Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon PIXMA MG2250 Inkjet A4 vs Canon PIXMA MG3250 Inkjet A4

66specifications compared
13differ
53identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- PIXMA MG2250 Inkjet A4:No
- PIXMA MG3250 Inkjet A4:Yes
Borderless printing media sizes
- PIXMA MG2250 Inkjet A4:Letter
- PIXMA MG3250 Inkjet A4:A4, Letter
Standard interfaces
- PIXMA MG2250 Inkjet A4:USB 2.0
- PIXMA MG3250 Inkjet A4:USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Wi-Fi
- PIXMA MG2250 Inkjet A4:No
- PIXMA MG3250 Inkjet A4:Yes
Sound pressure level (printing)
- PIXMA MG2250 Inkjet A4:43.5 dB
- PIXMA MG3250 Inkjet A4:42.5 dB
Power consumption (average operating)
- PIXMA MG2250 Inkjet A4:11 W
- PIXMA MG3250 Inkjet A4:20 W
Power consumption (standby)
- PIXMA MG2250 Inkjet A4:0.6 W
- PIXMA MG3250 Inkjet A4:2 W
Minimum RAM
- PIXMA MG2250 Inkjet A4:1024 MB
- PIXMA MG3250 Inkjet A4:128 MB

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Comparison of MG2250, MG3250
76 specifications	A Canon PIXMA MG2250 Inkjet A4 Model MG2250 View product	B Canon PIXMA MG3250 Inkjet A4 Model MG3250 View product
Printing1 differ
Print technology	Inkjet	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolution	4800 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Copyingidentical
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copies	20 copies	20 copies
Scanningidentical
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan area	A4 / Letter (216 x 297)	A4 / Letter (216 x 297)
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan technology	CIS	CIS
Scan to	E-mail	E-mail
Image formats supported	JPG, PNG, TIF	JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supported	PDF	PDF
Input colour depth	48 bit	48 bit
Output colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Scan drivers	TWAIN, WIA	TWAIN, WIA
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Duplex faxingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridges	2	2
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacity	100 sheets	100 sheets
Paper input type	Paper tray	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 types	Envelopes, Glossy paper, High resolution paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper	Envelopes, Glossy paper, High resolution paper, Matte paper, 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 sizes	Legal	Legal
Envelopes sizes	10, DL	10, DL
Photo paper sizes	10x15,13x18,20x25	10x15,13x18,20x25
Borderless printing media sizesDiffers	Letter	A4, Letter
Paper tray media weight	64 - 105 g/m²	64 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Performance1 differ
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	43.5 dB	42.5 dB
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum system requirements	IE 6+ CD-ROM VGA 800x600	IE 6+ CD-ROM VGA 800x600
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LED	LED
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	11 W	20 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.6 W	2 W
Power consumption (off)	0.3 W	0.3 W
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
System requirements4 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Minimum RAMDiffers	1024 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	1GHz	300MHz
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	449 mm	449 mm
Depth	304 mm	304 mm
Height	152 mm	152 mm
WeightDiffers	5.3 kg	5.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Bundled software	My Image Garden	My Image Garden
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	449 x 304 x 152 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-in-one functions	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functions	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 (32/64bit) Windows Vista SP1, SP2 (32/64bit) Windows XP SP3 (32bit) Mac OS X 10.5.8 - 10.8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wired & Wireless
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n

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