Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon imageCLASS MF8280Cw Laser A4 vs Canon PIXMA MX391 Inkjet A4

40specifications compared
20differ
20identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- imageCLASS MF8280Cw Laser A4:Laser
- PIXMA MX391 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Maximum resolution
- imageCLASS MF8280Cw Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- PIXMA MX391 Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- imageCLASS MF8280Cw Laser A4:14 ppm
- PIXMA MX391 Inkjet A4:8.7 ppm
Optical scanning resolution
- imageCLASS MF8280Cw Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- PIXMA MX391 Inkjet A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan area
- imageCLASS MF8280Cw Laser A4:Legal (216 x 356)
- PIXMA MX391 Inkjet A4:A4 / Letter (216 x 297)
Fax memory
- imageCLASS MF8280Cw Laser A4:512 pages
- PIXMA MX391 Inkjet A4:50 pages
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity
- imageCLASS MF8280Cw Laser A4:50 sheets
- PIXMA MX391 Inkjet A4:100 sheets
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
- imageCLASS MF8280Cw Laser A4:B5, B6
- PIXMA MX391 Inkjet A4:B5

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Comparison of MF8280Cw, MX391
88 specifications	A Canon imageCLASS MF8280Cw Laser A4 Model MF8280Cw View product	B Canon PIXMA MX391 Inkjet A4 Model MX391 View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	No	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	14 ppm	8.7 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	14 ppm	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)Known for one	18 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 ppm
Copyingidentical
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, US Letter)Known for one	14 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	19 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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=)	2, 4	2, 4
Scanning2 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanning	No	No
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	9600 x 9600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaDiffers	Legal (216 x 356)	A4 / Letter (216 x 297)
Scanner type	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technology	CIS	CIS
Scan toKnown for one	USB	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
Scan driversKnown for one	TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Fax1 differ
Faxing	Colour faxing	Colour faxing
Duplex faxing	No	No
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers	512 pages	50 pages
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	JBIG	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	30000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	3	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-LT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	125 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)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	50 sheets	100 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Heavy paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Labels	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	C5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Index card, Statement	Legal
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, B5, C5, DL	10, DL
Paper tray media weight (imperial)Known for one	7.26 - 26.3 kg (16 - 58 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x6,5x7,8x10
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
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
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, TKIP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	DHCP, BOOTP, RARP, Auto IP, Bonjour(mDNS), HTTP, HTTPS, POP, SMTP, WINS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	DHCPv6, POP, SMTP, SNMPv1, SNMPv3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	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 number of linesKnown for one	7 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)Known for one	23 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
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, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	431.8 mm	458 mm
DepthDiffers	485.1 mm	200 mm
HeightDiffers	429.3 mm	385 mm
WeightDiffers	26 kg	8.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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