Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF515x Laser A4 vs HP OfficeJet 8740 Thermal inkjet A4

70specifications compared
44differ
26identical
86known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- i-SENSYS MF515x Laser A4:Laser
- OfficeJet 8740 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
Printing
- i-SENSYS MF515x Laser A4:Mono printing
- OfficeJet 8740 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- i-SENSYS MF515x Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- OfficeJet 8740 Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- i-SENSYS MF515x Laser A4:40 ppm
- OfficeJet 8740 Thermal inkjet A4:24 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- i-SENSYS MF515x Laser A4:7.6 s
- OfficeJet 8740 Thermal inkjet A4:10 s
Copying
- i-SENSYS MF515x Laser A4:Mono copying
- OfficeJet 8740 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- i-SENSYS MF515x Laser A4:40 cpm
- OfficeJet 8740 Thermal inkjet A4:36 cpm
Maximum number of copies
- i-SENSYS MF515x Laser A4:999 copies
- OfficeJet 8740 Thermal inkjet A4:99 copies

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Comparison of MF515x, 8740
156 specifications	A Canon i-SENSYS MF515x Laser A4 Model MF515x View product	B HP OfficeJet 8740 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 8740 View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Thermal inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing mode	Auto	Auto
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	40 ppm	24 ppm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	20 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	7.6 s	10 s
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one	5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Secure printing	Yes	Yes
Print resolution colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 s
N-in-1 print functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Watermark printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cover page printing functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Booklet printing functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Borderless printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	40 cpm	36 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	9.7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	999 copies	99 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 cpm
Scanning7 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers	9600 x 9600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Scanner type	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan speed (black)Differs	33 ppm	19 inch/min
Scan speed (colour)Differs	11 ppm	8 inch/min
Duplex scan speed (colour)Known for one	7 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex scan speed (black)Known for one	13 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedDiffers	JPG, PNG, TIF	JPG, TIFF, BMP, JPEG, TIF, PNG
Document formats supportedDiffers	PDF	RTF, TXT, PDF
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
Scan driversDiffers	TWAIN, WIA	TWAIN
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 356 mm
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fax, Software
TWAIN versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.9
Fax4 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	Colour faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax transmission speedDiffers	3 sec/page	4 sec/page
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers	512 pages	100 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	281	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingDiffers	310 locations	20 locations
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 x 300 DPI
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	100000 pages per month	30000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers	1000 - 5000 pages per month	250 - 2000 pages per month
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5e, PCL 6, UFRII-LT	PCL 6, PostScript 3
Printer fontsKnown for one	PCL, PostScript	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of printer fontsKnown for one	229	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one	93	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one	136	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital senderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	1	2
Total input capacity	500 sheets	500 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	250 sheets	150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeDiffers	Cassette	Paper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	50 sheets	50 sheets
Maximum number of input trays	2	2
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	C5, DL, Monarch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	139.7 - 355.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	128 - 215.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 120 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 199 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	50 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, RJ-11, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingDiffers	Yes	No
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, AES, HTTPS, IPSEC, SNMP, TKIP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	LPD, RAW, WSD, SMB, mDNS, HTTP, HTTPS, DHCP, ARP+PING, WINS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	LPD, RAW, WSD, SMB, mDNS, HTTP, HTTPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Canon PRINT Business, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	512 MB
Card reader integrated	No	No
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 MHz
Design1 differ
Product colour	Grey	Grey
Market positioning	Business	Business
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalDiffers	8.89 cm (3.5")	10.9 cm (4.3")
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes
Control type	Touch	Touch
Colour display	Yes	Yes
Power4 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	1470 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	12.4 W	7.2 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	0.8 W	1.3 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.1 W	0.14 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	1.7 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 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, Windows	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 30 °C	5 - 40 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	453 mm	499.5 mm
DepthDiffers	477 mm	439.3 mm
HeightDiffers	503 mm	410.5 mm
WeightDiffers	24.3 kg	18.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Fonts includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cartridge typeKnown for one	724, 724H	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	54 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1219 x 1016 x 2590 mm
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP Dynamic securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	583 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	551 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	612 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23 kg
Technical detailsidentical
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 pc(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 g
Layers per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 pc(s)

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