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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson Expression Photo XP-8800 Inkjet A4 vs Xerox C305ae Laser A4

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 28differ
  • 14identical
  • 85known for one product only

Key differences

The Xerox C305ae Laser A4 has 9,900 copies more maximum copies than the Epson Expression Photo XP-8800 Inkjet A4 (9999 copies vs 99 copies). The Epson Expression Photo XP-8800 Inkjet A4 has 4 more print cartridges than the Xerox C305ae Laser A4 (6 vs 2). The Xerox C305ae Laser A4 has 151 sheets more total input capacity than the Epson Expression Photo XP-8800 Inkjet A4 (251 sheets vs 100 sheets). Only the Xerox C305ae Laser A4 has Ethernet LAN. Print technology: Inkjet on the Epson Expression Photo XP-8800 Inkjet A4, Laser on the Xerox C305ae Laser A4.

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Maximum resolution
    • 5760 x 1440 DPI
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
  • Maximum number of copies
    • 99 copies
    • 9999 copies
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 4800 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Scanner type
    • Flatbed scanner
    • Flatbed & ADF scanner
  • Number of print cartridges
    • 6
    • 2
  • Total input capacity
    • 100 sheets
    • 251 sheets
  • Total output capacity
    • 50 sheets
    • 100 sheets

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127 specifications
A

Epson

Expression Photo XP-8800 Inkjet A4

Model XP-8800

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B

Xerox

C305ae Laser A4

Model C305ae

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Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
Maximum resolutionDiffers5760 x 1440 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one32 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one30 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one70 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one8.3 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one8.6 s
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one9.5 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one9 ppm
Borderless printingKnown for oneYes
Copying1 differ
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one8.1 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one8.5 s
Maximum number of copiesDiffers99 copies9999 copies
Background adjustment functionKnown for oneYes
Auto fit functionKnown for oneYes
Copy margin (auto center)Known for oneYes
Edge erase functionKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2
Scanning3 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 4800 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toDiffersMemory card, PC, CloudE-mail, USB, FTP, PC, Network folder
Image formats supportedKnown for oneTIFF, JPEG
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Scan driversKnown for oneTWAIN, WIA, ICA
ScanningKnown for oneColour scanning
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Input greyscale depthKnown for one16 bit
Output greyscale depthKnown for one8 bit
Faxidentical
Fax resolution (black)Known for one600 x 600 DPI
Fax resolution (colour)Known for one400 x 400 DPI
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
FaxingKnown for oneNo
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one75000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesDiffers62
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Light Cyan, Light magentaBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for onePostScript 3, PCL 6, PCL 5, PCLm, PDF
Printer fontsKnown for onePCL, Scalable, PostScript
Duplex functionsKnown for onePrint
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets251 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers50 sheets100 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Manual feederKnown for oneYes
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one3
Maximum input capacityKnown for one751 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain paper, Photo paper, Glossy paper, EnvelopesLightweight paper, Plain paper, Heavy paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Recycled paper, Glossy paper, Bond paper, Rough paper, Letterhead, Pre-printed
Custom media lengthKnown for one148 - 356 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one94 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 200 g/m²
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneA4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLetter, Legal
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one4x6
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB Type-A / USB Type-B
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one2
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, 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, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Chromebook Native Print
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYes
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one2000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one53 dB
Sound power level (printing)Known for one6.7 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one3.1 dB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMicroSD (TransFlash), MicroSDHC, MicroSDXC, MiniSD, MiniSDHC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite, Black
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Display diagonalKnown for one10.9 cm (4.3")
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one432 W
Power consumption (ready)Differs7.6 W17.5 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one0.8 W
AC input frequencyDiffers50/60 Hz47-63 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V110 - 240 V
Power consumption (copying)Known for one20 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one0.7 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 W
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 7Windows 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 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS 12.4, Mac OS 13.1, Mac OS 1Yes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2025Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneChromeOS
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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers349 mm411 mm
DepthDiffers527 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers183 mm345 mm
WeightDiffers6.64 kg20.2 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one515 mm
Package depthKnown for one560 mm
Package heightKnown for one455 mm
Package weightKnown for one25 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one2000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one1200 pages
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one1.2 GHz

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