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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon MF272dw II vs Xerox C255a Laser A4

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  • 54specifications compared
  • 35differ
  • 19identical
  • 65known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon MF272dw II has 3 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Xerox C255a Laser A4 (29 ppm vs 26 ppm). The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 3.3 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Canon MF272dw II (10.4 s vs 7.1 s). The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 30,000 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Canon MF272dw II (50000 pages per month vs 20000 pages per month). Printing: Mono printing on the Canon MF272dw II, Colour printing on the Xerox C255a Laser A4. Copying: Mono copying on the Canon MF272dw II, Colour copying on the Xerox C255a Laser A4.

  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 29 ppm
    • 26 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 7.1 s
    • 10.4 s
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Scanner type
    • Flatbed scanner
    • ADF scanner
  • Image formats supported
    • JPEG
    • PNG, JPEG, TIFF
  • Faxing
    • No
    • Colour faxing
  • Maximum duty cycle
    • 20000 pages per month
    • 50000 pages per month

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Canon

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Xerox

C255a Laser A4

Model C255a

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Printing3 differ
Print technologyLaserLaser
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum resolution2400 x 600 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)Differs29 ppm26 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one25 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs7.1 s10.4 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one10.7 s
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Booklet printing functionKnown for oneYes
Warm-up timeKnown for one9 s
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingYesYes
Maximum copy resolution600 x 600 DPI600 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%
Duplex copying modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one999 copies
ID-card copy functionKnown for oneYes
Scanning3 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Optical scanning resolution600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed scannerADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toDiffersPC, CloudFTP, USB, Network folder, TWAIN, WIA, E-mail, PC
Image formats supportedDiffersJPEGPNG, JPEG, TIFF
Document formats supportedPDFPDF
Input colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversKnown for oneTWAIN, WIA
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
Features6 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers20000 pages per month50000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers150 - 2000 pages per month0 - 1500 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffersPrint, CopyCopy, Print
Number of print cartridgesDiffers12
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersUFRIIPCL 5, PCL 6, PostScript 3, PCLm, PDF
Printer fontsKnown for onePCL, Scalable, PostScript
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityDiffers150 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers50 sheets100 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayYesYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers100 sheets1 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain paper, Recycled paper, Heavy paper, Thin paper, Bond paper, Labels, Postcard, Envelopes, ExecutiveBond 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 lengthKnown for one148 - 356 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one94 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 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 oneLegal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneCom-10, DL, C5, Monarch
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingYesYes
USB portYesYes
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB Type-A / USB Type-B
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one2
Network4 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
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 algorithmsDiffersWPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE, WPA2-EAP, WPA3-EAPFIPS 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
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYes
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB1000 MB
Built-in processorYesYes
Processor frequencyDiffers1200 MHz1000 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one51 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteWhite, Black
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Colour displayKnown for oneNo
Power5 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs409 W386 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs4.9 W0.8 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.23 kWh/week0.29 kWh/week
AC input frequencyDiffers50/60 Hz47-63 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers220 - 240 V110 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one1130 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one1 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 11
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 32.2 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR, EPEAT, SCS Product Category Rule (PCR)
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers399 mm411 mm
DepthDiffers374 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers299 mm345 mm
WeightDiffers9.9 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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