Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF4730 Laser A4 vs Canon MFG 4730

61specifications compared
10differ
51identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- i-SENSYS MF4730 Laser A4:No
- MFG 4730:Yes
Scanner type
- i-SENSYS MF4730 Laser A4:Flatbed & ADF scanner
- MFG 4730:Flatbed scanner
Envelopes sizes
- i-SENSYS MF4730 Laser A4:10, C5, DL
- MFG 4730:DL
Power consumption (average operating)
- i-SENSYS MF4730 Laser A4:1320 W
- MFG 4730:560 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)
- i-SENSYS MF4730 Laser A4:1.4 W
- MFG 4730:5 W
Power consumption (standby)
- i-SENSYS MF4730 Laser A4:5 W
- MFG 4730:1.4 W
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- i-SENSYS MF4730 Laser A4:20 - 80%
- MFG 4730:10 - 80%

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Comparison of MF4730, MFG 4730
86 specifications	A Canon i-SENSYS MF4730 Laser A4 Model MF4730 View product	B Canon MFG 4730 View product
Printing1 differ
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Print resolution blackKnown for one	1200 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one	5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copyingidentical
Duplex copyingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	23 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning1 differ
Duplex scanningKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan driversKnown for one	TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Legal (216 x 356)
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-mail, File, Image
Faxidentical
Duplex faxingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Heavy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Oficio, Statement	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, C5, DL	DL
Custom media lengthKnown for one	127 - 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	76.2 - 210 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C5
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
Networkidentical
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	1320 W	560 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	1.4 W	5 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	5 W	1.4 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	10 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 80%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Printer driver, Scanner driver, MF Toolbox, Presto! PageManager
Other featuresidentical
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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