Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon imageCLASS D480 Laser vs Epson Stylus Office BX305FW

9specifications compared
8differ
1identical
68known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- imageCLASS D480 Laser:1200 x 600 DPI
- Stylus Office BX305FW:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- imageCLASS D480 Laser:23 ppm
- Stylus Office BX305FW:34 ppm
Fax memory
- imageCLASS D480 Laser:256 pages
- Stylus Office BX305FW:180 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)
- imageCLASS D480 Laser:8
- Stylus Office BX305FW:60
Media weight (tray 1)
- imageCLASS D480 Laser:17-34 lb
- Stylus Office BX305FW:64 g/m2
Weight
- imageCLASS D480 Laser:12.7 kg
- Stylus Office BX305FW:7.1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- imageCLASS D480 Laser:391 x 442 x 361 mm
- Stylus Office BX305FW:460 x 411 x 235 mm

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Comparison of D480, Stylus Office BX305FW
77 specifications	A Canon imageCLASS D480 Laser Model D480 View product	B Epson Stylus Office BX305FW View product
Printing2 differ
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 technologyKnown for one	Laser	Unknown — not stated by the source
PrintingKnown for one	Colour printing	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanningidentical
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 2400 DPI
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
ScanningKnown for one	Colour scanning	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Fax memoryDiffers	256 pages	180 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs	8	60
FaxingKnown for one	Mono faxing	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Indonesia
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	7500 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital senderKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plain paper
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Legal
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C6, DL
Media weight (tray 1)Differs	17-34 lb	64 g/m2
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	215 x 355 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	17 - 43 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TFT
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
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	9.32 kg
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson Easy Photo Print, Epson Fax Utility, Presto! Page Manager 9
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
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 Mac 10.3.9-10.6	Windows XP, Windows XP x64, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS 10.3+
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0 Type B, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC 220-240V
Print headKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Micro Piezo
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 - 95 g/m²
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38 dB
Ink dropKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 pl
Print head nozzlesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	D: 90, D: 29
Standard media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIN A4, DIN A5, DIN A6, DIN B5, DIN C6, 9 x 13 cm, 10 x 15 cm, 13 x 18 cm, 13 x 20 cm, 20 x 25 cm, 16:9
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Copy, Fax, Scan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for one	Copy, Print, Scan	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
Copyingidentical
CopyingKnown for one	Colour copying	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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