Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF735Cx Laser A4 vs Epson Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4

40specifications compared
27differ
13identical
80known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- i-SENSYS MF735Cx Laser A4:Laser
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Duplex printing
- i-SENSYS MF735Cx Laser A4:Yes
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:No
Maximum resolution
- i-SENSYS MF735Cx 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 MF735Cx Laser A4:27 ppm
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:8 ppm
Duplex copying
- i-SENSYS MF735Cx Laser A4:Yes
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:No
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)
- i-SENSYS MF735Cx Laser A4:21.9 cpm
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:12 cpm
Maximum number of copies
- i-SENSYS MF735Cx Laser A4:999 copies
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:20 copies
Duplex scanning
- i-SENSYS MF735Cx Laser A4:Yes
- Expression XP-241 Inkjet A4:No

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Comparison of MF735Cx, XP-241
120 specifications	A Canon i-SENSYS MF735Cx Laser A4 Model MF735Cx 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	1200 x 1200 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	27 ppm	8 ppm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	21.9 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Barcode printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Secure printingKnown for one	Yes	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
Copying3 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
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Differs	21.9 cpm	12 cpm
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
ID-card copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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	27 inch/min	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	14 inch/min	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	JPG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Document formats supportedKnown for one	PDF	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 driversKnown for one	ICA, TWAIN, WIA	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 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	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 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
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	UFRII, PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital senderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Input & output capacity2 differ
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
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	900 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Sheetfed
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Heavy 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	16K, Executive, Statement	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, C5, DL, Monarch	DL
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	52 - 163 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
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
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, SNMPv3, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	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
Performanceidentical
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 frequencyKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 dB
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
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	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
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
Other featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for one	48 dB	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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