Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson Stylus Office BX310FN vs Sharp AR-5520D multifunction printer Laser A3

19specifications compared
18differ
1identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- Stylus Office BX310FN:Inkjet
- AR-5520D multifunction printer Laser A3:Laser
Printing
- Stylus Office BX310FN:Colour printing
- AR-5520D multifunction printer Laser A3:No
Maximum resolution
- Stylus Office BX310FN:1200 x 2400 DPI
- AR-5520D multifunction printer Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Stylus Office BX310FN:31 ppm
- AR-5520D multifunction printer Laser A3:20 ppm
Copying
- Stylus Office BX310FN:Colour copying
- AR-5520D multifunction printer Laser A3:Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution
- Stylus Office BX310FN:1200 x 2400 DPI
- AR-5520D multifunction printer Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
Scanning
- Stylus Office BX310FN:Colour scanning
- AR-5520D multifunction printer Laser A3:Mono scanning
Faxing
- Stylus Office BX310FN:Mono faxing
- AR-5520D multifunction printer Laser A3:No

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Comparison of BX310F, AR-5520D
49 specifications	A Epson Stylus Office BX310FN Model BX310F View product	B Sharp AR-5520D multifunction printer Laser A3 Model AR-5520D View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	31 ppm	20 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.2 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	999 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400%
Scanning1 differ
ScanningDiffers	Colour scanning	Mono scanning
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	No
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16000 pages per month
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	120 sheets	600 sheets
Maximum output capacityDiffers	120 sheets	300 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A3
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A3, A4, A5, A6
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	56/200 g/m2
Networkidentical
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
CompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TWAIN compliant
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	9.8 kg	33.3 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 kg
Other features5 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	535 x 475 x 295 mm	590 x 550 x 555 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Scan	Copy, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	No
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/XP-x64 /Vista, Mac OS 10.3.9/10.4.x/10.5.x or later	Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Power requirementsDiffers	AC 220-240 V	230-240V AC, 50/60 Hz
Scan file formatsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, PDF, TIFF
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	670 x 690 x 750 mm
Networking featuresKnown for one	Wired LAN IEEE 802.3 (100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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