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Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Canon Laser Shot LBP5100 Colour vs Epson AcuLaser C3900N

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 7identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum resolution
    • 9600 x 600 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 12 ppm
    • 30 ppm
  • Warm-up time
    • 15 s
    • 39 s
  • Maximum duty cycle
    • 35000 pages per month
    • 120000 pages per month
  • Total input capacity
    • 250 sheets
    • 350 sheets
  • Total output capacity
    • 125 sheets
    • 200 sheets
  • Maximum input capacity
    • 500 sheets
    • 850 sheets
  • ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
    • A4, A5
    • A4, A5, A6

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67 specifications
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Canon

Laser Shot LBP5100 Colour

Model LBP5100

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Epson

AcuLaser C3900NView product
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers9600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs12 ppm30 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one30 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers15 s39 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one13 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one10 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one20 s
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers35000 pages per month120000 pages per month
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 5c, PCL 5e, PCL 6, PDF 1.7
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets350 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers125 sheets200 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers500 sheets850 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersGlossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paperEnvelopes, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5B6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, Index card, Letter, Statement, LegalLetter
Envelopes sizesDiffersB5, C5, DL10, C6, DL
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 210 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for oneEthernet, USB 2.0
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Network readyKnown for oneYes
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 MB256 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one768 MB
Processor frequencyKnown for one800 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs50 dB54 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one39 dB
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneBlack, White
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs256 W460 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs14 W166 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one34 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 80%15 - 85%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one419 mm
DepthKnown for one520 mm
HeightKnown for one330 mm
WeightDiffers18 kg21.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one407 x 365 x 395 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one560 mm
Package depthKnown for one625 mm
Package heightKnown for one505 mm
Package weightKnown for one30.2 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one80 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one120 cm
Pallet gross heightKnown for one2.17 m
Products per pallet layerKnown for one2 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one8 pc(s)
Pallet width (UK)Known for one100 cm
Pallet length (UK)Known for one120 cm
Pallet height (UK)Known for one2.17 m
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one2 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one8 pc(s)
Other features1 differ
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)
RAM capacityKnown for one256 KB
Supported media weight(s)Differs60 - 163 g/m²60 - 210 g/m²
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows98/Me/2000/ Server 2003/XP/VISTA/ Mac
Stand-by LEDKnown for oneYes

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