Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson AcuLaser CX21NC vs HP DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4

31specifications compared
22differ
9identical
79known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- AcuLaser CX21NC:Laser
- DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- AcuLaser CX21NC:25 ppm
- DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4:7 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- AcuLaser CX21NC:5 ppm
- DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4:2.9 ppm
Copying
- AcuLaser CX21NC:Mono copying
- DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution
- AcuLaser CX21NC:600 x 600 DPI
- DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
Copier resize
- AcuLaser CX21NC:25 - 400%
- DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4:50 - 400%
Maximum duty cycle
- AcuLaser CX21NC:45000 pages per month
- DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4:500 pages per month
Total output capacity
- AcuLaser CX21NC:250 sheets
- DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4:50 sheets

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Comparison of CX21NC, F2180
110 specifications	A Epson AcuLaser CX21NC Model CX21NC View product	B HP DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4 Model F2180 View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Thermal inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	25 ppm	7 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	5 ppm	2.9 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	9 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	17 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.9 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal, US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 cpm
Copier resizeDiffers	25 - 400%	50 - 400%
Scanningidentical
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 x 297 mm
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Scan driversKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TWAIN
TWAIN versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.1
Input colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	45000 pages per month	500 pages per month
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LIDIL
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	250 sheets	50 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	180 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	680 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Card stock, Envelopes, Iron-On Transfers, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive	Hagaki card
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesDiffers	C5, C6, DL	DL
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	64 - 210 g/m2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	USB
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	LPR, FTP, IPP, PORT2501, PORT9100, SMB, AppleTalk, TCP/IP: SNMP, HTTP, TELNET, DHCP, BOOTP, APIPA, PING, DDNS, mDNS (Bonjour), SNTP, SLP, NetBEUI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	32 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Processor frequencyKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	57 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Power2 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 W
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	790 W	20 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	59 W	4 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	18 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Minimum RAMDiffers	64 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium II 233 MHz, PowerPC G3 233 MHz	Intel Pentium II
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 MB
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	425.7 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	381 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	425.7 mm
WeightDiffers	45.6 kg	5.26 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	590 mm	468 mm
Package depthDiffers	740 mm	225 mm
Package heightDiffers	1225 mm	300 mm
Package weightDiffers	56.2 kg	5.25 kg
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
DuplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Standard input traysKnown for one	180	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	460 x 467 x 852 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Copy, Scan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for one	Print, Scan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98SE/Me/XP/2000/Server 2003/XP 64/Vista Mac OSX 10.2.8 + Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
EmulationsKnown for one	ESC/Page-Color S, Adobe PostScript 3, PCL5c, PCL6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	0.576 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	220V ±10 % / 50 - 60 Hz ± 3 Hz / 4.0 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media sizesKnown for one	(90 - 220 mm) - (110 - 355.6 mm)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 32 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	IEC60950 3rd, IEC60825 Class 1, CE, EN55022 ClassB, EN61000-3-2 Class A, EN6100-3-3, EN55024	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	2 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per palletKnown for one	2 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	2 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	2 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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