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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3 vs Xerox C255a Laser A4

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 28differ
  • 14identical
  • 73known for one product only

Key differences

The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 5.2 s more time to first copy (black, normal) than the Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3 (10.4 s vs 5.2 s). The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 1 more print cartridges than the Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3 (2 vs 1). The Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3 has 350 sheets more total input capacity than the Xerox C255a Laser A4 (600 sheets vs 250 sheets). Printing: Mono printing on the Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3, Colour printing on the Xerox C255a Laser A4. Maximum resolution: 1200 x 1200 DPI on the Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3, 2400 x 600 DPI on the Xerox C255a Laser A4.

  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Time to first copy (black, normal)
    • 5.2 s
    • 10.4 s
  • Image formats supported
    • TIFF, JPEG
    • PNG, JPEG, TIFF
  • Duplex functions
    • Scan, Print
    • Copy, Print
  • Number of print cartridges
    • 1
    • 2
  • Printing colours
    • Black
    • Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

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115 specifications
A

Kyocera

ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3

Model MZ3201ix

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B

Xerox

C255a Laser A4

Model C255a

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Printing2 differ
Print technologyLaserLaser
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 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 (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one32 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one21.5 s
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffersMono 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)Differs5.2 s10.4 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one10.7 s
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one999 copies
Scanning2 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningYesYes
Optical scanning resolution600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 356 mm
Scanner typeKnown for oneADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toDiffersE-mail, SMB, FTP, USB, TWAINFTP, USB, Network folder, TWAIN, WIA, E-mail, PC
Image formats supportedDiffersTIFF, JPEGPNG, JPEG, TIFF
Document formats supportedPDFPDF
Faxidentical
FaxingKnown for oneColour faxing
Fax memoryKnown for one18 MB
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneMH, MR, MMR, JBIG, JPEG
Features4 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one50000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one0 - 1500 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffersScan, PrintCopy, Print
Number of print cartridgesDiffers12
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersPCL 6, PostScript 3, XPS, PDFPCL 5, PCL 6, PostScript 3, PCLm, PDF
Printer fontsKnown for onePCL, Scalable, PostScript
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityDiffers600 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers250 sheets100 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one1 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA3A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain 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)DiffersA3A4, 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
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portYesYes
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB Type-A / USB Type-B
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one2
Network2 differ
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100Base-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, Mopria Print Service, Kyocera Mobile PrintApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers2000 MB1000 MB
Built-in processorYesYes
Processor frequencyDiffers1400 MHz1000 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one51 dB
Processor familyKnown for oneARM Cortex
Processor modelKnown for oneA53
Processor coresKnown for one2
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteWhite, Black
Market positioningDiffersWorkgroupHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one17.8 cm (7")
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one386 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs70 W0.8 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 one490 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one0.3 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 10, Windows 11Windows 10, Windows 11
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, 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 14.5, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El CapitanMac OS X 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
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
WidthDiffers590 mm411 mm
DepthDiffers585 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers688 mm345 mm
WeightDiffers49 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) includedKnown for oneYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one750 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one500 pages
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one1 GHz

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