Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Epson AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4 vs HP LaserJet 3600 Colour

21specifications compared
15differ
6identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4:Yes
- LaserJet 3600 Colour:No
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4:24 ppm
- LaserJet 3600 Colour:17 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4:16 ppm
- LaserJet 3600 Colour:17 ppm
Maximum duty cycle
- AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4:100000 pages per month
- LaserJet 3600 Colour:50000 pages per month
Page description languages
- AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4:PCL 5e, PostScript 3
- LaserJet 3600 Colour:PostScript
Total input capacity
- AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4:500 sheets
- LaserJet 3600 Colour:250 sheets
Standard interfaces
- AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4:Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0
- LaserJet 3600 Colour:USB
Processor frequency
- AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4:400 MHz
- LaserJet 3600 Colour:360 MHz

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Comparison of C4100, 3600
50 specifications	A Epson AcuLaser C4100 Colour A4 Model C4100 View product	B HP LaserJet 3600 Colour Model 3600 View product
Printing3 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	24 ppm	17 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	16 ppm	17 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
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 ppm
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	100000 pages per month	50000 pages per month
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5e, PostScript 3	PostScript
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	500 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
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 capacityKnown for one	1600 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Transparencies	Envelopes
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A4, A5	Unknown — not stated by the source
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, Parallel, USB 2.0	USB
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	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performance1 differ
Internal memory	64 MB	64 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	RISC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	PowerPC 750CX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	400 MHz	360 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	55 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey, White	Silver
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
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 voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	110 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
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	574 mm
DepthDiffers	638 mm	571.5 mm
HeightDiffers	445 mm	515.6 mm
WeightDiffers	34 kg	29.9 kg
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003

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