Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon PIXMA MP-620 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm vs Kyocera TASKalfa 181 Laser A3

24specifications compared
21differ
3identical
63known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- PIXMA MP-620 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm:Inkjet
- TASKalfa 181 Laser A3:Laser
Printing
- PIXMA MP-620 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm:Colour printing
- TASKalfa 181 Laser A3:Mono printing
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- PIXMA MP-620 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm:7.3 ppm
- TASKalfa 181 Laser A3:18 ppm
Copying
- PIXMA MP-620 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm:Colour copying
- TASKalfa 181 Laser A3:Mono copying
Scanning
- PIXMA MP-620 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm:Colour scanning
- TASKalfa 181 Laser A3:No
Total input capacity
- PIXMA MP-620 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm:150 sheets
- TASKalfa 181 Laser A3:300 sheets
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
- PIXMA MP-620 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm:A4
- TASKalfa 181 Laser A3:A3
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- PIXMA MP-620 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm:A4, A5
- TASKalfa 181 Laser A3:A3, A4, A5, A6

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Comparison of MP-620, 181
87 specifications	A Canon PIXMA MP-620 Inkjet A4 7.3 ppm Model MP-620 View product	B Kyocera TASKalfa 181 Laser A3 Model 181 View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	7.3 ppm	18 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17.2 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.7 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Print resolution colourKnown for one	9600 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	5.5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	999 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400%
Scanning1 differ
ScanningDiffers	Colour scanning	No
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 6, PDF 1.4, PostScript 3
Optional functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fax
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	300 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1300 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	297 x 420 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A3, A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Legal	Folio
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 - 105 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 - 160 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	DL	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	Ethernet, USB 2.0
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	No
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1152 MB
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	CF, Microdrive, MMC, MS Pro, SD, SDHC, xD	CF
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerPC
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	43.5 dB	65.3 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 dB
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	17 W	421 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.2 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	3.2 W	63 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Hom
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TÜV/GS, CE
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	8.6 kg	34 kg
Other features4 differ
Standard input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-TX
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	450 x 368 x 176 mm	568 x 594 x 502 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Scan	Copy, Print
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	No
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista (32bit, 64bit) / XP SP2 / 2000 Professional SP4 Mac OS X v.10.3.9 - v.10.5	Mac OS X 10.2 + Linux Unix
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 6, KPDL3, DIABLO630, IBM Proprinter X24, EPSON LQ 850, Lineprinter, PDF Direct print, AES
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.1 GB
Media thicknessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.11 mm
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Custom media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	98 x 148mm - 297 x 432mm
Font stylesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL, KPDL 3
PictBridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless technologyKnown for one	IEEE802.3u (100BASE-TX), IEEE802.3(10BASE-T)	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

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