Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Epson AcuLaser C3000 Colour vs Epson AcuLaser C900N Colour

17specifications compared
14differ
3identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- AcuLaser C3000 Colour:2400 x 2400 DPI
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- AcuLaser C3000 Colour:24 ppm
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- AcuLaser C3000 Colour:24 ppm
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:4 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- AcuLaser C3000 Colour:13.5 s
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:14 s
Maximum duty cycle
- AcuLaser C3000 Colour:60000 pages per month
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:35000 pages per month
Maximum input capacity
- AcuLaser C3000 Colour:1600 sheets
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:700 sheets
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
- AcuLaser C3000 Colour:A4
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:A3
Standard interfaces
- AcuLaser C3000 Colour:USB 1.1, USB 2.0
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0

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Comparison of C3000, C900N
31 specifications	A Epson AcuLaser C3000 Colour Model C3000 View product	B Epson AcuLaser C900N Colour Model C900N View product
Printing4 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 2400 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	24 ppm	16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	24 ppm	4 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	13.5 s	14 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 s
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	60000 pages per month	35000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Input & output capacity1 differ
Maximum input capacityDiffers	1600 sheets	700 sheets
Total input capacityKnown for one	600 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A3, A4
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 1.1, USB 2.0	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network readyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	16 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Product colour	Grey, White	Grey, White
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	439 mm	429 mm
DepthDiffers	638 mm	521 mm
HeightDiffers	445 mm	406 mm
WeightDiffers	35 kg	29 kg

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