Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon imageCLASS D480 Laser vs Epson Office BX305F

25specifications compared
13differ
12identical
63known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- imageCLASS D480 Laser:Laser
- Office BX305F:Inkjet
Duplex printing
- imageCLASS D480 Laser:Yes
- Office BX305F:No
Maximum resolution
- imageCLASS D480 Laser:1200 x 600 DPI
- Office BX305F:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- imageCLASS D480 Laser:23 ppm
- Office BX305F:34 ppm
Duplex copying
- imageCLASS D480 Laser:Yes
- Office BX305F:No
Duplex scanning
- imageCLASS D480 Laser:Yes
- Office BX305F:No
Fax memory
- imageCLASS D480 Laser:256 pages
- Office BX305F:180 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)
- imageCLASS D480 Laser:8
- Office BX305F:60

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Comparison of D480, Office BX305F
88 specifications	A Canon imageCLASS D480 Laser Model D480 View product	B Epson Office BX305F View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	23 ppm	34 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ppm
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 mm
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying1 differ
Duplex copyingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal, US Letter)Known for one	23 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	9 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning1 differ
Duplex scanningDiffers	Yes	No
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 2400 DPI
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	9600 x 9600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	BMP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax2 differ
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 sec/page
Fax memoryDiffers	256 pages	180 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs	8	60
Featuresidentical
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	7500 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	215 x 355 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Envelopes, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Legal
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10, C6, DL
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 - 95 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	17 - 43 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	17-34 lb	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38 dB
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Display number of linesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 lines
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	3 W	2.2 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	460 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	411 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	235 mm
WeightDiffers	12.7 kg	7.1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	475 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	525 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	290 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.44 kg
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.18 m
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 pc(s)
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 cm
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.18 m
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 pc(s)
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	391 x 442 x 361 mm	460 x 411 x 235 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Scan	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38 dB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 Mac 10.3.9-10.6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem typeKnown for one	Super G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supplyKnown for one	630 W	Unknown — not stated by the source

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