Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF4730 Laser A4 vs Epson Stylus TX115 Inkjet A4

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 19identical
  • 45known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • i-SENSYS MF4730 Laser A4:Laser
    • Stylus TX115 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
  • Printing
    • i-SENSYS MF4730 Laser A4:Mono printing
    • Stylus TX115 Inkjet A4:Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • i-SENSYS MF4730 Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
    • Stylus TX115 Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • i-SENSYS MF4730 Laser A4:23 ppm
    • Stylus TX115 Inkjet A4:30 ppm
  • Copying
    • i-SENSYS MF4730 Laser A4:Mono copying
    • Stylus TX115 Inkjet A4:Colour copying
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • i-SENSYS MF4730 Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
    • Stylus TX115 Inkjet A4:600 x 1200 DPI
  • Input colour depth
    • i-SENSYS MF4730 Laser A4:24 bit
    • Stylus TX115 Inkjet A4:48 bit
  • Number of print cartridges
    • i-SENSYS MF4730 Laser A4:1
    • Stylus TX115 Inkjet A4:4

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Comparison of MF4730, TX115
84 specifications
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 600 DPI5760 x 1440 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one1200 x 600 DPIUnknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs23 ppm30 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one13.5 sUnknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one6 sUnknown — not stated by the source
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A3)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 ppm
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPIUnknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one23 cpmUnknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one9 sUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copiesUnknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning2 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI600 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one9600 x 9600 DPIUnknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed & ADF scannerUnknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthDiffers24 bit48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for oneTWAIN, WIAUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source215.9 x 297 mm
Scan technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCIS
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one10000 pages per monthUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for oneUFRII-LTUnknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets100 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one100 sheetsUnknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one35 sheetsUnknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, TransparenciesBond paper, Coated paper, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Oficio, StatementUnknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesDiffers10, C5, DL10, C6, DL
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 356 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 210 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one128 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one50 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source43 dB
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source
Built-in displayKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for oneLCDUnknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one5 linesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs1320 W17 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one1.4 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs5 W2.3 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, 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 Hom
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac 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 LionMac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 30 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers390 mm434 mm
DepthDiffers439 mm327 mm
HeightDiffers360 mm185 mm
WeightDiffers11.9 kg4.6 kg
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source434 x 327 x 185 mm
All-in-one functionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCopy, Print, Scan
Buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 KB
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCopy, Print, Scan

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