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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4 vs HP OfficeJet 8720 Thermal inkjet A4

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  • 56specifications compared
  • 41differ
  • 15identical
  • 67known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Thermal inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Duplex printing
    • No
    • Yes
  • Maximum resolution
    • 600 x 600 DPI
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 23 ppm
    • 24 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 6 s
    • 9 s
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 23 cpm
    • 22 cpm

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Canon

imageCLASS MF232w Laser A4

Model MF232w

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HP

OfficeJet 8720 Thermal inkjet A4

Model 8720

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Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserThermal inkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingDiffersNoYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs23 ppm24 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one37 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one37 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs6 s9 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one10 s
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one3.3 mm
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolution600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs23 cpm22 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one16 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one37 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one37 cpm
Maximum number of copiesDiffers999 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
Duplex copyingKnown for oneNo
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one9 s
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
ID-card copy functionKnown for oneYes
Scanning5 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toDiffersCloud, PCE-mail
Scan speed (black)Known for one17 inch/min
Scan speed (colour)Known for one8 inch/min
Image formats supportedDiffersJPG, PNG, TIFBMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedDiffersPDFPDF, RTF, TXT
Input colour depth24 bit24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
TWAIN versionKnown for one1.9
Duplex scanningKnown for oneNo
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one9600 x 9600 DPI
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Scan driversKnown for oneICA, TWAIN, WIA
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Fax transmission speedKnown for one4 sec/page
Fax memoryKnown for one100 pages
Fax broadcastingKnown for one20 locations
Duplex faxingKnown for oneNo
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers15000 pages per month30000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers500 - 2000 pages per month250 - 2000 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for oneYes
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersUFRII-LTPCL 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYes
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets150 sheets
Paper input typeDiffersCassettePaper tray
Maximum output capacityKnown for one150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one1 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paperGlossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5A4, A5, A6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Envelopes sizesDiffers10, C5, DL, MonarchC5, C6, DL
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one16K, Executive, Letter, Oficio, Statement
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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LANEthernet, RJ-11, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for oneNo
USB portYesYes
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one1
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Wi-Fi standards802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Canon PRINT Business, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
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
Performanceidentical
Internal memory256 MB256 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one256 MB
Card reader integratedNoNo
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one600 MHz
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Grey
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Built-in displayYesYes
Display diagonalKnown for one10.9 cm (4.3")
TouchscreenDiffersNoYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display number of linesKnown for one5 lines
Power5 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs1120 W35 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs4 W6.7 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs1.1 W1.3 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.5 W0.14 W
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers220 - 240 V100 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one1120 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.7 kWh/week
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP Dynamic securityKnown for oneYes
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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, WindowsYes
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 MavericksYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
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
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 80%25 - 75%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 30 °C5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 60 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesENERGY STARENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers390 mm499.5 mm
DepthDiffers371 mm449.7 mm
HeightDiffers312 mm339.1 mm
WeightDiffers10.2 kg15 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Power cord includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Cartridge typeKnown for one137
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
Software CDKnown for oneYes

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