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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4 vs Xerox C255a Laser A4

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 29differ
  • 19identical
  • 79known for one product only

Key differences

The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 47,000 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Epson WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4 (50000 pages per month vs 3000 pages per month). The Epson WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4 has 2 more print cartridges than the Xerox C255a Laser A4 (4 vs 2). The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 150 sheets more total input capacity than the Epson WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4 (250 sheets vs 100 sheets). Only the Xerox C255a Laser A4 has Ethernet LAN. Print technology: Inkjet on the Epson WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4, Laser on the Xerox C255a Laser A4.

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Maximum resolution
    • 5760 x 1440 DPI
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Scanner type
    • Flatbed & ADF scanner
    • ADF scanner
  • Fax memory
    • 100 pages
    • 18 MB
  • Maximum duty cycle
    • 3000 pages per month
    • 50000 pages per month
  • Duplex functions
    • Print
    • Copy, Print
  • Number of print cartridges
    • 4
    • 2

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127 specifications
A

Epson

WorkForce WF-2930 Inkjet A4

Model WF-2930

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B

Xerox

C255a Laser A4

Model C255a

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Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeAutoAuto
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)Known for one26 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one25 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one10.4 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one10.7 s
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Booklet printing functionKnown for oneYes
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one10 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one5 ppm
Copyingidentical
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Maximum copy resolution600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum copy sizeKnown for oneA4
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one46 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one20 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 resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
Scanning2 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed & ADF scannerADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toKnown for oneFTP, USB, Network folder, TWAIN, WIA, E-mail, PC
Image formats supportedKnown for onePNG, JPEG, TIFF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Input greyscale depthKnown for one16 bit
Output greyscale depthKnown for one8 bit
Scan driversKnown for oneICA, TWAIN, WIA
Fax1 differ
FaxingColour faxingColour faxing
Fax memoryDiffers100 pages18 MB
Auto-redialingYesYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneMH, MR, MMR, JBIG, JPEG
Fax transmission speedKnown for one3 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Speed diallingKnown for oneYes
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers3000 pages per month50000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one0 - 1500 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffersPrintCopy, Print
Number of print cartridgesDiffers42
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 5, PCL 6, PostScript 3, PCLm, PDF
Printer fontsKnown for onePCL, Scalable, PostScript
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input trays11
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 handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
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
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A6A4, A5, A6
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
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLetter, Legal
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Direct printingYesYes
USB portYesYes
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB Type-A / USB Type-B
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers12
Network3 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 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 Connect, Epson Email Print, Epson Remote Print, Epson Scan to Cloud, Epson iPrint, Mopria Print ServiceApple 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 colourDiffersBlackWhite, Black
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one3.66 cm (1.44")
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one386 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs0.7 W0.8 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.29 kWh/week
AC input frequencyDiffers50/60 Hz47-63 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V110 - 240 V
Power consumption (copying)Known for one12 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one4.6 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.2 W
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XPWindows 10, Windows 11
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, 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, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OMac OS X 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 x64, Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 80%15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 35 °C10 - 32.2 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 40 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR, EPEAT, SCS Product Category Rule (PCR)
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers375 mm411 mm
DepthDiffers300 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers218 mm345 mm
WeightDiffers5.2 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 contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedYesYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one750 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one500 pages
Cables includedACAC
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one1 GHz

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