Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Epson AcuLaser C3000N Colour A4 vs Epson AcuLaser C900N Colour

21specifications compared
16differ
5identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- AcuLaser C3000N Colour A4:24 ppm
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- AcuLaser C3000N Colour A4:24 ppm
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:4 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- AcuLaser C3000N Colour A4:13.5 s
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:14 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- AcuLaser C3000N Colour A4:13.5 s
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:25 s
Maximum duty cycle
- AcuLaser C3000N Colour A4:60000 pages per month
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:35000 pages per month
Maximum input capacity
- AcuLaser C3000N Colour A4:1600 sheets
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:700 sheets
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
- AcuLaser C3000N Colour A4:A4
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:A3
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- AcuLaser C3000N Colour A4:A4, A5
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:A3, A4

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Comparison of C3000N, C900N
45 specifications	A Epson AcuLaser C3000N Colour A4 Model C3000N View product	B Epson AcuLaser C900N Colour Model C900N View product
Printing4 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	15 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	15 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	13.5 s	14 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	13.5 s	25 s
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
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
Total input capacityKnown for one	500 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	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	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityDiffers	1600 sheets	700 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, 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, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	10, C5, C6, DL, Monarch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	16 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	576 MB	144 MB
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	133 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	55 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colour	Grey, White	Grey, White
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	334 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one	781 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 32 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	439 mm	429 mm
DepthDiffers	638 mm	521 mm
HeightDiffers	445 mm	406 mm
WeightDiffers	35 kg	29 kg
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

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