Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon PIXMA MP560 vs HP OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4

28specifications compared
16differ
12identical
84known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- PIXMA MP560:Inkjet
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
Duplex printing
- PIXMA MP560:Yes
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:No
Maximum resolution
- PIXMA MP560:9600 x 2400 DPI
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- PIXMA MP560:9.2 ppm
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:7 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- PIXMA MP560:6 ppm
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:2.9 ppm
Scanning
- PIXMA MP560:Mono scanning
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour scanning
Faxing
- PIXMA MP560:No
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour faxing
Number of print cartridges
- PIXMA MP560:5
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:2

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Comparison of PIXMA MP560, J3606
112 specifications	A Canon PIXMA MP560 View product	B HP OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4 Model J3606 View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Thermal inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	9600 x 2400 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	9.2 ppm	7 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	6 ppm	2.9 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	14 ppm
Copyingidentical
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7 cpm
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning1 differ
ScanningDiffers	Mono scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 356 mm
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
TWAIN versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.7
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
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Colour faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	203 x 196 DPI
Fax resolution (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 x 200 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 Kbit/s
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 locations
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500 pages per month
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	5	2
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	LIDIL
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Home
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Paper tray
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	20 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Maximum input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	100 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper	Envelopes, Iron-On Transfers, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizes	DL	DL
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 297 mm	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	Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	A4, Letter	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 interfaces	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Performance1 differ
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	44.5 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, White
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of linesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 lines
Display diagonalKnown for one	5.08 cm (2")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 W
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.9 W	11.5 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.6 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
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP SureSupplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HP Software providedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP Photosmart Essential Software
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2008
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	18 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	425.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	204 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 mm
WeightDiffers	8.1 kg	3.91 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	501 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	242 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.55 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Canon MP Navigator EX, Canon Easy-PhotoPrint EX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	453 x 368 x 180 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, Vista SP1 / Windows XP SP2, SP3 / Windows 2000 Professional SP4, 7 Mac OS X v.10.3.9 - v.10.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	100-240V, 50/60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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