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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4 vs Xerox C255a Laser A4

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  • 56specifications compared
  • 38differ
  • 18identical
  • 84known for one product only

Key differences

The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 1.4 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Canon MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4 (10.4 s vs 9 s). The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 0.7 s more time to first page (colour, normal) than the Canon MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4 (10.7 s vs 10 s). The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 23,000 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Canon MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4 (50000 pages per month vs 27000 pages per month). Print technology: Inkjet on the Canon MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4, Laser on the Xerox C255a Laser A4. Maximum resolution: 600 x 1200 DPI on the Canon MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4, 2400 x 600 DPI on the Xerox C255a Laser A4.

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Maximum resolution
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 9 s
    • 10.4 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • 10 s
    • 10.7 s
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Maximum scan area
    • 216 x 297 mm
    • 216 x 356 mm
  • Scanner type
    • Flatbed & ADF scanner
    • ADF scanner
  • Fax memory
    • 250 pages
    • 18 MB

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Canon

MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4

Model GX2051

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Xerox

C255a Laser A4

Model C255a

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers600 x 1200 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for one2400 x 600 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one26 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one25 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs9 s10.4 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs10 s10.7 s
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Booklet printing functionKnown for oneYes
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one15 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one10 ipm
Copyingidentical
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Maximum copy sizeKnown for oneA4
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one46 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one20 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one48 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one21 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one10.4 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one10.7 s
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
ID-card copy functionKnown for oneYes
Scanning3 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers216 x 297 mm216 x 356 mm
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed & ADF scannerADF scanner
Scan technologyCISCIS
Scan toKnown for oneFTP, USB, Network folder, TWAIN, WIA, E-mail, PC
Image formats supportedKnown for onePNG, JPEG, TIFF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Input colour depthKnown for one16 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one8 bit
Input greyscale depthKnown for one16 bit
Output greyscale depthKnown for one8 bit
Fax1 differ
FaxingColour faxingColour faxing
Fax memoryDiffers250 pages18 MB
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneMH, MR, MMR, JBIG, JPEG
Fax resolution (colour)Known for one200 x 200 DPI
Modem speedKnown for one33.3 Kbit/s
Speed diallingKnown for oneYes
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers27000 pages per month50000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one0 - 1500 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffersPrintCopy, Print
Number of print cartridgesDiffers42
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 5, PCL 6, PostScript 3, PCLm, PDF
Printer fontsKnown for onePCL, Scalable, PostScript
Country of originKnown for oneUnited Kingdom
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one1 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one35 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Executive, Plain paperBond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Letterhead, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Rough paper, Lightweight paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Custom media lengthDiffers127 - 355.6 mm148 - 356 mm
Custom media widthDiffers89 - 216 mm94 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers64 - 105 g/m²60 - 120 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 200 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Legal, Letter, Oficio
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, C5, DL, Monarch
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15,13x18,18x25,20x25
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portYesYes
USB connectorDiffersUSB Type-BUSB Type-A / USB Type-B
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one2
Network3 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA-AES, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP, WPA3-EAP, WPA3-SAEFIPS 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 AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, PIXMA Cloud LinkApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one1000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1000 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs46.5 dB51 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteWhite, Black
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one6.86 cm (2.7")
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one386 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.8 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.14 kWh/week0.29 kWh/week
AC input frequencyDiffers50/60 Hz47-63 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V110 - 240 V
Power consumption (copying)Known for one21 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 W
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1Windows 10, Windows 11
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, 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 10.7.5 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 13.Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, iOS
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, iOS
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 90%15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 35 °C10 - 32.2 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR, EPEAT, SCS Product Category Rule (PCR)
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers374 mm411 mm
DepthDiffers510 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers260 mm345 mm
WeightDiffers8.1 kg19.5 kg
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers469 mm515 mm
Package depthDiffers543.5 mm560 mm
Package heightDiffers317 mm450 mm
Package weightKnown for one24 kg
Package volumeKnown for one80803.78 cm³
Packaging content2 differ
Cartridge(s) includedYesYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Differs3000 pages750 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Differs3000 pages500 pages
Cables includedACAC
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, black)Known for one4500 pages
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, CMY)Known for one4500 pages
Other featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one1 GHz
Technical detailsidentical
Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) packaging weightKnown for one0 g
Metal packaging weightKnown for one0 g
Paper packaging weightKnown for one4.3 kg
Plastic packaging weightKnown for one0 g
Wood packaging weightKnown for one0 g

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