Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF729Cx Laser A4 vs HP Color LaserJet Enterprise MFP M577f, Color, Printer for Business, Print, copy, scan, fax, 100-sheet ADF; Front-facing USB printing; Scan to email/PDF; Two-si

44specifications compared
34differ
10identical
111known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- i-SENSYS MF729Cx Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- Color LaserJet Enterprise MFP M577f, Color, Printer for Business, Print, copy, scan, fax, 100-sheet ADF; Front-facing USB printing; Scan to email/PDF; Two-si:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- i-SENSYS MF729Cx Laser A4:20 ppm
- Color LaserJet Enterprise MFP M577f, Color, Printer for Business, Print, copy, scan, fax, 100-sheet ADF; Front-facing USB printing; Scan to email/PDF; Two-si:40 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- i-SENSYS MF729Cx Laser A4:14.5 s
- Color LaserJet Enterprise MFP M577f, Color, Printer for Business, Print, copy, scan, fax, 100-sheet ADF; Front-facing USB printing; Scan to email/PDF; Two-si:5.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- i-SENSYS MF729Cx Laser A4:14.5 s
- Color LaserJet Enterprise MFP M577f, Color, Printer for Business, Print, copy, scan, fax, 100-sheet ADF; Front-facing USB printing; Scan to email/PDF; Two-si:6.8 s
Maximum duty cycle
- i-SENSYS MF729Cx Laser A4:40000 pages per month
- Color LaserJet Enterprise MFP M577f, Color, Printer for Business, Print, copy, scan, fax, 100-sheet ADF; Front-facing USB printing; Scan to email/PDF; Two-si:80000 pages per month
Total number of input trays
- i-SENSYS MF729Cx Laser A4:1
- Color LaserJet Enterprise MFP M577f, Color, Printer for Business, Print, copy, scan, fax, 100-sheet ADF; Front-facing USB printing; Scan to email/PDF; Two-si:2
Total input capacity
- i-SENSYS MF729Cx Laser A4:250 sheets
- Color LaserJet Enterprise MFP M577f, Color, Printer for Business, Print, copy, scan, fax, 100-sheet ADF; Front-facing USB printing; Scan to email/PDF; Two-si:100 sheets
Total output capacity
- i-SENSYS MF729Cx Laser A4:125 sheets
- Color LaserJet Enterprise MFP M577f, Color, Printer for Business, Print, copy, scan, fax, 100-sheet ADF; Front-facing USB printing; Scan to email/PDF; Two-si:250 sheets

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Comparison of MF729Cx, M577f
155 specifications	A Canon i-SENSYS MF729Cx Laser A4 Model MF729Cx View product	B HP Color LaserJet Enterprise MFP M577f, Color, Printer for Business, Print, copy, scan, fax, 100-sheet ADF; Front-facing USB printing; Scan to email/PDF; Two-si Model M577f View product
Printing4 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
PrintingKnown for one	Colour printing	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	40 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	10 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	10 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	23 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	14.5 s	5.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	14.5 s	6.8 s
N-in-1 print functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copyingidentical
CopyingKnown for one	Colour copying	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	20 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	20 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	15.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one	16.2 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanningidentical
ScanningKnown for one	Colour scanning	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	Cloud, E-mail, FTP, PC, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (black)Known for one	20 inch/min	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	20 inch/min	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	JPG, PNG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Document formats supportedKnown for one	PDF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 driversKnown for one	TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
FaxingKnown for one	Colour faxing	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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 broadcastingKnown for one	310 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	40000 pages per month	80000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	750 - 2000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridges	4	4
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 2, PostScript 3, UFRII-LT	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF 1.7
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
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Enterprise
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	1	2
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	125 sheets	250 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
Paper input typeKnown for one	Cassette, Paper tray	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
Manual feederKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of input traysDiffers	2	5
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	600 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray 2 input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	550 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Coated paper, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	C5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Index card, Statement	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	10, B5, C5, DL, Monarch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	127 - 355.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	83 - 215.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 163 g/m²	60 - 220 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 220 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 & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, NFC, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network6 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	802.1x RADIUS, HTTPS, IPSEC, SNMP	802.1x RADIUS, EAP-PEAP, EAP-TLS, SNMP, SSL/TLS
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Differs	DHCP, BOOTP, RARP, ARP+PING, Auto IP, WINS	Auto-IP, SLP, Telnet, IGMPv2, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, IP Direct Mode, WS Print
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Differs	DHCPv6	DHCPv6, MLDv1, ICMPv6
Management protocolsDiffers	SNMPv1, SNMPv3	UPD Printer Administrator Resource Kit (Driver Configuration Utility, Driver Deployment Utility, Managed Printing Administrator); HP Web JetAdmin Software; HP Proxy Agent Software; HP JetAdvantage Security Manager
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Canon PRINT Business, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1250 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	67 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 GB
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 MHz
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	White
Market positioningKnown for one	Business	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalDiffers	8.89 cm (3.5")	20.3 cm (8")
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes
Control type	Touch	Touch
Colour displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	1200 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	23 W	47.3 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	0.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.5 W	3.48 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	0.9 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	592 W
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supported	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	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
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, 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	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Fedora 18, Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 10.10, Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 14.04
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android, iOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedDiffers	Android, iOS	Android, Windows Phone, iOS
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 MB
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	30 - 70%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 30 °C	15 - 27 °C
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffers	ENERGY STAR	Blue Angel, EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR
Sustainable technologies and materialsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mercury free
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	430 mm	482 mm
DepthDiffers	484 mm	504 mm
HeightDiffers	479 mm	583 mm
WeightDiffers	31 kg	38.3 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power cord includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	For Windows OS; HP Software Installer/Uninstaller, HP PCL 6 Printer Driver, HP Device Experience (DXP), HP Send Fax, HP Update, Product Registration Assist, HP Web Services Assist Online user manuals; For Mac OS; Welcome Screen
Other featuresidentical
Fonts includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 GB
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Pallet dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 800 x 2325 mm
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EPEAT Silver
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	755 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	650 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44.6 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	278 g
Layers per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 pc(s)

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