Product comparison · 2 scanners

Canon imageFORMULA DR-2580C Sheet-fed scanner vs HP Designjet 4520 Scanner

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
69known for one product only

Key differences

Input colour depth
- imageFORMULA DR-2580C Sheet-fed scanner:24 bit
- Designjet 4520 Scanner:48 bit
Weight
- imageFORMULA DR-2580C Sheet-fed scanner:1.9 kg
- Designjet 4520 Scanner:92.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- imageFORMULA DR-2580C Sheet-fed scanner:304 x 169 x 81.5 mm
- Designjet 4520 Scanner:1800 x 850 x 1380 mm
Maximum media width
- imageFORMULA DR-2580C Sheet-fed scanner:216 mm
- Designjet 4520 Scanner:1092 mm

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Comparison of DR-2580C, Designjet 4520 Scanner
77 specifications	A Canon imageFORMULA DR-2580C Sheet-fed scanner Model DR-2580C View product	B HP Designjet 4520 Scanner View product
Scanning1 differ
Input colour depthDiffers	24 bit	48 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Maximum scan sizeKnown for one	210 x 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flatbed scan speed (b/w, A4)Known for one	4.6 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Sensor typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CCD
Scan file formatsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TIFF
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® 4
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2800 MHz
Light sourceKnown for one	RGB LED	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	TWAIN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Media thickness (min)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.08 mm
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.9 kg	92.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1910 x 690 x 750 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 kg
Package dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1910.1 x 690.9 x 749.3 mm (75.2 x 27.2 x 29.5")
Package weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146.1 kg (322 lbs)
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	ISIS/TWAIN Driver CapturePerfect 3.0 Adobe Acrobat 7.0 St.	System recovery software for the scanning system, including HP Macroinstaller with Windows drivers for HP Designjet 5x0, 800, 1000, 40x0, 45x0, 5x00, T610, T11x0, Z2100, Z3x00, Z6100 series products
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista (32/64-bit), Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32/64-bit), XP Home and Professional (32/64-bit), Server 2003 (32/64 bit), Mac OS X v10.4, v10.5
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows, Linux: Intel Pentium 4 (1 GHz), 512 MB RAM, 2 GB available hard disk space Microsoft Windows, Linux: Intel Pentium 4 (1 GHz), 1 GB RAM, 2 GB available hard disk space Mac OS X v10.4 or higher: PowerPC G4, G5, or Intel Core Processor, 1 GB RAM, 2 GB available hard disk space
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 - 90 °F
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 95%
Certificatesidentical
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Compliance for Class A ITE products: EU (EMC Directive)
Other features2 differ
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum system requirements for MacintoshKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X v10.4 or higher: PowerPC G3 or Intel Core Processor, 512 MB RAM, 1 GB available hard disk space
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	304 x 169 x 81.5 mm	1800 x 850 x 1380 mm
Colour copy capabilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FunctionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Copy; scan
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Maximum media widthDiffers	216 mm	1092 mm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 copies
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 sheets
Media thickness (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.6"
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-abrasive paper, vellum, Mylar, sepia, blueprints, plastic, film, plastic laminate, foam board, cardboard (No plywood, stone plates, metal plates or abrasive, dirty, rough, sharp edged, metal clamped, or burned surfaces or transparencies)
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Input voltage 100 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60 Hz, 5 A max
Product dimensions when open (LxWxD)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	179.8 cm (70.8")
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EU (LVD and EN60950-1 compliant), Russia (GOST)
Size (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	179.8 cm (70.8")
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WEEE, EU RoHS, REACH, EuP
Paper handlingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Straight-through scan paper path for sheet and cardboard originals
Scan input modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	On the touchscreen: scan preview, scan to file, scan to DVD/CD, scan to print, collate copy, copy, batch scanning, batch copying, print from list
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 Megabit Ethernet (1000Base-T) port, 1 FireWire (IEEE-1394a compliant) port
Maximum dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1800 x 1020 x 1380 mm
Acoustic power emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.3 B(A) (active), 5.8 B(A) (standby)
Colour space standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	sRGB
Control panelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Copy/scan/print operation controlled through an easy-to-use LCD colour touchscreen and intuitive software
Copier settingsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Type of original, image crop and align preview, lightness, saturation and RGB controls, sharpen/blur, mirror copy, enlarge/reduce, paneling, tiling, nesting, accounting, batch
Copy resolution (black graphics)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Up to 9600 dpi
Copy resolution (colour text and graphics)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9600 DPI
Driver updatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Latest driver upgrade information available on http:///go/4520scanner/drivers
Linear scan speed (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Up to 3 in/sec (color, 200 dpi/400 dpi Turbo); up to 10 in/sec (black-and-white, 200 dpi/400 dpi Turbo)
Linear scan speed (metric)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Colour (200 dpi/400 dpi turbo): up to 8 cm/sec; Black and white (200 dpi/400 dpi turbo): up to 25 cm/sec
Media handlingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Straight-through scan paper path for sheet and cardboard originals
Minimum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	152.4 x 114.3 mm (6 x 4.5")
Minimum scan sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	152 x 114 mm
Print quality (black, best quality)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 x 1200 DPI
Recommended operating temperature range (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 30 °C
Scan quality (black, best)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 DPI
Scan quality (black, draft)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 DPI
Scan quality (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 DPI
Scan quality (colour, best)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 DPI
Scan quality (colour, draft)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 DPI
Scan quality (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 DPI
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	204 lb
Maximum length of sheet mediaKnown for one	355.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output resolutionsKnown for one	100 x 100dpi, 150 x 150dpi, 200 x 200dpi, 240 x 240dpi, 300 x 300dpi, 400 x 400dpi, 600 x 600dpi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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