Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon PIXMA MG3540 Inkjet A4 vs HP DeskJet 2549 Thermal inkjet A4

35specifications compared
20differ
15identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- PIXMA MG3540 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
- DeskJet 2549 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
Duplex printing
- PIXMA MG3540 Inkjet A4:Yes
- DeskJet 2549 Thermal inkjet A4:No
Maximum resolution
- PIXMA MG3540 Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
- DeskJet 2549 Thermal inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- PIXMA MG3540 Inkjet A4:9.9 ppm
- DeskJet 2549 Thermal inkjet A4:7 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- PIXMA MG3540 Inkjet A4:5.7 ppm
- DeskJet 2549 Thermal inkjet A4:4 ppm
Optical scanning resolution
- PIXMA MG3540 Inkjet A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
- DeskJet 2549 Thermal inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan area
- PIXMA MG3540 Inkjet A4:216 x 297 mm
- DeskJet 2549 Thermal inkjet A4:A4 / Letter (216 x 297)
Input colour depth
- PIXMA MG3540 Inkjet A4:48 bit
- DeskJet 2549 Thermal inkjet A4:24 bit

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Comparison of MG3540, 2549
80 specifications	A Canon PIXMA MG3540 Inkjet A4 Model MG3540 View product	B HP DeskJet 2549 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 2549 View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Thermal inkjet
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	9.9 ppm	7 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	5.7 ppm	4 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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 s
Copyingidentical
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.5 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	22 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	21 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning3 differ
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 297 mm	A4 / Letter (216 x 297)
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed scanner
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
Input colour depthDiffers	48 bit	24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
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
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 3
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	60 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Semi-glossy paper	Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Business cards, Envelopes
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10, C5, C6, DL
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	64 - 300 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print	Apple AirPrint
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	42.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Grey
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.51 cm (1.38")
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	16 W	10 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.7 W	1.6 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.3 W	0.2 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	449 mm	425 mm
DepthDiffers	304 mm	306 mm
HeightDiffers	152 mm	157 mm
WeightDiffers	5.4 kg	5.21 kg
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows RT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android, iOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Scanning Utility My Image Garden Easy-WebPrint EX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP SP3 (32-bit) Mac OS X 10.6.8	Unknown — not stated by the source

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