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Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 vs Xerox CX951 Laser A3

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  • 54specifications compared
  • 40differ
  • 14identical
  • 73known for one product only

Key differences

The Xerox CX951 Laser A3 has 2 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 (35 ppm vs 33 ppm). The Xerox CX951 Laser A3 has 20 ppm more print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 (35 ppm vs 15 ppm). The Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 has 2.9 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Xerox CX951 Laser A3 (10 s vs 7.1 s). Only the Xerox CX951 Laser A3 has duplex printing. Only the Xerox CX951 Laser A3 has duplex copying.

  • Print technology
    • EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
    • CX951 Laser A3:Laser
  • Duplex printing
    • EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:No
    • CX951 Laser A3:Yes
  • Maximum resolution
    • EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
    • CX951 Laser A3:1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:33 ppm
    • CX951 Laser A3:35 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:15 ppm
    • CX951 Laser A3:35 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:10 s
    • CX951 Laser A3:7.1 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:16 s
    • CX951 Laser A3:8.2 s
  • Duplex copying
    • EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:No
    • CX951 Laser A3:Yes

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Comparison of L5396, CX951
127 specifications
Printing7 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
Duplex printingDiffersNoYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers5760 x 1440 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs33 ppm35 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs15 ppm35 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs10 s7.1 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs16 s8.2 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
Copying3 differ
Duplex copyingDiffersNoYes
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs12 cpm35 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs29 cpm35 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.1 s
Copier resizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25 - 400%
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPIUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copiesUnknown — not stated by the source
Scanning4 differ
Duplex scanningDiffersNoYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Optical scanning resolution (black)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600 x 600 ppi
Optical scanning resolution (colour)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600 x 600 ppi
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers216 x 297 mm297 x 432 mm
Scan toKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceE-mail, FTP, PC, USB
Duplex scan speed (colour)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source35 ppm
Duplex scan speed (black)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source35 ppm
Image formats supportedDiffersJPEG, BMP, PICT, TIFF, MTIFF, PNGJPEG, JPG, TIFF
Scan technologyKnown for oneCISUnknown — 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
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersColour faxingNo
Fax memoryKnown for one100 pagesUnknown — not stated by the source
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4000 - 20000 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffersNot supportedCopy, Print, Scan
Page description languagesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCL 5, PCL 6, PCLm, PDF 1.7, PPDS, PostScript 3
Printer fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBitmap, PCL, PPDS, PostScript, Scalable
Ink tank systemKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers12
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets700 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers30 sheets500 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers30 sheets200 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) output capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source200 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Photo paper, Plain paperCard stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A3, A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5, B6B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceExecutive, Folio, Hagaki card, Ledger (media size), Legal, Letter, Oficio, Statement
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceB4, B5
Envelopes sizesDiffersDL, C6, B5, B67 3/4, 9, 10, B5, C4, C5, DL
Paper tray media weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 - 300 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 - 300 g/m²
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
Optional connectivityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFiber, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10,100,1000 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 sourceIPSec, LEAP, SSL/TLS, MD5, MSCHAPv2, TLS, TTLS, PEAP, 802.1x RADIUS, SNMPv3
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDHCP, APIPA (AutoIP), mDNS, BOOTP, WINS, DDNS, DNS, ARP
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Epson Cloud Solution PORT, Epson Connect, Epson Smart Panel, Epson iPrint, Epson Email PrintUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor coresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Processor frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1200 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source46 dB
Sound pressure level (duplex printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source47 dB
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source47 dB
Sound pressure level (scanning)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source42 dB
Sound pressure level (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 dB
Design4 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack, White
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeWorkgroup
Display diagonalDiffers9.4 cm (3.7")25.6 cm (10.1")
Control typeDiffersButtonsTouch
DisplayKnown for oneLCDUnknown — not stated by the source
Display tiltingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs12 W601 W
Power consumption (ready)Differs6 W60 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs0.5 W1 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.1 W0.2 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.55 kWh/week
Power consumption (copying)Known for one12 WUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1Windows 10, Windows 7 x64, Windows 98SE, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista x64, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 11, Windows 8.1 x64
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFedora 28, Fedora 29, RedHat EL Linux 7.5, RedHat EL Linux 7.6, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Debian 8.11, Debian 9.5, Debian 9.6, SuSE Linux 15, openSUSE 42.3, Fedora 27
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, MacOSUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 2896 m
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 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceENERGY STAR, EPEAT Silver
Sustainability complianceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers375 mm592 mm
DepthDiffers317 mm660 mm
HeightDiffers224 mm809 mm
WeightDiffers5.5 kg81.9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source740 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source785 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1080 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source102.5 kg
Packaging content2 differ
Included cartridge capacity (black)Differs8300 pages47700 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Differs6500 pages46900 pages
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 year(s)

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