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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon PIXMA TR7820 Inkjet A4 vs Xerox C255a Laser A4

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 16identical
  • 90known for one product only

Key differences

The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 11 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Canon PIXMA TR7820 Inkjet A4 (26 ppm vs 15 ppm). The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 15 ppm more print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Canon PIXMA TR7820 Inkjet A4 (25 ppm vs 10 ppm). The Canon PIXMA TR7820 Inkjet A4 has 1 more total input trays than the Xerox C255a Laser A4 (2 vs 1). Print technology: Inkjet on the Canon PIXMA TR7820 Inkjet A4, Laser on the Xerox C255a Laser A4. Maximum resolution: 1200 x 1200 DPI on the Canon PIXMA TR7820 Inkjet A4, 2400 x 600 DPI on the Xerox C255a Laser A4.

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 15 ppm
    • 26 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 10 ppm
    • 25 ppm
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Scanner type
    • Flatbed & ADF scanner
    • ADF scanner
  • Total number of input trays
    • 2
    • 1
  • Total input capacity
    • 200 sheets
    • 250 sheets

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Canon

PIXMA TR7820 Inkjet A4

Model TR7820

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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 modeAutoAuto
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)Differs15 ppm26 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs10 ppm25 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one10.4 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one10.7 s
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Booklet printing functionKnown for oneYes
Borderless printingKnown for oneYes
Copyingidentical
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingYesYes
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 resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
Duplex copying modeKnown for oneManual
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
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 areaKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed & ADF scannerADF scanner
Scan technologyCISCIS
Scan toDiffersE-mail, PCFTP, 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
Faxidentical
FaxingColour faxingColour 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
Fax resolution (colour)Known for one200 x 200 DPI
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Speed diallingKnown for oneYes
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one50000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one0 - 1500 pages per month
Duplex functionsCopy, PrintCopy, Print
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one2
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Pigment black, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 5, PCL 6, PostScript 3, PCLm, PDF
Printer fontsKnown for onePCL, Scalable, PostScript
Ink tank systemKnown for oneYes
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers21
Total input capacityDiffers200 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityDiffers100 sheets250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one1 sheets
Paper tray 2 input capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one35 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, 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)DiffersA4, A5A4, A5, A6
Custom media lengthKnown for one148 - 356 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one94 - 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 oneLegal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, DL
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one4x6, 5x7, 8x10, A4, B5, Letter
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingYesYes
USB portYesYes
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB Type-A / USB Type-B
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one2
Network2 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-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 algorithmsDiffers64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIPFIPS 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 technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYes
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one1000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1000 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one51 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteWhite, 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)0.8 W0.8 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 (off)Known for one0.1 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1Windows 10, Windows 11
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac 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 XMac 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
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, iOS
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneChromeOS, iPadOS
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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one411 mm
DepthKnown for one400 mm
HeightKnown for one345 mm
WeightKnown for one19.5 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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