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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF512x Laser A4 vs HP OfficeJet 8740 Thermal inkjet A4

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  • 66specifications compared
  • 44differ
  • 22identical
  • 83known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Thermal inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Print resolution black
    • 600 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 40 ppm
    • 24 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 7.6 s
    • 10 s
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 40 cpm
    • 36 cpm

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149 specifications
A

Canon

i-SENSYS MF512x Laser A4

Model MF512x

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B

HP

OfficeJet 8740 Thermal inkjet A4

Model 8740

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Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserThermal inkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeAutoAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for one4800 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackDiffers600 x 600 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs40 ppm24 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one36 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one36 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one24 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one20 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs7.6 s10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one11 s
N-in-1 print functionKnown for oneYes
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Secure printingYesYes
Cover page printing functionKnown for oneYes
Booklet printing functionKnown for oneYes
Borderless printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppm
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one5 mm
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolution600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs40 cpm36 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one36 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one36 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one36 cpm
Maximum number of copiesDiffers999 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one9.7 s
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
Scanning8 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers9600 x 9600 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Scanner typeFlatbed & ADF scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toDiffersCloud, E-mail, FTP, PC, USBFax, Software
Scan speed (black)Differs33 ppm19 inch/min
Scan speed (colour)Differs11 ppm8 inch/min
Image formats supportedDiffersJPG, PNG, TIFJPG, TIFF, BMP, JPEG, TIF, PNG
Document formats supportedDiffersPDFRTF, TXT, PDF
Input colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Scan driversDiffersTWAIN, WIATWAIN
TWAIN versionKnown for one1.9
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Duplex scan speed (colour)Known for one7 ppm
Duplex scan speed (black)Known for one13 ppm
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Fax resolution (black)Known for one300 x 300 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one4 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one100 pages
Fax broadcastingKnown for one20 locations
Features4 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers100000 pages per month30000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers1000 - 5000 pages per month250 - 2000 pages per month
Digital senderDiffersNoYes
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersPCL 5e, PCL 6, UFRII-LTPCL 6, PostScript 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYes
Printer fontsKnown for onePCL, PostScript
Number of printer fontsKnown for one229
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one93
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one136
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers12
Total input capacity500 sheets500 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers250 sheets150 sheets
Paper input typeDiffersCassettePaper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity50 sheets50 sheets
Maximum number of input trays22
Maximum output capacityKnown for one150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paperGlossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Oficio, Statement
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneC5
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 215.9 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 120 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 199 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one50 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 2.0, Wireless LANEthernet, RJ-11, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingDiffersYesNo
USB portYesYes
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one1
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Ethernet LANYesYes
Wi-Fi standards802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Canon PRINT Business, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, HTTPS, IPSEC, SNMP, SSID, WPA-PSK
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneLPD, RAW, WSD, DHCPv6, SNMPv1, SNMPv3
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneLPD, RAW, WSD, DHCP, ARP+PING, Auto IP, WINS
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers1024 MB512 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one512 MB
Card reader integratedNoNo
Processor frequencyKnown for one1200 MHz
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteGrey
Market positioningBusinessBusiness
Built-in displayYesYes
Display diagonalDiffers8.89 cm (3.5")10.9 cm (4.3")
TouchscreenYesYes
Control typeTouchTouch
Colour displayYesYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one35 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs12.4 W7.2 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs0.8 W1.3 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.1 W0.14 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one1470 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one1.7 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 supportedYesYes
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 conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 30 °C5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers453 mm499.5 mm
DepthDiffers477 mm439.3 mm
HeightDiffers503 mm410.5 mm
WeightDiffers22.9 kg18.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one583 mm
Package depthKnown for one551 mm
Package heightKnown for one612 mm
Package weightKnown for one23 kg
Technical detailsidentical
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one2 pc(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross weightKnown for one200 g
Layers per palletKnown for one4 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one8 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Pallet dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one1219 x 1016 x 2590 mm
Fonts includedKnown for oneYes
Cartridge typeKnown for one724, 724H
Noise levelKnown for one73 dB

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