Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF5940dn Laser A4 vs Canon i-SENSYS MF8340Cdn Laser A4

51specifications compared
27differ
24identical
52known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- i-SENSYS MF5940dn Laser A4:Mono printing
- i-SENSYS MF8340Cdn Laser A4:Colour printing
Duplex printing
- i-SENSYS MF5940dn Laser A4:Yes
- i-SENSYS MF8340Cdn Laser A4:No
Maximum resolution
- i-SENSYS MF5940dn Laser A4:600 x 1200 DPI
- i-SENSYS MF8340Cdn Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- i-SENSYS MF5940dn Laser A4:33 ppm
- i-SENSYS MF8340Cdn Laser A4:20 ppm
Warm-up time
- i-SENSYS MF5940dn Laser A4:11 s
- i-SENSYS MF8340Cdn Laser A4:23 s
Copying
- i-SENSYS MF5940dn Laser A4:Mono copying
- i-SENSYS MF8340Cdn Laser A4:Colour copying
Duplex copying
- i-SENSYS MF5940dn Laser A4:Yes
- i-SENSYS MF8340Cdn Laser A4:No
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- i-SENSYS MF5940dn Laser A4:33 cpm
- i-SENSYS MF8340Cdn Laser A4:15.5 cpm

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Comparison of MF5940dn, MF8340Cdn
103 specifications	A Canon i-SENSYS MF5940dn Laser A4 Model MF5940dn View product	B Canon i-SENSYS MF8340Cdn Laser A4 Model MF8340Cdn View product
Printing5 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	33 ppm	20 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	11 s	23 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 ppm
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 mm
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	33 cpm	15.5 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	8 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copies	99 copies	99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.5 cpm
Scanning2 differ
ScanningDiffers	Mono scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningDiffers	Yes	No
Optical scanning resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolution	9600 x 9600 DPI	9600 x 9600 DPI
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, E-mail Server, Fax, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Output colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Greyscale levels	256	256
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPG, TIF
Fax2 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	No
Duplex faxingDiffers	Yes	No
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	200 x 100 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	3 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	512 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Speed diallingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	210 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	15000 pages per month	40000 pages per month
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	2	5
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5e, PCL 6, UFRII-LT	UFRII-LT
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	125 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
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Coated paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Heavyweight paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	C5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, B5, C5, DL	10, B5, DL
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightDiffers	60 - 190 g/m²	60 - 220 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one	64 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 215.9 mm
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
USB port	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Performance1 differ
Internal memory	256 MB	256 MB
Card reader integrated	No	No
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	70.6 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (duplex printing)Known for one	70.6 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (copying)Differs	70.6 dB	67 dB
Sound pressure level (scanning)Known for one	70.6 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	43 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43 dB
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of lines	5 lines	5 lines
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)	1200 W	1200 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	9 W	23 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 30 °C	10 - 30 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	19.1 kg	31 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Presto! Page Manager MF Toolbox RUI
Other features3 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	390 x 473 x 431 mm	430 x 484 x 479 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	No	Copy, Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000, Server 2003,Server 2008,XP,Vista,7, Mac OS X 10.4.9-10.7.x, Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Duplex (double-sided)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scanner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Pre
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac 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 one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

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