Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

vs

Canon
i-SENSYS LBP722Cdw

Brother MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Canon i-SENSYS LBP722Cdw

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Brother MFC-L8690CDW laser printer alternatives

Canon i-SENSYS LBP722Cdw alternatives

specs

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Display
compared

Canon
i-SENSYS LBP722Cdw

LCD
Display:
LCD

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

System Requirements
compared

Canon
i-SENSYS LBP722Cdw

Windows Server 2008,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2008 x64,Windows Server 2012,Windows Server 2012 R2,Windows Server 2016
Server operating systems supported:
Windows Server 2012,Windows Server 2012 R2,Windows Server 2016,Windows Server 2019
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite,Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan,Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra
Mac operating systems supported:
Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina
not available
Other operating systems supported:
Android, iOS
not available
Linux operating systems supported:
Y
Windows 10 Education,Windows 10 Education x64,Windows 10 Enterprise,Windows 10 Enterprise x64,Windows 10 Home,Windows 10 Home x64,Windows 10 IOT Core,Windows 10 Pro,Windows 10 Pro x64,Windows 7 Enterprise,Windows 7 Enterprise x64,Windows 7 Home Basic,Windows 7 Home Basic x64,Windows 7 Home Premium,Windows 7 Home Premium x64,Windows 7 Professional,Windows 7 Starter,Windows 7 Starter x64,Windows 7 Ultimate,Windows 8,Windows 8 Enterprise,Windows 8 Enterprise x64,Windows 8 Pro,Windows 8 Pro x64,Windows 8 x64,Windows 8.1,Windows 8.1 Enterprise,Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64,Windows 8.1 Pro,Windows 8.1 Pro x64,Windows 8.1 x64
Windows operating systems supported:
Windows 10,Windows 8.1

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Operational Conditions
compared

Canon
i-SENSYS LBP722Cdw

not available
Operating relative humidity (H-H):
20 - 80%
not available
Operating temperature (T-T):
10 - 30 °C

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Power
compared

Canon
i-SENSYS LBP722Cdw

not available
AC input frequency:
50/60 Hz
not available
AC input voltage:
220 - 240 V
not available
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC):
0.45 kWh/week
not available
Power consumption (max):
1500 W
not available
Power consumption (standby):
34.4 W
not available
Power consumption (printing):
729 W

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Paper Handling
compared

Canon
i-SENSYS LBP722Cdw

not available
Custom media length:
127 - 355.6 mm
not available
Custom media width:
76.2 - 216 mm
64 - 90 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weight:
not available
60 - 163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight:
not available
60 - 105 g/m²
Paper tray media weight:
60 - 163 g/m²
not available
Envelopes sizes:
C5,Com-10,DL,Monarch
Executive, Folio
Non-ISO print media sizes:
16K, Executive, Legal, Letter, Oficio, Statement
not available
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9):
B5
A4,A5,A6
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9):
A4,A5,A6
Bond paper, Glossy paper, Letterhead, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Multi-purpose tray media types:
not available
Plain paper, Recycled paper
Paper tray media types:
Coated paper, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Postcard, Recycled paper, Thin paper
not available
Maximum print size:
216 x 356 mm
A4
Maximum ISO A-series paper size:
A4

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Weight & Dimensions
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Canon
i-SENSYS LBP722Cdw

not available
Weight:
29 kg
not available
Height:
388 mm
not available
Depth:
464 mm
not available
Width:
458 mm

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Ports & Interfaces
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Canon
i-SENSYS LBP722Cdw

yes
Direct printing:
yes
RJ-45, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Standard interfaces:
not available
not available
USB connector:
USB Type-A / USB Type-B
1
USB 2.0 ports quantity:
2
not available
USB port:
yes

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Input & Output Capacity
compared

Canon
i-SENSYS LBP722Cdw

Paper tray
Paper input type:
not available
not available
Maximum input capacity:
2300 sheets
not available
Maximum number of input trays:
4
50 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity:
100 sheets
yes
Multi-Purpose tray:
yes
50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity:
not available
not available
Paper tray 1 input capacity:
550 sheets
150 sheets
Total output capacity:
200 sheets
250 sheets
Total input capacity:
650 sheets
1
Total number of input trays:
1

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Network
compared

Canon
i-SENSYS LBP722Cdw

not available
Mobile printing technologies:
Apple AirPrint,Canon PRINT Business,Mopria Print Service
not available
Near Field Communication (NFC):
True
not available
Management protocols:
SNMPv1, SNMPv3 (IPv4,IPv6)
not available
Supported network protocols (IPv6):
TCP/IP (LPD/Port9100/IPP/IPPS/FTP/WSD)
not available
Supported network protocols (IPv4):
TCP/IP (LPD/Port9100/IPP/IPPS/FTP/WSD)
802.11b,802.11g,Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standards:
802.11b,802.11g,Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
True
Wi-Fi Direct:
not available
not available
Cabling technology:
10/100/1000Base-T(X)
not available
Ethernet LAN data rates:
10,100,1000 Mbit/s
yes
Network ready:
yes
yes
Ethernet LAN:
yes

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Performance
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Canon
i-SENSYS LBP722Cdw

not available
Sound power level (standby):
33 dB
not available
Sound pressure level (printing):
50 dB
not available
Internal storage capacity:
32 GB
800 MHz
Processor frequency:
not available
yes
Built-in processor:
yes
not available
Sound pressure level (duplex printing):
52 dB
512 MB
Internal memory:
2048 MB

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Printing
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Canon
i-SENSYS LBP722Cdw

2,4,9,16,25
N-up printing:
not available
Laser
Print technology:
Laser
31 s
Warm-up time (from sleep mode):
not available
15 s
Time to first page (colour, normal):
6.3 s
15 s
Time to first page (black, normal):
5.3 s
14 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter):
38 ppm
not available
Warm-up time:
2 s
14 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter):
38 ppm
31 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter):
38 ppm
Auto/Manual
Duplex printing mode:
not available
yes
Duplex printing:
yes
31 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter):
38 ppm
2400 x 600 DPI
Maximum resolution:
1200 x 1200 DPI

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Design
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Canon
i-SENSYS LBP722Cdw

Touch
Control type:
Buttons
True
Touchscreen:
not available
yes
Colour display:
not available
yes
Built-in display:
yes
Black, Grey
Product colour:
Black, White
Business
Market positioning:
Home & office
True
Colour:
True

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Key Features
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Canon
i-SENSYS LBP722Cdw

not available
Printer fonts:
Barcode,PCL,PostScript
True
Wi-Fi:
True
Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Printing colours:
Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
BR-Script 3,PCL 6,PDF 1.7,XPS
Page description languages:
PCL 5c,PCL 6,PostScript 3,UFRII
4
Number of print cartridges:
4
0 - 3000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle:
2000 - 7500 pages per month
40000 pages per month
Maximum duty cycle:
80000 pages per month

Brother
MFC-L8690CDW laser printer

Sustainability
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Canon
i-SENSYS LBP722Cdw

ENERGY STAR
Sustainability certificates:
not available