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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 vs Xerox C255a Laser A4

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  • 51specifications compared
  • 32differ
  • 19identical
  • 76known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 has 7 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Xerox C255a Laser A4 (33 ppm vs 26 ppm). The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 10 ppm more print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 (25 ppm vs 15 ppm). The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 0.4 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 (10.4 s vs 10 s). Only the Xerox C255a Laser A4 has duplex printing. Only the Xerox C255a Laser A4 has duplex copying.

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Duplex printing
    • No
    • Yes
  • Maximum resolution
    • 5760 x 1440 DPI
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 33 ppm
    • 26 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 15 ppm
    • 25 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 10 s
    • 10.4 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • 16 s
    • 10.7 s
  • Duplex copying
    • No
    • Yes

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A

Epson

EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4

Model L5396

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B

Xerox

C255a Laser A4

Model C255a

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Printing7 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
Duplex printingDiffersNoYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers5760 x 1440 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)Differs33 ppm26 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs15 ppm25 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs10 s10.4 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs16 s10.7 s
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Booklet printing functionKnown for oneYes
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one11 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one6 ppm
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Borderless printingKnown for oneYes
Copying3 differ
Duplex copyingDiffersNoYes
Maximum copy sizeKnown for oneA4
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs12 cpm46 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs29 cpm20 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 resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
Scanning5 differ
Duplex scanningDiffersNoYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers216 x 297 mm216 x 356 mm
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed & ADF scannerADF scanner
Scan toKnown for oneFTP, USB, Network folder, TWAIN, WIA, E-mail, PC
Image formats supportedDiffersJPEG, BMP, PICT, TIFF, MTIFF, PNGPNG, JPEG, TIFF
Input greyscale depthKnown for one16 bit
Output greyscale depthKnown for one8 bit
Fax1 differ
Fax memoryDiffers100 pages18 MB
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneMH, MR, MMR, JBIG, JPEG
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one50000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one0 - 1500 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffersNot supportedCopy, Print
Number of print cartridgesDiffers42
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 5, PCL 6, PostScript 3, PCLm, PDF
Printer fontsKnown for onePCL, Scalable, PostScript
Ink tank systemKnown for oneYes
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYes
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers30 sheets100 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one1 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one30 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Photo paper, Plain paperBond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Letterhead, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Rough paper, Lightweight paper
Custom media lengthKnown for one148 - 356 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one94 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 120 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 200 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneDL, C6, B5, B6
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15 cm
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portKnown for oneYes
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB Type-A / USB Type-B
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one2
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security algorithmsKnown for oneFIPS 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 oneTCP/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 iPrint, Epson Email PrintApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYes
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one1000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1000 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one51 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteWhite, Black
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one9.4 cm (3.7")
Control typeKnown for oneButtons
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Display tiltingKnown for oneYes
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs12 W386 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.8 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.29 kWh/week
AC input frequencyKnown for one47-63 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one110 - 240 V
Power consumption (copying)Known for one12 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one6 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one0.5 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 W
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 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, MacOSMac OS X 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
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
WidthDiffers375 mm411 mm
DepthDiffers317 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers224 mm345 mm
WeightDiffers5.5 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 content2 differ
Included cartridge capacity (black)Differs8300 pages750 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Differs6500 pages500 pages
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one1 GHz

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