Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3 vs Xerox C303a Laser A4

39specifications compared
25differ
14identical
73known for one product only

Key differences

The Xerox C303a Laser A4 has 58.5 s more warm-up time than the Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3 (80 s vs 21.5 s). The Xerox C303a Laser A4 has 2.9 s more time to first copy (black, normal) than the Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3 (8.1 s vs 5.2 s). The Xerox C303a Laser A4 has 9,000 copies more maximum copies than the Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3 (9999 copies vs 999 copies). Printing: Mono printing on the Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3, Colour printing on the Xerox C303a Laser A4. Maximum resolution: 1200 x 1200 DPI on the Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3, 2400 x 600 DPI on the Xerox C303a Laser A4.

Printing
- ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3:Mono printing
- C303a Laser A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3:1200 x 1200 DPI
- C303a Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
Warm-up time
- ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3:21.5 s
- C303a Laser A4:80 s
Copying
- ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3:Mono copying
- C303a Laser A4:Colour copying
Time to first copy (black, normal)
- ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3:5.2 s
- C303a Laser A4:8.1 s
Maximum number of copies
- ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3:999 copies
- C303a Laser A4:9999 copies
Number of print cartridges
- ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3:1
- C303a Laser A4:2
Printing colours
- ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3:Black
- C303a Laser A4:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

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Comparison of MZ3201ix, C303a
112 specifications	A Kyocera ECOSYS MZ3201ix Laser A3 Model MZ3201ix View product	B Xerox C303a Laser A4 Model C303a View product
Printing3 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	21.5 s	80 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.3 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.6 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one	32 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Time to first copy (black, normal)Differs	5.2 s	8.1 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 s
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	999 copies	9999 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
Background adjustment functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto fit functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copy margin (auto center)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Edge erase functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scanning1 differ
Optical scanning resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 356 mm
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Scan toDiffers	E-mail, SMB, FTP, USB, TWAIN	E-mail, USB, FTP, PC, Network folder
Image formats supported	TIFF, JPEG	TIFF, JPEG
Document formats supported	PDF	PDF
Scan driversKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TWAIN, WIA, ICA
ScanningKnown for one	Colour scanning	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Fax resolution (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 x 400 DPI
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 Kbit/s
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto reductionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	2
Printing coloursDiffers	Black	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 6, PostScript 3, XPS, PDF	PostScript 3, PCL 6, PCL 5, PCLm, PDF
Printer fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL, Scalable, PostScript
Duplex functionsKnown for one	Scan, Print	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacityDiffers	600 sheets	251 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	250 sheets	100 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Manual feederKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	751 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A3	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper	Lightweight paper, Plain paper, Heavy paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Recycled paper, Glossy paper, Bond paper, Rough paper, Letterhead, Pre-printed
Custom media lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148 - 356 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	94 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 200 g/m²
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A / USB Type-B
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FIPS 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 one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/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 technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Kyocera Mobile Print	Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Chromebook Native Print
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2000 MB	1000 MB
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	53 dB
Sound power level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.7 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.1 dB
Processor familyKnown for one	ARM Cortex	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	A53	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	White, Black
Market positioningDiffers	Workgroup	Business
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	17.8 cm (7")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	436 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.4 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	0.3 W	0.8 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47-63 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 - 240 V
Power consumption (copying)Known for one	490 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	70 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10, Windows 11	Windows 10, Windows 11
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac 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 Capitan	Yes
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022	Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 32.2 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	590 mm	411 mm
DepthDiffers	585 mm	400 mm
HeightDiffers	688 mm	345 mm
WeightDiffers	49 kg	19.8 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	515 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	560 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1300 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 pages
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GHz

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