Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4 vs HP B209a + 364

35specifications compared
23differ
12identical
55known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4:Laser
- B209a + 364:Inkjet
Printing
- i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4:No
- B209a + 364:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- B209a + 364:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4:30 ppm
- B209a + 364:15 ppm
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4:30 cpm
- B209a + 364:9.5 cpm
Scanning
- i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4:Colour scanning
- B209a + 364:Mono scanning
Optical scanning resolution
- i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- B209a + 364:1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolution
- i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4:9600 x 9600 DPI
- B209a + 364:19200 x 19200 DPI

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Comparison of MF5840dn, B209a + 364
90 specifications	A Canon i-SENSYS MF5840dn Laser A4 Model MF5840dn View product	B HP B209a + 364 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	No	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	30 ppm	15 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 (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 s
Print speed (black, best quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 ppm
Print speed (colour, best quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 ppm
Copying1 differ
Copying	Mono copying	Mono 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	30 cpm	9.5 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	8 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal, US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 cpm
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 400%
Scanning6 differ
ScanningDiffers	Colour scanning	Mono scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers	9600 x 9600 DPI	19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 356 mm	216 x 297 mm
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Input colour depthDiffers	24 bit	48 bit
Greyscale levelsDiffers	256	65536
TWAIN versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.9
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	4
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	125 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	50 sheets
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 capacityKnown for one	500 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5	B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizes	Executive	Executive
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	60 - 280 g/m²
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	64 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	55 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MMC, MS Duo, SD, xD
Designidentical
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	5.99 cm (2.36")
Poweridentical
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)Known for one	20 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	50 - 86 °F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	19.4 kg	7.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Presto! Page Manager MF Toolbox NetSpot Device Installer Remote User Interface (RUI) Department ID Management	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100Mbp/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	390 x 472 x 431 mm	452 x 407 x 206 mm
All-in-one functions	Copy, Scan	Copy, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan, No	Print
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000, Server 2003, Server 2008, XP, Vista, 7 Mac OS X Version 10.4.9-10.6.x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	220 - 240V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Print headKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Wireless technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b/g
Standard output capacity for transparenciesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 sheets

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