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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4 vs Xerox C305ae Laser A4

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 31differ
  • 10identical
  • 94known for one product only

Key differences

The Xerox C305ae Laser A4 has 21 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Canon PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4 (32 ppm vs 11 ppm). The Xerox C305ae Laser A4 has 24 ppm more print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Canon PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4 (30 ppm vs 6 ppm). The Xerox C305ae Laser A4 has 9,900 copies more maximum copies than the Canon PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4 (9999 copies vs 99 copies). Only the Xerox C305ae Laser A4 has duplex printing. Only the Xerox C305ae Laser A4 has Wi-Fi.

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Duplex printing
    • No
    • Yes
  • Maximum resolution
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 11 ppm
    • 32 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 6 ppm
    • 30 ppm
  • Maximum number of copies
    • 99 copies
    • 9999 copies
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Maximum scan area
    • 216 x 297 mm
    • 216 x 356 mm

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Canon

PIXMA G2170 Inkjet A4

Model G2170

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Xerox

C305ae Laser A4

Model C305ae

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Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Duplex printingDiffersNoYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers4800 x 1200 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs11 ppm32 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs6 ppm30 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one70 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one8.3 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one8.6 s
Print resolution colourKnown for one4800 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one5 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one8.8 ppm
Borderless printingKnown for oneYes
Copying1 differ
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one8.1 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one8.5 s
Maximum number of copiesDiffers99 copies9999 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
Background adjustment functionKnown for oneYes
Auto fit functionKnown for oneYes
Copy margin (auto center)Known for oneYes
Edge erase functionKnown for oneYes
Maximum copy sizeKnown for oneA4
Scanning3 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 1200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers216 x 297 mm216 x 356 mm
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyCISCIS
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, USB, FTP, PC, Network folder
Image formats supportedKnown for oneTIFF, JPEG
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Scan driversKnown for oneTWAIN, WIA, ICA
ScanningKnown for oneColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneNo
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Input colour depthKnown for one16 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one8 bit
Input greyscale depthKnown for one16 bit
Output greyscale depthKnown for one8 bit
Faxidentical
Fax resolution (black)Known for one600 x 600 DPI
Fax resolution (colour)Known for one400 x 400 DPI
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
FaxingKnown for oneNo
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers3000 pages per month75000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one2
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for onePostScript 3, PCL 6, PCL 5, PCLm, PDF
Printer fontsKnown for onePCL, Scalable, PostScript
Duplex functionsKnown for oneCopy, Print, Scan
Ink tank systemKnown for oneYes
Country of originKnown for oneVietnam
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets251 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Manual feederKnown for oneYes
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one3
Maximum input capacityKnown for one751 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paperLightweight paper, Plain paper, Heavy paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Recycled paper, Glossy paper, Bond paper, Rough paper, Letterhead, Pre-printed
Custom media lengthKnown for one148 - 356 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one94 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers64 - 105 g/m²60 - 200 g/m²
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 x 297 mm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneA4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLegal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15,13x18 cm
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one4x6,5x7"
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portYesYes
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB Type-A / USB Type-B
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one2
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security algorithmsKnown for oneFIPS 140-3, TLS, 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA3, WPA2, WPA-Personal, WPA-PSK, WPA-AES, WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP, MD5, MSCHAPv2, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAP, LEAP
Management protocolsKnown for oneTCP/IP: HTTP/HTTPS, IPP, LPR/LDP, Raw Socket Printing/Port 9100, IPv4/IPv6, MS Web Services WSD-Print, 802.1x, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), ThinPrint, Microsoft Universal Print, Bonjour
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrintApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Chromebook Native Print
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one2000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one53 dB
Sound power level (printing)Known for one6.7 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one3.1 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one49 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite, Black
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Built-in displayYesYes
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one432 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one17.5 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.6 W0.8 W
AC input frequencyDiffers50/60 Hz47-63 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V110 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one114 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.1 kWh/week
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1Windows 10, Windows 11
Mac operating systems supportedYesYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneChromeOS
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 90%15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 35 °C10 - 32.2 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers416 mm411 mm
DepthDiffers337 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers178 mm345 mm
WeightDiffers6 kg20.2 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers494 mm515 mm
Package depthDiffers499 mm560 mm
Package heightDiffers277 mm455 mm
Package weightDiffers10.4 kg25 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedYesYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one2000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one1200 pages
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
User guideKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one1.2 GHz
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one100.3 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one99.1 cm
Pallet gross heightKnown for one83.5 cm
Pallet gross weightKnown for one122.9 kg
Products per pallet layerKnown for one4 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one16 pc(s)

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