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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 vs Xerox C255a Laser A4

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  • 59specifications compared
  • 37differ
  • 22identical
  • 66known for one product only

Key differences

The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 4.9 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 (10.4 s vs 5.5 s). The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 5.2 s more time to first page (colour, normal) than the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 (10.7 s vs 5.5 s). The Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 has 25,000 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Xerox C255a Laser A4 (75000 pages per month vs 50000 pages per month). Print technology: Inkjet on the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3, Laser on the Xerox C255a Laser A4. Maximum resolution: 4800 x 1200 DPI on the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3, 2400 x 600 DPI on the Xerox C255a Laser A4.

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Maximum resolution
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 5.5 s
    • 10.4 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • 5.5 s
    • 10.7 s
  • Maximum copy size
    • A3
    • A4
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Image formats supported
    • JPEG, TIFF
    • PNG, JPEG, TIFF
  • Fax memory
    • 550 pages
    • 18 MB

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Epson

WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3

Model EM-C8100

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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 modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers4800 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)Known for one26 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one25 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs5.5 s10.4 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs5.5 s10.7 s
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Booklet printing functionKnown for oneYes
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one25 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one24 ppm
Copying1 differ
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Maximum copy resolution600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum copy sizeDiffersA3A4
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%
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one999 copies
Scanning3 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningYesYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Scanner typeADF scannerADF scanner
Scan technologyCISCIS
Scan toDiffersE-mail, FTP, Network folder, USBFTP, USB, Network folder, TWAIN, WIA, E-mail, PC
Image formats supportedDiffersJPEG, TIFFPNG, JPEG, TIFF
Document formats supportedPDFPDF
Fax1 differ
FaxingColour faxingColour faxing
Fax memoryDiffers550 pages18 MB
Auto-redialingYesYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneMH, MR, MMR, JBIG, JPEG
Modem speedKnown for one33.3 Kbit/s
Speed diallingKnown for oneYes
Features4 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers75000 pages per month50000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers2000 - 10000 pages per month0 - 1500 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffersPrint, ScanCopy, Print
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one2
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersESC/P-R, PCL 5c, PCL 5e, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, PostScript 3PCL 5, PCL 6, PostScript 3, PCLm, PDF
Printer fontsKnown for onePCL, Scalable, PostScript
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityDiffers335 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers250 sheets100 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayYesYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers85 sheets1 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one1835 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one1835 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA3A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersLetterhead, Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled 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)DiffersA3, A3+, A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Custom media lengthKnown for one148 - 356 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one94 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers64 - 300 g/m²60 - 120 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 200 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, C4, C6, DL
Photo paper sizesKnown for one9x13,10x15,13x18,13x20
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 technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)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-Enterprise, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAEFIPS 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 protocolsDiffersSNMP, HTTP, DHCP, BOOTP, APIPA, DDNS, mDNS, SNTP, SLP, WSD, LLTD, Ping, IEEE 802.1X, SNMP 2.0c, SNMP 3.0, SNMP TrapTCP/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
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers3081 MB1000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1000 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one51 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteWhite, Black
Market positioningDiffersWorkgroupHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one386 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.8 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.16 kWh/week0.29 kWh/week
AC input frequencyDiffers50/60 Hz47-63 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V110 - 240 V
Power consumption (copying)Known for one43 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one20 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one1 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 W
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1Windows 10, Windows 11
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 CatalinaMac OS X 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
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
WidthDiffers621 mm411 mm
DepthDiffers650 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers641 mm345 mm
WeightDiffers60.4 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) includedYesYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one750 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one500 pages
Cables includedACAC
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
User guideKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one1 GHz

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