Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF8230Cn Laser A4 vs Canon i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4

66specifications compared
22differ
44identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- i-SENSYS MF8230Cn Laser A4:No
- i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4:Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- i-SENSYS MF8230Cn Laser A4:14 ppm
- i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4:20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- i-SENSYS MF8230Cn Laser A4:14 ppm
- i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4:20 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- i-SENSYS MF8230Cn Laser A4:18 s
- i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4:14.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- i-SENSYS MF8230Cn Laser A4:18 s
- i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4:14.5 s
Time to first copy (black, normal)
- i-SENSYS MF8230Cn Laser A4:19 s
- i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4:15.5 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)
- i-SENSYS MF8230Cn Laser A4:19 s
- i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4:16.2 s
Maximum scan area
- i-SENSYS MF8230Cn Laser A4:Legal (216 x 356)
- i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4:216 x 279 mm

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Comparison of MF8230Cn, MF8540Cdn
97 specifications	A Canon i-SENSYS MF8230Cn Laser A4 Model MF8230Cn View product	B Canon i-SENSYS MF8540Cdn Laser A4 Model MF8540Cdn View product
Printing5 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	14 ppm	20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	14 ppm	20 ppm
Warm-up time	23 s	23 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	18 s	14.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	18 s	14.5 s
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one	5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto/Manual
Copying2 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	14 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Differs	19 s	15.5 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Differs	19 s	16.2 s
Maximum number of copies	99 copies	99 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
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
Scanning3 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolution	9600 x 9600 DPI	9600 x 9600 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	Legal (216 x 356)	216 x 279 mm
Scan toDiffers	File, USB	E-mail, File, FTP, Image
Image formats supportedDiffers	JPG, TIF	JPG, PNG, TGA
Document formats supported	PDF	PDF
Input colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Output colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Greyscale levels	256	256
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Duplex faxingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	30000 pages per month	40000 pages per month
Number of print cartridges	5	5
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesDiffers	UFRII-LT	PCL 5c, PCL 6, UFRII-LT
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	125 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacity	125 sheets	125 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	50 sheets	50 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cassette, Paper tray
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Coated paper, Envelopes, Postcard, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Coated paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5, B6	B5, B6
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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	10, B5, C5, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weight	60 - 220 g/m²	60 - 220 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weight	50 - 105 g/m²	50 - 105 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 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
Mobile printing technologies	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	512 MB
Card reader integrated	No	No
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	61.3 dB	64.9 dB
Sound pressure level (scanning)Known for one	46.7 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one	22.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36.5 dB
Design1 differ
Product colour	White	White
Market positioning	Business	Business
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
DisplayDiffers	LED	LCD
Display diagonalKnown for one	8.89 cm (3.5")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of lines	7 lines	7 lines
Colour displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (max)Known for one	900 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)	23 W	23 W
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Mac operating systems supported	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 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 30 °C	10 - 30 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	430 mm	674 mm
DepthDiffers	429 mm	1327 mm
HeightDiffers	484 mm	851 mm
WeightDiffers	26 kg	31 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Maximum capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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