, Statement	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, C5, DL, Monarch	DL
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
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	50 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, AES, TKIP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	LPD, RAW, WSD-Print, IPP, IPPS, DHCP, BOOTP, RARP, Auto IP, SNMPv1/SNMPv3, HTTP/HTTPS, SNTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	LPD, RAW, WSD-Print, IPP, IPPS, DHCP, BOOTP, RARP, DHCPv6, SNMPv1/SNMPv3, HTTP/HTTPS, SNTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Canon PRINT Business, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service	HP ePrint
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	64 MB
Card reader integrated	No	No
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 MHz
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Red, White
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
TouchscreenKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one	5 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power6 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	1120 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	1120 W	29 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	4 W	2.2 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	1.1 W	0.69 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.5 W	0.06 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs	0.7 kWh/week	0.026 kWh/week
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	200 - 240 V
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 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	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2	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	403 mm
DepthDiffers	371 mm	177 mm
HeightDiffers	312 mm	141 mm
WeightDiffers	10.2 kg	2.33 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Power cord includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Cartridge typeKnown for one	137	Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software CDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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