Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Sharp AR M256 vs Sharp MX2300N Laser A3 23 ppm Wi-Fi

23specifications compared
12differ
11identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- AR M256:No
- MX2300N Laser A3 23 ppm Wi-Fi:Colour printing
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- AR M256:25 ppm
- MX2300N Laser A3 23 ppm Wi-Fi:23 ppm
Warm-up time
- AR M256:23 s
- MX2300N Laser A3 23 ppm Wi-Fi:80 s
Scanning
- AR M256:Mono scanning
- MX2300N Laser A3 23 ppm Wi-Fi:Colour scanning
Total input capacity
- AR M256:500 sheets
- MX2300N Laser A3 23 ppm Wi-Fi:1100 sheets
Maximum input capacity
- AR M256:2100 sheets
- MX2300N Laser A3 23 ppm Wi-Fi:5600 sheets
Power consumption (average operating)
- AR M256:1450 W
- MX2300N Laser A3 23 ppm Wi-Fi:1840 W
Weight
- AR M256:49.2 kg
- MX2300N Laser A3 23 ppm Wi-Fi:112 kg

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Comparison of AR M256, MX2300N
56 specifications	A Sharp AR M256 View product	B Sharp MX2300N Laser A3 23 ppm Wi-Fi Model MX2300N View product
Printing3 differ
PrintingDiffers	No	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	25 ppm	23 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	23 s	80 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	4.8 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23 ppm
Copyingidentical
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	25 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	999 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning1 differ
ScanningDiffers	Mono scanning	Colour scanning
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
Fax memoryKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CommunicationKnown for one	Super G3/G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	500 sheets	1100 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityDiffers	2100 sheets	5600 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A3, A4, A5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	297 x 420 mm
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Differs	TCP/IP (IPv4, IPv6), IPX/SPX (NetWare), NetBEUI, EtherTalk (AppleTalk)	TCP/IP, IPX/SPX (NetWare), NetBEUI, EtherTalk (Appletalk)
Management protocolsKnown for one	LPR, Raw TCP, POP3, HTTP, Novell Printserver NDS, Bindery, FTP, EtherTalk printing, IPP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
CompatibilityKnown for one	TWAIN compliant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 GB
Designidentical
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	20.6 cm (8.1")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	1450 W	1840 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	49.2 kg	112 kg
Other features3 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one	10Base-T/100Base-TX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	623 x 615 x 665 mm	620 x 670 x 950 mm
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	No	Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows NT 4.0 SP5/Server 2003 Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2.2/ Mac OS X 10.105/10.2.8/10.3.3/10.3.9/10.4/10.4.8	Windows NT 4.0 SP5+, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 98/Me, Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2.2, Mac OS X 10.1.5, 10.2.8, 10.3.3 - 10.3.9, 10.4
EmulationsKnown for one	PCL 6/5e, PS3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	1.056 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan file formatsKnown for one	PDF, TIFF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	80	Unknown — not stated by the source

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