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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 vs Xerox CX961 Laser A3

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  • 61specifications compared
  • 39differ
  • 22identical
  • 73known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 has 3,600 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the Xerox CX961 Laser A3 (4800 x 1200 DPI vs 1200 x 1200 DPI). The Xerox CX961 Laser A3 has 1.6 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 (7.1 s vs 5.5 s). The Xerox CX961 Laser A3 has 2.7 s more time to first page (colour, normal) than the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 (8.2 s vs 5.5 s). Print technology: Inkjet on the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3, Laser on the Xerox CX961 Laser A3. Optical scanning resolution: 1200 x 2400 DPI on the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3, 300 x 300 DPI on the Xerox CX961 Laser A3.

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Maximum resolution
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 5.5 s
    • 7.1 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • 5.5 s
    • 8.2 s
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
    • 300 x 300 DPI
  • Scanner type
    • ADF scanner
    • Flatbed & ADF scanner
  • Image formats supported
    • JPEG, TIFF
    • JPEG, JPG
  • Document formats supported
    • PDF
    • DOCX, PDF, RTF, TXT

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134 specifications
A

Epson

WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3

Model EM-C8100

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Xerox

CX961 Laser A3

Model CX961

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers4800 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for one1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one35 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one35 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one35 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one35 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs5.5 s7.1 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs5.5 s8.2 s
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one25 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one24 ppm
Copyingidentical
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one35 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one35 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one8.5 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one9.5 s
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Maximum copy sizeKnown for oneA3
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one999 copies
Scanning5 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningYesYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI300 x 300 DPI
Optical scanning resolution (black)Known for one300 x 300 ppi
Optical scanning resolution (colour)Known for one300 x 300 ppi
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one297 x 432 mm
Scanner typeDiffersADF scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toDiffersE-mail, FTP, Network folder, USBE-mail, FTP, Network folder, PC, USB
Scan speed (black)Known for one120 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Known for one120 ppm
Duplex scan speed (colour)Known for one240 ppm
Duplex scan speed (black)Known for one240 ppm
Image formats supportedDiffersJPEG, TIFFJPEG, JPG
Document formats supportedDiffersPDFDOCX, PDF, RTF, TXT
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Features4 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers75000 pages per month270000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers2000 - 10000 pages per month7000 - 50000 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffersPrint, ScanCopy, Print, Scan
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
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, PCLm, PDF 1.7, PPDS, PostScript 3
Printer fontsKnown for onePCL, PPDS, PostScript, Scalable
Input & output capacity7 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers12
Total input capacityDiffers335 sheets700 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers250 sheets500 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one550 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayYesYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers85 sheets150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers50 sheets300 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) output capacityKnown for one300 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one4
Maximum input capacityDiffers1835 sheets4750 sheets
Maximum output capacityDiffers1835 sheets2650 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA3A3
Paper tray media typesDiffersLetterhead, Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled paperArt paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA3, A3+, A4, A5, A6A3, A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, Legal, LetterExecutive, Folio, Hagaki card, Ledger (media size), Legal, Oficio, Statement
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB4, B5
Envelopes sizesDiffers10, C4, C6, DL7 3/4, 9, 10, B5, C4, C5, DL
Paper tray media weightDiffers64 - 300 g/m²60 - 300 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 300 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
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
Network2 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 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-SAE802.1x RADIUS, IPSec, LEAP, MD5, MSCHAPv2, PEAP, SNMPv3, TLS, TTLS, WPA, WPA2-Personal
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneIPSEC
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneIPSEC
Management protocolsDiffersSNMP, HTTP, DHCP, BOOTP, APIPA, DDNS, mDNS, SNTP, SLP, WSD, LLTD, Ping, IEEE 802.1X, SNMP 2.0c, SNMP 3.0, SNMP TrapDHCP, APIPA (AutoIP), mDNS, BOOTP, WINS, DDNS, DNS, ARP
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYes
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers3081 MB4000 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one4000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor coresKnown for one4
Processor frequencyKnown for one1200 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one46 dB
Sound pressure level (duplex printing)Known for one48 dB
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one52 dB
Sound pressure level (scanning)Known for one50 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one15 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack, White
Market positioningWorkgroupWorkgroup
Built-in displayYesYes
Display diagonalKnown for one25.4 cm (10")
Control typeTouchTouch
Colour displayYesYes
Power4 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one580 W
Power consumption (ready)Differs20 W72 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs1 W1.2 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.1 W0.2 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.16 kWh/week0.58 kWh/week
Power consumption (copying)Known for one43 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50/60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1Windows 10, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac 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 Catalina
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 2896 m
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one15 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 32.2 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneBlue Angel, ENERGY STAR, EPEAT Silver, ErP
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers621 mm592 mm
DepthDiffers650 mm660 mm
HeightDiffers641 mm858 mm
WeightDiffers60.4 kg90.1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one740 mm
Package depthKnown for one785 mm
Package heightKnown for one1080 mm
Package weightKnown for one110.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedYesYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one15000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one12000 pages
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
User guideKnown for oneYes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneBSMI, CB, CCC, CE, CECP, EFTA, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), GS mark, ICES, KC, KCC, Mopria Certified, Norma Oficial Mexicana (NOM), RCM, UKCA, UL, US FDA, VCCI, cUL
Faxidentical
FaxingKnown for oneColour faxing
Modem speedKnown for one33.3 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one550 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Speed diallingKnown for oneYes

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