Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson EcoTank L5390 Inkjet A4 vs Xerox C305ae Laser A4

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 30differ
  • 18identical
  • 77known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson EcoTank L5390 Inkjet A4 has 1 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Xerox C305ae Laser A4 (33 ppm vs 32 ppm). The Xerox C305ae Laser A4 has 15 ppm more print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Epson EcoTank L5390 Inkjet A4 (30 ppm vs 15 ppm). The Epson EcoTank L5390 Inkjet A4 has 1.7 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Xerox C305ae Laser A4 (10 s vs 8.3 s). Only the Xerox C305ae Laser A4 has duplex printing. Only the Xerox C305ae Laser A4 has duplex copying.

  • Print technology
    • EcoTank L5390 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
    • C305ae Laser A4:Laser
  • Duplex printing
    • EcoTank L5390 Inkjet A4:No
    • C305ae Laser A4:Yes
  • Maximum resolution
    • EcoTank L5390 Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
    • C305ae Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • EcoTank L5390 Inkjet A4:33 ppm
    • C305ae Laser A4:32 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • EcoTank L5390 Inkjet A4:15 ppm
    • C305ae Laser A4:30 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • EcoTank L5390 Inkjet A4:10 s
    • C305ae Laser A4:8.3 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • EcoTank L5390 Inkjet A4:16 s
    • C305ae Laser A4:8.6 s
  • Duplex copying
    • EcoTank L5390 Inkjet A4:No
    • C305ae Laser A4:Yes

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Comparison of L5390, C305ae
125 specifications
Printing7 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
Duplex printingDiffersNoYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers5760 x 1440 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs33 ppm32 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs15 ppm30 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source70 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs10 s8.3 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs16 s8.6 s
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one11 ppmUnknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one6 ppmUnknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
Duplex copyingDiffersNoYes
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.1 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.5 s
Maximum number of copiesDiffers99 copies9999 copies
Copier resizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25 - 400%
Background adjustment functionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Auto fit functionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Copy margin (auto center)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Edge erase functionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one12 cpmUnknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one29 cpmUnknown — not stated by the source
Scanning3 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers216 x 297 mm216 x 356 mm
Scan toKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceE-mail, USB, FTP, PC, Network folder
Image formats supportedDiffersJPEG, BMP, PICT, TIFF, MTIFF, PNGTIFF, JPEG
Scan driversKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTWAIN, WIA, ICA
ScanningKnown for oneColour scanningUnknown — not stated by the source
Duplex scanningKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Input greyscale depthKnown for one16 bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Output greyscale depthKnown for one8 bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
Fax resolution (black)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600 x 600 DPI
Fax resolution (colour)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source400 x 400 DPI
Modem speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source33.6 Kbit/s
Fax forwardingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
FaxingKnown for oneColour faxingUnknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one100 pagesUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source75000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesDiffers42
Page description languagesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePostScript 3, PCL 6, PCL 5, PCLm, PDF
Printer fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCL, Scalable, PostScript
Duplex functionsKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
Ink tank systemKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets251 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers30 sheets100 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source250 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers30 sheets50 sheets
Manual feederKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Maximum number of input traysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Maximum input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source751 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Photo paper, Plain 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 oneUnknown — not stated by the source148 - 356 mm
Custom media widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source94 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 - 200 g/m²
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneA4, A5, A6Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneC6, DLUnknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
USB connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSB Type-A / USB Type-B
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFIPS 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 protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTCP/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 technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Epson Cloud Solution PORT, Epson Connect, Epson Smart Panel, Epson Email Print, Epson iPrintApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Chromebook Native Print
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source53 dB
Sound power level (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.7 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.1 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite, Black
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
DisplayKnown for oneLCDUnknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one9.4 cm (3.7")Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for oneButtonsUnknown — not stated by the source
Display tiltingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs12 W432 W
Power consumption (ready)Differs6 W17.5 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.8 W
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source47-63 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source110 - 240 V
Power consumption (copying)Known for one12 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one0.5 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 WUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1Windows 10, Windows 11
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, MacOSYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 32.2 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers375 mm411 mm
DepthDiffers317 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers224 mm345 mm
WeightDiffers5.5 kg20.2 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source515 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source560 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source455 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25 kg
Packaging content2 differ
Included cartridge capacity (black)Differs8300 pages2000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Differs6500 pages1200 pages
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.2 GHz

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