Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF4550d Laser A4 vs Canon PIXMA MP280 Inkjet A4

21specifications compared
13differ
8identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- i-SENSYS MF4550d Laser A4:Laser
- PIXMA MP280 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Printing
- i-SENSYS MF4550d Laser A4:No
- PIXMA MP280 Inkjet A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- i-SENSYS MF4550d Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- PIXMA MP280 Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- i-SENSYS MF4550d Laser A4:25 ppm
- PIXMA MP280 Inkjet A4:8.4 ppm
Copying
- i-SENSYS MF4550d Laser A4:Mono copying
- PIXMA MP280 Inkjet A4:Colour copying
Time to first copy (black, normal)
- i-SENSYS MF4550d Laser A4:9 s
- PIXMA MP280 Inkjet A4:37 s
Faxing
- i-SENSYS MF4550d Laser A4:Mono faxing
- PIXMA MP280 Inkjet A4:No
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- i-SENSYS MF4550d Laser A4:A4
- PIXMA MP280 Inkjet A4:A4, A5

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Comparison of MF4550d, MP280
60 specifications	A Canon i-SENSYS MF4550d Laser A4 Model MF4550d View product	B Canon PIXMA MP280 Inkjet A4 Model MP280 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	No	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	25 ppm	8.4 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8 ppm
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Time to first copy (black, normal)Differs	9 s	37 s
Scanningidentical
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 2400 DPI
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed scanner
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	9600 x 9600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	No
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
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
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper	Glossy paper, High resolution paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Legal
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DL
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, Letter
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45.5 dB
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 x 768
Internal memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	3 W	0.8 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, 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, Win
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	452 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	335 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	152.4 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Setup Software Easy-PhotoPrint EX Easy Web-Print EX 4 Full HD Movie Print MP Navigator EX Solution Menu
Other features3 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 x 335 x 153 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Scan	Copy, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan, No	Copy, Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows	Windows 7 (32 / 64 bit), Windows Vista (32 / 64 bit), Windows XP SP2, SP3 Mac OS X v.10.4.11 - 10.6
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz
Scan speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 sec/page

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