Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon PIXMA MP540 Inkjet A4 26 ppm vs Samsung CLX-3175FW multifunction printer Laser A4

20specifications compared
13differ
7identical
47known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- PIXMA MP540 Inkjet A4 26 ppm:Inkjet
- CLX-3175FW multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- PIXMA MP540 Inkjet A4 26 ppm:26 ppm
- CLX-3175FW multifunction printer Laser A4:16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- PIXMA MP540 Inkjet A4 26 ppm:17 ppm
- CLX-3175FW multifunction printer Laser A4:4 ppm
Faxing
- PIXMA MP540 Inkjet A4 26 ppm:No
- CLX-3175FW multifunction printer Laser A4:Colour faxing
Sound pressure level (printing)
- PIXMA MP540 Inkjet A4 26 ppm:43 dB
- CLX-3175FW multifunction printer Laser A4:52 dB
Market positioning
- PIXMA MP540 Inkjet A4 26 ppm:Home & office
- CLX-3175FW multifunction printer Laser A4:Business
Weight
- PIXMA MP540 Inkjet A4 26 ppm:7.8 kg
- CLX-3175FW multifunction printer Laser A4:15.2 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- PIXMA MP540 Inkjet A4 26 ppm:450 x 366 x 157 mm
- CLX-3175FW multifunction printer Laser A4:414 x 373 x 343 mm

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Comparison of MP540, CLX-3175FW
67 specifications	A Canon PIXMA MP540 Inkjet A4 26 ppm Model MP540 View product	B Samsung CLX-3175FW multifunction printer Laser A4 Model CLX-3175FW View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	26 ppm	16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	17 ppm	4 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 s
Print resolution colourKnown for one	9600 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copyingidentical
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 s
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%
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	24 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	16 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanningidentical
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 x 4800 DPI
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Input colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Colour faxing
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20000 pages per month
Digital sender	No	No
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity	150 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 sheets
Paper handling1 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, Glossy paper, Labels, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A4, A5	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	64 - 105	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	Yes
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	43 dB	52 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27 dB
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
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	7.8 kg	15.2 kg
Other features5 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	450 x 366 x 157 mm	414 x 373 x 343 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Scan	Copy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista (32bit, 64bit) / Windows XP SP2 / Windows 2000 Professional SP4 Mac OS X v.10.3.9 - v.10.5	Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista Linux: Red Hat 8.0 - 9.0 Mandrake 9.2 - 10.1 SuSE 8.2 - 9.2 Fedora Core 1 - 4 Mac 10.3 - 10.5
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SPL-C
Maximum scan area (ADF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 356 mm
Wireless technologyDiffers	Bluetooth	IEEE 802.11 b/g
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	17 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	2.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.8 W	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
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Canon MP Navigator EX, Canon Easy-PhotoPrint EX	Unknown — not stated by the source

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