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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon imageFORCE 1643 vs Xerox C255a Laser A4

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  • 58specifications compared
  • 36differ
  • 22identical
  • 61known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon imageFORCE 1643 has 17 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Xerox C255a Laser A4 (43 ppm vs 26 ppm). The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 1 more print cartridges than the Canon imageFORCE 1643 (2 vs 1). The Canon imageFORCE 1643 has 400 sheets more total input capacity than the Xerox C255a Laser A4 (650 sheets vs 250 sheets). Printing: Mono printing on the Canon imageFORCE 1643, Colour printing on the Xerox C255a Laser A4. Maximum resolution: 1200 x 1200 DPI on the Canon imageFORCE 1643, 2400 x 600 DPI on the Xerox C255a Laser A4.

  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 43 ppm
    • 26 ppm
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Scanning
    • Mono scanning
    • Colour scanning
  • Faxing
    • No
    • Colour faxing
  • Duplex functions
    • Copy, Print, Scan
    • Copy, Print
  • Number of print cartridges
    • 1
    • 2

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119 specifications
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Canon

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Xerox

C255a Laser A4

Model C255a

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Printing3 differ
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 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)Differs43 ppm26 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one25 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one10.4 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one10.7 s
Booklet printing functionKnown for oneYes
Secure printingKnown for oneYes
Poster printing functionKnown for oneYes
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
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
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one9999 copies
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
ID-card copy functionKnown for oneYes
Scanning2 differ
ScanningDiffersMono scanningColour scanning
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toDiffersNetwork folder, USB, CloudFTP, USB, Network folder, TWAIN, WIA, E-mail, PC
Image formats supportedKnown for onePNG, JPEG, TIFF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Fax memoryKnown for one18 MB
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneMH, MR, MMR, JBIG, JPEG
Features5 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one50000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one0 - 1500 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffersCopy, Print, ScanCopy, Print
Number of print cartridgesDiffers12
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersUFRII, PCL 6, PostScript 3PCL 5, PCL 6, PostScript 3, PCLm, PDF
Printer fontsDiffersBitmapPCL, Scalable, PostScript
Bitmap fontsKnown for oneRoman
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers650 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets100 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one1 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one2300 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain paper, Recycled paper, Envelopes, Letterhead, Labels, Bond paper, Heavy paperBond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Letterhead, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Rough paper, Lightweight paper
Custom media lengthKnown for one148 - 356 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one94 - 216 mm
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneCom-10, DL, Monarch, 10, C5
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB Type-A / USB Type-B
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers32
Network3 differ
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)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 AirPrint, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers2000 MB1000 MB
Processor frequencyKnown for one1000 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one51 dB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one64 GB
Storage mediaKnown for oneeMMC
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteWhite, Black
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one17.8 cm (7")
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Power5 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs522 W386 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs12.2 W0.8 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.38 kWh/week0.29 kWh/week
AC input frequencyDiffers50/60 Hz47-63 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers220 - 240 V110 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one1400 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one0.8 W
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 11, Windows 10Windows 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 12.Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 80%15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 30 °C10 - 32.2 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR, EPEAT, SCS Product Category Rule (PCR)
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers480 mm411 mm
DepthDiffers518 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers458 mm345 mm
WeightDiffers24.5 kg19.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one515 mm
Package depthKnown for one560 mm
Package heightKnown for one450 mm
Package weightKnown for one24 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one750 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one500 pages
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one1 GHz

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