Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Epson AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4 vs Epson AcuLaser C900N Colour

19specifications compared
13differ
6identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4:24 ppm
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4:16 ppm
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:4 ppm
Maximum duty cycle
- AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4:100000 pages per month
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:35000 pages per month
Maximum input capacity
- AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4:1600 sheets
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:700 sheets
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
- AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4:A4
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:A3
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4:A4, A5
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:A3, A4
Internal memory
- AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4:64 MB
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:16 MB
Maximum internal memory
- AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4:1024 MB
- AcuLaser C900N Colour:144 MB

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Comparison of C4100, C900N
48 specifications	A Epson AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4 Model C4100 View product	B Epson AcuLaser C900N Colour Model C900N View product
Printing2 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	16 ppm	4 ppm
Warm-up time (from sleep mode)Known for one	30 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
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	100000 pages per month	35000 pages per month
Page description languagesKnown for one	PCL 5e, PostScript 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & 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
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	16 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	144 MB
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	RISC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	PowerPC 750CX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	400 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	600 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one	900 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	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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	439 mm	429 mm
DepthDiffers	638 mm	521 mm
HeightDiffers	445 mm	406 mm
WeightDiffers	34 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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