Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon PIXMA MP-540 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm vs HP Photosmart B209c Thermal inkjet A4

20specifications compared
11differ
9identical
74known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- PIXMA MP-540 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm:Inkjet
- Photosmart B209c Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- PIXMA MP-540 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm:7.3 ppm
- Photosmart B209c Thermal inkjet A4:15 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- PIXMA MP-540 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm:5.5 ppm
- Photosmart B209c Thermal inkjet A4:11 ppm
Total input capacity
- PIXMA MP-540 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm:150 sheets
- Photosmart B209c Thermal inkjet A4:125 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- PIXMA MP-540 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm:A4, A5
- Photosmart B209c Thermal inkjet A4:A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
- PIXMA MP-540 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm:B5
- Photosmart B209c Thermal inkjet A4:B5, B6, B7
Envelopes sizes
- PIXMA MP-540 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm:DL
- Photosmart B209c Thermal inkjet A4:10
Power consumption (standby)
- PIXMA MP-540 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm:2.4 W
- Photosmart B209c Thermal inkjet A4:4.5 W

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Comparison of MP-540, B209c
94 specifications	A Canon PIXMA MP-540 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm Model MP-540 View product	B HP Photosmart B209c Thermal inkjet A4 Model B209c View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Thermal inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Manual
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	7.3 ppm	15 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	5.5 ppm	11 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 ppm
Print resolution colourKnown for one	9600 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copyingidentical
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400%
Scanningidentical
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 297 mm
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Input colour depth	48 bit	48 bit
Scan driversKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TWAIN
TWAIN versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.9
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2500 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital senderKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	125 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5	B5, B6, B7
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C5, C6
Envelopes sizesDiffers	DL	10
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9x13,13x18 cm
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5x5,4x6,5x7,8x10
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	64 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB, Wireless LAN
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Microdrive, SD, SDHC, xD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	43 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.99 cm (2.36")
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touch
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power2 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.6 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	2.4 W	4.5 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.8 W	0.4 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	17 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP SureSupplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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, Win
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
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
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	431.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	374.7 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210.8 mm
WeightDiffers	7.8 kg	7.3 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power cord includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Live Photo Gallery
Other featuresidentical
PictBridge	Yes	Yes
Software CDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	450 x 366 x 157 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Copy, Scan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for one	Copy, Print, Scan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista (32bit, 64bit) / XP SP2 / 2000 Professional SP4 Mac OS X v.10.3.9 - v.10.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source

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