Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Epson Stylus C42UX vs HP Deskjet Ink Advantage K109a inkjet printer Colour

15specifications compared
12differ
3identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- Stylus C42UX:2880 x 720 DPI
- Deskjet Ink Advantage K109a inkjet printer Colour:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Stylus C42UX:12 ppm
- Deskjet Ink Advantage K109a inkjet printer Colour:9 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Stylus C42UX:5.5 ppm
- Deskjet Ink Advantage K109a inkjet printer Colour:6 ppm
Total input capacity
- Stylus C42UX:100 sheets
- Deskjet Ink Advantage K109a inkjet printer Colour:80 sheets
Power consumption (printing)
- Stylus C42UX:19 W
- Deskjet Ink Advantage K109a inkjet printer Colour:10 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Stylus C42UX:50 - 95 °F
- Deskjet Ink Advantage K109a inkjet printer Colour:5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- Stylus C42UX:-20 - 60 °C
- Deskjet Ink Advantage K109a inkjet printer Colour:-40 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- Stylus C42UX:5 - 85%
- Deskjet Ink Advantage K109a inkjet printer Colour:5 - 90%

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Comparison of Stylus C42UX, K109a
56 specifications	A Epson Stylus C42UX View product	B HP Deskjet Ink Advantage K109a inkjet printer Colour Model K109a View product
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LIDIL, PML
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2880 x 720 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	12 ppm	9 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	5.5 ppm	6 ppm
Borderless printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	80 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Iron-On Transfers, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies	Envelopes, Iron-On Transfers, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, A5, A6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 - 147 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	19 W	10 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.35 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7, Windows Vista
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98/2000/Me/XP, Mac 8.5.1 - 9.x, Mac OS X 10.1+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	50 - 95 °F	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 85%	5 - 90%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	424.2 mm	453 mm
DepthDiffers	459.7 mm	207 mm
HeightDiffers	276.9 mm	172 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.73 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	484 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	219 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	246 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2 kg
Other featuresidentical
Number of usersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 user(s)
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	120V/50-60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print technologyKnown for one	Inkjet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight (imperial)Known for one	2.86 kg (6.3 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Printing noise levelKnown for one	48 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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