Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4 vs Canon PIXMA MP560

39specifications compared
23differ
16identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4:Laser
- PIXMA MP560:Inkjet
Printing
- i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4:No
- PIXMA MP560:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- PIXMA MP560:9600 x 2400 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4:30 ppm
- PIXMA MP560:9.2 ppm
Copying
- i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4:Mono copying
- PIXMA MP560:Colour copying
Scanning
- i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4:Colour scanning
- PIXMA MP560:Mono scanning
Input colour depth
- i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4:24 bit
- PIXMA MP560:48 bit
Maximum input capacity
- i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4:500 sheets
- PIXMA MP560:150 sheets

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Comparison of MF5840dn, PIXMA MP560
80 specifications	A Canon i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4 Model MF5840dn View product	B Canon PIXMA MP560 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	No	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	9600 x 2400 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	30 ppm	9.2 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	16 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 ppm
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	30 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	8 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400%
Scanning2 differ
ScanningDiffers	Colour scanning	Mono scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	9600 x 9600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Input colour depthDiffers	24 bit	48 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	15000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital sender	No	No
Page description languagesKnown for one	UFRII-LT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityDiffers	500 sheets	150 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	216 x 297 mm	216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive	Letter
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 190 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
Media weight (tray 1)Differs	60 - 120 gsm	64 - 105 g/m²
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
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	55 dB	44.5 dB
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of linesKnown for one	2 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of charactersKnown for one	20	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.08 cm (2")
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	1200 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	20 W	1.9 W
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	50 - 86 °F	5 - 35 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	19.4 kg	8.1 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Presto! Page Manager MF Toolbox NetSpot Device Installer Remote User Interface (RUI) Department ID Management	Canon MP Navigator EX, Canon Easy-PhotoPrint EX
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features4 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100Mbp/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	390 x 472 x 431 mm	453 x 368 x 180 mm
All-in-one functions	Copy, Scan	Copy, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan, No	Copy, Print
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, Server 2003, Server 2008, XP, Vista, 7 Mac OS X Version 10.4.9-10.6.x	Windows Vista, Vista SP1 / Windows XP SP2, SP3 / Windows 2000 Professional SP4, 7 Mac OS X v.10.3.9 - v.10.5
Power requirementsDiffers	220 - 240V	100-240V, 50/60Hz
Power supply type	AC	AC
Print margin bottom (A4)Known for one	5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margin left (A4)Known for one	5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margin right (A4)Known for one	5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margin top (A4)Known for one	5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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