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Fellowes Spectra A3 vs GBC 240 Home Office A4 Laminator

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 5identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

The Fellowes Spectra A3 has 8 cm more maximum lamination width than the GBC 240 Home Office A4 Laminator (32 cm vs 24 cm). The Fellowes Spectra A3 has 2 min more preheating time than the GBC 240 Home Office A4 Laminator (4 min vs 2 min). The GBC 240 Home Office A4 Laminator has 100 mm/min more lamination speed than the Fellowes Spectra A3 (400 mm/min vs 300 mm/min). Type: Cold/hot laminator on the Fellowes Spectra A3, Hot laminator on the GBC 240 Home Office A4 Laminator. Format: A3 on the Fellowes Spectra A3, A4 on the GBC 240 Home Office A4 Laminator.

  • Type
    • Spectra A3:Cold/hot laminator
    • 240 Home Office A4 Laminator:Hot laminator
  • Maximum lamination width
    • Spectra A3:32 cm
    • 240 Home Office A4 Laminator:24 cm
  • Preheating time
    • Spectra A3:4 min
    • 240 Home Office A4 Laminator:2 min
  • Lamination speed
    • Spectra A3:300 mm/min
    • 240 Home Office A4 Laminator:400 mm/min
  • Minimum pouch thickness
    • Spectra A3:80 µm
    • 240 Home Office A4 Laminator:75 µm
  • Maximum document thickness
    • Spectra A3:0.125 mm
    • 240 Home Office A4 Laminator:0.5 mm
  • Format
    • Spectra A3:A3
    • 240 Home Office A4 Laminator:A4
  • Product colour
    • Spectra A3:Black, Grey
    • 240 Home Office A4 Laminator:Black, Red

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Comparison of Spectra A3, 240
42 specifications
Features8 differ
TypeDiffersCold/hot laminatorHot laminator
Maximum lamination widthDiffers32 cm24 cm
Preheating timeDiffers4 min2 min
Lamination speedDiffers300 mm/min400 mm/min
Minimum film thicknessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source75 µm
Maximum film thicknessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 µm
Minimum pouch thicknessDiffers80 µm75 µm
Maximum pouch thickness125 µm125 µm
Maximum document thicknessDiffers0.125 mm0.5 mm
Built-in displayNoNo
Lamination systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePouch
Laminating timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source45 s
Number of rollers22
Warm-up timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 min
FormatDiffersA3A4
Number of temperature settingsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Temperature (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source130 °C
Product colourDiffersBlack, GreyBlack, Red
Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLever
Auto power offYesYes
Auto power off afterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 min
Ready indicatorYesYes
Housing materialKnown for onePlasticUnknown — not stated by the source
Auto jam detectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Easy to useKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source550 W
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50/60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source220-240 V
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers469.9 mm360 mm
DepthDiffers162 mm151 mm
HeightDiffers77.8 mm87 mm
WeightDiffers1.8 kg1.7 kg
Sustainabilityidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, GS mark, TÜV mark
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source422 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source214 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source139 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.31 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Laminator pouch includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of laminator pouchesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5
Logistics dataidentical
Customs product code (TARIC)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84729080
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84729080Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Country of originKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceChina

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