Canon MF6530 Vs. Canon MF6540
The MF6530 and MF6540 are nearly identical black and white laser multi-function printers developed by Canon. The company released both devices as part of its ImageClass family of products. Both the MF6530 and the MF6540 feature printing, copying and scanning capabilities. Although they're nearly identical in terms of design and applications, they differ somewhat in terms of their performance specifications, with the MF6540 being slightly more advanced.
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Identification
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The Canon ImageClass MF6530 measures 20.5 inches wide, 17.3 inches deep and 17.8 inches tall at its tallest point. It weighs 52.2 lbs. before optional upgrades and accessories, and without paper in its trays. The Canon ImageClass MF6540 is almost identical in size, measuring 20.5 inches wide, 18.0 inches deep and 17.8 inches tall at its tallest point. It's slightly heavier than the MF6540, weighing in at 54.0 lbs. before optional upgrades and accessories and without paper in its trays. The MF6530 has 64MB of onboard memory, while the MF6540 has 128MB. Both devices consume 780 watts of power when fully operational and five watts of power when in sleep mode.
Printers
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The MF6530 and MF6540 both print at resolutions up to 1,200 by 600 dots per inch. The MF6530 has a maximum print speed of 23 pages per minute, compared to 24 pages per minute for the MF6540. Both devices accommodate paper as small as 3 by 5 inches and as large as 8.5 by 14 inches. The printers in both devices have document feeder capacities of 50 pages and overall standard letter paper media capacities of 600 pages.
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Copiers
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Both the MF6530 and the MF6540 copy at resolutions up to 1,200 by 600. The MF6530 copies at rates up to 23 pages per minute, compared to 24 pages per minute for the MF6540. Both copiers have 256 grayscale half-tones and automatic duplexing. Both copiers support maximum document enlargements of 200 percent and maximum document reductions of 50 percent. Both copiers have enlargement presets of 200 and 129 percent, and reduction presets of 50 percent, 64 percent and 78 percent.
Scanners
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The MF6530 and MF6540 have identical scanners, both of which are built around CIS scan elements. Both scanners scan at optical resolutions up to 600 by 600 pixels and at interpolated resolutions up to 9,600 by 9,600 pixels. Both scanners support maximum color depths of 24 bits.
Additional Information
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Both devices connect to computers via USB 2.0 connections. The MF6540 also has an Ethernet 10 Base-T/100 Base-T port. Both the MF6530 and the MF6540 have native support for Microsoft's Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows ME and Windows 98 operating systems, as well as for Apple's Mac OS X version 10.2.8 or later.
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