Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF631Cn Laser A4 vs Epson Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4

34specifications compared
20differ
14identical
62known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- i-SENSYS MF631Cn Laser A4:Laser
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Maximum resolution
- i-SENSYS MF631Cn Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- i-SENSYS MF631Cn Laser A4:18 ppm
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:8 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- i-SENSYS MF631Cn Laser A4:19 ppm
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:4 ppm
Maximum number of copies
- i-SENSYS MF631Cn Laser A4:999 copies
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:20 copies
Optical scanning resolution
- i-SENSYS MF631Cn Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
Input colour depth
- i-SENSYS MF631Cn Laser A4:24 bit
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:48 bit
Total input capacity
- i-SENSYS MF631Cn Laser A4:150 sheets
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:50 sheets

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Comparison of MF631Cn, XP-241
96 specifications	A Canon i-SENSYS MF631Cn Laser A4 Model MF631Cn View product	B Epson Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4 Model XP-241 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	No	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	18 ppm	8 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	19 ppm	4 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	10.9 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	12 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	27 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 ipm
Copying1 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copying	No	No
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	18 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	19 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	12 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one	14 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	999 copies	20 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 cpm
Scanning2 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanning	No	No
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolution	9600 x 9600 DPI	9600 x 9600 DPI
Input colour depthDiffers	24 bit	48 bit
Output colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 297 mm
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Faxidentical
Duplex faxing	No	No
FaxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	30000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	PCL 6, UFRII-LT	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital senderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	50 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	30 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	1 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Sheetfed
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	52 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	52 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Photo paper, Plain paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Envelopes
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C6
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DL
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5x5,4x6,5x7,5x8,8x10
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
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
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Apple AirPrint, Canon PRINT Business, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integrated	No	No
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Black
Market positioningDiffers	Business	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 diagonalKnown for one	12.7 cm (5")	Unknown — not stated by the source
TouchscreenKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	850 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	350 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	13.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.94 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
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	10 - 30 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	451 mm	390 mm
DepthDiffers	460 mm	300 mm
HeightDiffers	347 mm	145 mm
WeightDiffers	17.5 kg	3.9 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cord includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, 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 H
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 1GHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MB

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