Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon i-SENSYS MF9170 Laser A4 21 ppm vs Canon PIXMA MP260 Inkjet A4 19 ppm

31specifications compared
22differ
9identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- i-SENSYS MF9170 Laser A4 21 ppm:Laser
- PIXMA MP260 Inkjet A4 19 ppm:Inkjet
Print resolution colour
- i-SENSYS MF9170 Laser A4 21 ppm:600 x 600 DPI
- PIXMA MP260 Inkjet A4 19 ppm:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- i-SENSYS MF9170 Laser A4 21 ppm:21 ppm
- PIXMA MP260 Inkjet A4 19 ppm:19 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- i-SENSYS MF9170 Laser A4 21 ppm:21 ppm
- PIXMA MP260 Inkjet A4 19 ppm:15 ppm
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- i-SENSYS MF9170 Laser A4 21 ppm:21 cpm
- PIXMA MP260 Inkjet A4 19 ppm:19 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
- i-SENSYS MF9170 Laser A4 21 ppm:21 cpm
- PIXMA MP260 Inkjet A4 19 ppm:15 cpm
Scanning
- i-SENSYS MF9170 Laser A4 21 ppm:Mono scanning
- PIXMA MP260 Inkjet A4 19 ppm:Colour scanning
Input colour depth
- i-SENSYS MF9170 Laser A4 21 ppm:24 bit
- PIXMA MP260 Inkjet A4 19 ppm:48 bit

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Comparison of MF9170, MP260
61 specifications	A Canon i-SENSYS MF9170 Laser A4 21 ppm Model MF9170 View product	B Canon PIXMA MP260 Inkjet A4 19 ppm Model MP260 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Print resolution colourDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	21 ppm	19 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	21 ppm	15 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	60 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
Copying	Mono copying	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	21 cpm	19 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs	21 cpm	15 cpm
Scanning2 differ
ScanningDiffers	Mono scanning	Colour scanning
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Input colour depthDiffers	24 bit	48 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19200 x 19200 DPI
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	No
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	1000 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	65000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital sender	No	No
Page description languagesKnown for one	UFRII-LT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total output capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	210 x 297 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Envelopes, Iron-On Transfers, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive	Legal
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 176 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	60 - 120 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DL
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, Letter
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integrated	Yes	Yes
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	Microdrive, miniSD	Microdrive, SD, SDHC
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 dB
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	TFT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	8.89 cm (3.5")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 32 °C	5 - 35 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	44 kg	5.6 kg
Other features6 differ
Standard input traysDiffers	250	100
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	546 x 527 x 632 mm	444 x 331 x 155 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Scan	Copy, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Print	Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/Server 2003/ Server 2008/ XP/ Vista Mac OS X version 10.2.8-10.5 Linux	Windows Vista (32bit, 64bit) / Windows XP SP2 / Windows 2000 Professional SP4 Mac OS X v.10.3.9 - v.10.5
Modem typeKnown for one	Super G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeDiffers	220 - 240V	AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz
Image scaling/enlargement rangeKnown for one	50 - 200%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.9 W
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Canon MP Navigator EX, Canon Easy-PhotoPrint EX

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