Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson Stylus Office TX300F Inkjet A4 31 ppm vs Samsung SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4

30specifications compared
16differ
14identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- Stylus Office TX300F Inkjet A4 31 ppm:Inkjet
- SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
Printing
- Stylus Office TX300F Inkjet A4 31 ppm:Colour printing
- SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4:No
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Stylus Office TX300F Inkjet A4 31 ppm:31 ppm
- SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4:20 ppm
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- Stylus Office TX300F Inkjet A4 31 ppm:31 cpm
- SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4:9 cpm
Fax memory
- Stylus Office TX300F Inkjet A4 31 ppm:180 pages
- SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4:2 MB
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- Stylus Office TX300F Inkjet A4 31 ppm:A4, A5, A6
- SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4:A4, A5
Envelopes sizes
- Stylus Office TX300F Inkjet A4 31 ppm:C6, DL
- SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4:B5, C5, C6, DL
Sound pressure level (printing)
- Stylus Office TX300F Inkjet A4 31 ppm:41 dB
- SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4:55 dB

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Comparison of TX300F, SCX-4521FR
61 specifications	A Epson Stylus Office TX300F Inkjet A4 31 ppm Model TX300F View product	B Samsung SCX-4521FR multifunction printer Laser A4 Model SCX-4521FR View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	No
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	31 ppm	20 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	15 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying1 differ
Copying	Mono copying	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	31 cpm	9 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	9 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanningidentical
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
Faxing	Mono faxing	Mono faxing
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers	180 pages	2 MB
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPEG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	60	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4200 pages per month
Digital sender	No	No
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	30 sheets	30 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Legal	Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesDiffers	C6, DL	B5, C5, C6, DL
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	210 x 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes, Photo paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	60-95g/m2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	41 dB	55 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 dB
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	3.5 W	55 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	7.2 kg	10.4 kg
Other features5 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet 10/100 Base TX
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	460 x 411 x 235 mm	374 x 368 x 438 mm
A6 CardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
All-in-one functions	Copy, Fax, Scan	Copy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Print, Scan	Scan, No
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win 2000/XP/XP x64/Vista, Mac OS 10.3.9 or 10.5	Win 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Linux, Red Hat 8.0 - 9.0, Fedora Core 1 - 3, Mandrake 9.0 - 10.2, SuSe 8.2 - 9.2, Mac OS 10.3
Power requirementsDiffers	AC 220 ~ 240V, 50 ~ 60Hz	220V – 240V, 50/60Hz
Image scaling/enlargement rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400 %
Standard media sizesDiffers	A4, Letter, Legal, 8x10", 5x7", 4x6", 3.5x5", 5x8", A6, A5, B5, Half Letter, Envelopes: No10, DL, C6	76 x 127 mm - 216 x 356mm
Power supplyKnown for one	12 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Epson Easy Photo Print Epson Web-To-Page Online Guide	Unknown — not stated by the source

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