Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF4430 Laser A4 vs Canon PIXMA MG5210 Inkjet A4

32specifications compared
14differ
18identical
57known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- i-SENSYS MF4430 Laser A4:Laser
- PIXMA MG5210 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Printing
- i-SENSYS MF4430 Laser A4:Mono printing
- PIXMA MG5210 Inkjet A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- i-SENSYS MF4430 Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- PIXMA MG5210 Inkjet A4:9600 x 2400 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- i-SENSYS MF4430 Laser A4:23 ppm
- PIXMA MG5210 Inkjet A4:11 ppm
Copying
- i-SENSYS MF4430 Laser A4:Mono copying
- PIXMA MG5210 Inkjet A4:Colour copying
Scanner type
- i-SENSYS MF4430 Laser A4:Flatbed & ADF scanner
- PIXMA MG5210 Inkjet A4:Flatbed scanner
Number of print cartridges
- i-SENSYS MF4430 Laser A4:1
- PIXMA MG5210 Inkjet A4:5
Total input capacity
- i-SENSYS MF4430 Laser A4:250 sheets
- PIXMA MG5210 Inkjet A4:150 sheets

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Comparison of MF4430, MG5210
89 specifications	A Canon i-SENSYS MF4430 Laser A4 Model MF4430 View product	B Canon PIXMA MG5210 Inkjet A4 Model MG5210 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	9600 x 2400 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	23 ppm	11 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	6 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.3 ppm
DVD/CD printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, draft, 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
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99 copies
Scanning1 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	9600 x 9600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	A4 / Letter (216 x 297)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed scanner
Input colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	8000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	5
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black	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
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	35 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manual feederKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	210 x 297 mm	216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Envelopes
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	C5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	B5, C5, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Legal
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integrated	No	No
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	43 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	0 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of linesKnown for one	5 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.1 cm (2.4")
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	500 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	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	50 - 86 °F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	390 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	421 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	370 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	11.5 kg	8.1 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- Presto! Page Manager, MF Toolbox	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features3 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	390 x 421 x 370 mm	455 x 368 x 160 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
Colour scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP SP2; Mac OS X v.10.4.11/v.10.5/v10.6.
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Standard media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4"x6", 5"x7", 8"x10"

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