Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Dell 3110cn Colour vs Epson AcuLaser C900N Colour

23specifications compared
15differ
8identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- 3110cn Colour:31 ppm
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:16 ppm
Maximum duty cycle
- 3110cn Colour:60000 pages per month
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:35000 pages per month
Maximum input capacity
- 3110cn Colour:950 sheets
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:700 sheets
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
- 3110cn Colour:A4
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:A3
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- 3110cn Colour:A4, A5
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:A3, A4
Internal memory
- 3110cn Colour:128 MB
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:16 MB
Maximum internal memory
- 3110cn Colour:1152 MB
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:144 MB
Product colour
- 3110cn Colour:Black, Grey
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:Grey, White

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Comparison of 3110cn, C900N
57 specifications	A Dell 3110cn Colour Model 3110cn View product	B Epson AcuLaser C900N Colour Model C900N View product
Printing1 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printingKnown for one	O	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	31 ppm	16 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	17 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 s
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	60000 pages per month	35000 pages per month
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridges	4	4
Page description languagesKnown for one	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityDiffers	950 sheets	700 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Coated paper, Envelopes, Labels, Lightweight paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Transparencies	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A3, A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Folio, Letter, Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	TCP/IP & UDP/IP (LPD, Port9100, IPP, SMB, NetWare, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, RARP, AutoIP, WINS, SMTP, FTP, DDNS, SNMP, DHCP, BOOTP, mDNS; NetBEUI (SMB); NetWare P-server; Ethertalk; AppleTalk	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	16 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	1152 MB	144 MB
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	52 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Grey, White
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	420 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	95 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	28 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Novell NetWare 3.x, Novell NetWare 4.x, Novell NetWare 5.x, Novell NetWare 6.x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 32 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	400 mm	429 mm
DepthDiffers	485 mm	521 mm
HeightDiffers	470 mm	406 mm
WeightDiffers	24 kg	29 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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