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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 vs Xerox C303a Laser A4

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  • 55specifications compared
  • 34differ
  • 21identical
  • 68known for one product only

Key differences

The Xerox C303a Laser A4 has 2.8 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 (8.3 s vs 5.5 s). The Xerox C303a Laser A4 has 3.1 s more time to first page (colour, normal) than the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 (8.6 s vs 5.5 s). The Xerox C303a Laser A4 has 9,000 copies more maximum copies than the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 (9999 copies vs 999 copies). Print technology: Inkjet on the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3, Laser on the Xerox C303a Laser A4. Maximum resolution: 4800 x 1200 DPI on the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3, 2400 x 600 DPI on the Xerox C303a 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
    • 8.3 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • 5.5 s
    • 8.6 s
  • Maximum number of copies
    • 999 copies
    • 9999 copies
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Scanner type
    • ADF scanner
    • Flatbed & ADF scanner
  • Image formats supported
    • JPEG, TIFF
    • TIFF, JPEG

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123 specifications
A

Epson

WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3

Model EM-C8100

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B

Xerox

C303a Laser A4

Model C303a

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers4800 x 1200 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one32 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one30 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one80 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs5.5 s8.3 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs5.5 s8.6 s
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
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one8.1 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one8.5 s
Maximum number of copiesDiffers999 copies9999 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
Background adjustment functionKnown for oneYes
Auto fit functionKnown for oneYes
Copy margin (auto center)Known for oneYes
Edge erase functionKnown for oneYes
Maximum copy sizeKnown for oneA3
Scanning4 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Scanner typeDiffersADF scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyCISCIS
Scan toDiffersE-mail, FTP, Network folder, USBE-mail, USB, FTP, PC, Network folder
Image formats supportedDiffersJPEG, TIFFTIFF, JPEG
Document formats supportedPDFPDF
Scan driversKnown for oneTWAIN, WIA, ICA
ScanningKnown for oneColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Fax1 differ
Fax resolution (black)Known for one600 x 600 DPI
Fax resolution (colour)Known for one400 x 400 DPI
Modem speedDiffers33.3 Kbit/s33.6 Kbit/s
Auto-redialingYesYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
FaxingKnown for oneColour faxing
Fax memoryKnown for one550 pages
Speed diallingKnown for oneYes
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycle75000 pages per month75000 pages per month
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 3PostScript 3, PCL 6, PCL 5, PCLm, PDF
Printer fontsKnown for onePCL, Scalable, PostScript
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one2000 - 10000 pages per month
Duplex functionsKnown for onePrint, Scan
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityDiffers335 sheets251 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers250 sheets100 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity50 sheets50 sheets
Manual feederKnown for oneYes
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one3
Maximum input capacityDiffers1835 sheets751 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one85 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one1835 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA3A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersLetterhead, Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled paperLightweight paper, Plain paper, Heavy paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Recycled paper, Glossy paper, Bond paper, Rough paper, Letterhead, Pre-printed
Custom media lengthKnown for one148 - 356 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one94 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers64 - 300 g/m²60 - 200 g/m²
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneA3, A3+, A4, A5, A6
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
Network3 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)802.11a, 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, Mopria Print Service, Chromebook Native Print
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYes
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers3081 MB1000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one53 dB
Sound power level (printing)Known for one6.7 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one3.1 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteWhite, Black
Market positioningDiffersWorkgroupBusiness
Built-in displayYesYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Power4 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one436 W
Power consumption (ready)Differs20 W16.4 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs1 W0.8 W
AC input frequencyDiffers50/60 Hz47-63 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V110 - 240 V
Power consumption (copying)Known for one43 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.16 kWh/week
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 CatalinaYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019
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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers621 mm411 mm
DepthDiffers650 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers641 mm345 mm
WeightDiffers60.4 kg19.8 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one515 mm
Package depthKnown for one560 mm
Package heightKnown for one450 mm
Package weightKnown for one24.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedYesYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one1300 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one1200 pages
Cables includedACAC
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
User guideKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one1 GHz

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