Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon MFG 4730 vs HP DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4

44specifications compared
29differ
15identical
63known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MFG 4730:Laser
- DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
Printing
- MFG 4730:Mono printing
- DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour printing
Duplex printing
- MFG 4730:Yes
- DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4:No
Maximum resolution
- MFG 4730:1200 x 600 DPI
- DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFG 4730:23 ppm
- DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4:8 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MFG 4730:6 s
- DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4:17 s
Copying
- MFG 4730:Mono copying
- DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution
- MFG 4730:600 x 600 DPI
- DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4:600 x 300 DPI

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Comparison of MFG 4730, 2515
107 specifications	A Canon MFG 4730 View product	B HP DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 2515 View product
Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Thermal inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	23 ppm	8 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	6 s	17 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23 s
Warm-up timeKnown for one	13.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	9 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning2 differ
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	Legal (216 x 356)	216 x 297 mm
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
TWAIN versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.9
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	9600 x 9600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, File, Image	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	10000 pages per month	1000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 - 400 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	2
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffers	UFRII-LT	PCL 3
Digital senderKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	60 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	25 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	35 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Heavy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Legal, Letter
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesDiffers	DL	10, DL
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x6,5x7,8x10
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	C5	Unknown — not stated by the source
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Direct printingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	50 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.79 cm (1.1")
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one	5 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.4 W	2.3 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.3 W
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	560 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP SureSupplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HP Auto-On/Auto-OffKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HP Software providedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP Photo Creations
System requirements2 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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi	Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Pro, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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 10.6 Snow Leopard
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 80%	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 30 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 80%	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	390 mm	431.4 mm
DepthDiffers	439 mm	157.9 mm
HeightDiffers	360 mm	303.2 mm
WeightDiffers	11.9 kg	3.9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	475 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	194 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	353 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.96 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Printer driver, Scanner driver, MF Toolbox, Presto! PageManager	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Network readyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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