Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4 vs Epson Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4

43specifications compared
30differ
13identical
96known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4:Laser
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Duplex printing
- i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4:Yes
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:No
Maximum resolution
- i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4:27 ppm
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:8 ppm
Duplex copying
- i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4:Yes
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:No
Maximum number of copies
- i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4:999 copies
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:20 copies
Duplex scanning
- i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4:Yes
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:No
Optical scanning resolution
- i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:1200 x 2400 DPI

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Comparison of MF734Cdw, XP-241
139 specifications	A Canon i-SENSYS MF734Cdw Laser A4 Model MF734Cdw View product	B Epson Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4 Model XP-241 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	27 ppm	8 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	13 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	8.3 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	8.6 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one	5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 ppm
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
Copying2 differ
Duplex copyingDiffers	Yes	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	27 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	10.2 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one	12 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
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	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
Scanning3 differ
Duplex scanningDiffers	Yes	No
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Scan toKnown for one	Cloud, E-mail, FTP, TWAIN, USB, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (black)Known for one	27 inch/min	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	14 inch/min	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthDiffers	24 bit	48 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Fax2 differ
FaxingDiffers	Colour 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
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	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	199	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
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	50000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	750 - 4000 pages per month	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 5c, PCL 6, PostScript, UFRII-LT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printer fontsKnown for one	PCL, PostScript	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital senderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	50 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	30 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 typeDiffers	Cassette	Sheetfed
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 traysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	900 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Postcard, Recycled paper, Thin paper	Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Oficio, Statement	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, C5, DL	DL
Custom media lengthKnown for one	127 - 355.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	76.2 - 215.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	52 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 176 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
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Envelopes
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C6
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5x5,4x6,5x7,5x8,8x10
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingDiffers	Yes	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
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
Security algorithmsKnown for one	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, AES, HTTPS, TKIP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	LPD, RAW, WSD-Print, Email, SMB, WSD-Scan, FTP-Scan, TCP/IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	LPD, RAW, WSD-Print, Email, SMB, WSD-Scan, FTP-Scan, TCP/IPf	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMPv1, SNMPv3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Apple AirPrint, Canon PRINT Business, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service, PIXMA touch & print	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	48 dB	47 dB
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one	48 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (scanning)Known for one	48 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one	28 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	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 (average operating)Known for one	1400 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	17.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	0.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	1 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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 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 supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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	471 mm	390 mm
DepthDiffers	469 mm	300 mm
HeightDiffers	460 mm	145 mm
WeightDiffers	26.5 kg	3.9 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one	1 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Presto! Page Manager, MF Scan Utility, Remote User Interface (RUI), Department ID Management, Toner Status Tool, iW Management Console	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Fonts includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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