Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Xerox AltaLink C8235 Laser A3 vs Xerox CX951 Laser A3

69specifications compared
42differ
27identical
97known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- AltaLink C8235 Laser A3:1200 x 2400 DPI
- CX951 Laser A3:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution colour
- AltaLink C8235 Laser A3:1200 x 2400 DPI
- CX951 Laser A3:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution black
- AltaLink C8235 Laser A3:1200 x 2400 DPI
- CX951 Laser A3:1200 x 1200 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)
- AltaLink C8235 Laser A3:4.2 s
- CX951 Laser A3:7.1 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- AltaLink C8235 Laser A3:5.7 s
- CX951 Laser A3:8.2 s
Time to first copy (black, normal)
- AltaLink C8235 Laser A3:4.2 s
- CX951 Laser A3:9 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)
- AltaLink C8235 Laser A3:6 s
- CX951 Laser A3:10.1 s
Maximum scan area
- AltaLink C8235 Laser A3:297 x 420 mm
- CX951 Laser A3:297 x 432 mm

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Comparison of C8235, CX951
166 specifications	A Xerox AltaLink C8235 Laser A3 Model C8235 View product	B Xerox CX951 Laser A3 Model CX951 View product
Printing5 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution colourDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	35 ppm	35 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	35 ppm	35 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	82 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up time (from sleep mode)Known for one	4.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	4.2 s	7.1 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	5.7 s	8.2 s
N-in-1 print functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-up printingKnown for one	2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Watermark printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Secure printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Booklet printing functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copying	Yes	Yes
Duplex copying modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy sizeKnown for one	A3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Differs	4.2 s	9 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Differs	6 s	10.1 s
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	9999 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
Book copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ID-card copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Edge erase functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stamp functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 cpm
Scanning4 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanning	Yes	Yes
Duplex scanning modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	297 x 420 mm	297 x 432 mm
Scanner typeDiffers	ADF scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toDiffers	E-mail, E-mail Server, Network folder, PC, Print, USB	E-mail, FTP, PC, USB
Image formats supportedDiffers	JPEG, TIFF	JPEG, JPG, TIFF
Document formats supported	PDF	PDF
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output greyscale depthKnown for one	8 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (ADF, A4)Known for one	82 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolution (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 ppi
Optical scanning resolution (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 ppi
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Duplex scan speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 ppm
Duplex scan speed (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 ppm
Faxidentical
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	4 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Speed diallingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	JBIG, MH, MMR, MR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FaxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	110000 pages per month	100000 pages per month
Duplex functions	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
Number of print cartridges	4	4
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF, PostScript 3	PCL 5, PCL 6, PCLm, PDF 1.7, PPDS, PostScript 3
Printer fontsDiffers	PCL, PostScript	Bitmap, PCL, PPDS, PostScript, Scalable
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one	93	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one	173	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product languagesKnown for one	Multi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4000 - 20000 pages per month
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	5	2
Total input capacityDiffers	2180 sheets	700 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	250 sheets	500 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one	520 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray 2 input capacityKnown for one	520 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray 3 input capacityKnown for one	520 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	130 sheets	200 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A3	A3
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	297 x 432 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Letterhead, Lightweight paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A3, A4	A3, A4, A5, A6
Custom media lengthKnown for one	182 - 432 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	140 - 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightDiffers	52 - 300 g/m²	60 - 300 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightDiffers	52 - 300 g/m²	60 - 300 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	60 - 128 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Folio, Hagaki card, Ledger (media size), Legal, Letter, Oficio, Statement
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B4, B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 3/4, 9, 10, B5, C4, C5, DL
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB connector	USB Type-A / USB Type-B	USB Type-A / USB Type-B
Optional connectivityDiffers	Bluetooth, Wireless LAN	Fiber, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	TCP/IP: HTTP/HTTPS, Internet Printing Protocol, LPR/LPD, Raw Socket Printing/Port 9100, IPv4/IPv6, WSD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsDiffers	DHCP, BOOTP, SNMP, SLP ® v2, HTTP, HTTPS, DHCP Autonet, TLS, NTP, DNS, SMB, SMTP/POP3, WSD, LDAP, Multicast DNS	DHCP, APIPA (AutoIP), mDNS, BOOTP, WINS, DDNS, DNS, ARP
Embedded web serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	@PrintByXerox, Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	IPSec, LEAP, SSL/TLS, MD5, MSCHAPv2, TLS, TTLS, PEAP, 802.1x RADIUS, SNMPv3
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4000 MB	4096 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	256 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage mediaKnown for one	SSD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Intel Atom®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cores	4	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	1910 MHz	1200 MHz
Sound power level (printing)Known for one	64.2 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	40 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	46 dB
Sound pressure level (duplex printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 dB
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 dB
Sound pressure level (scanning)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 dB
Sound pressure level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 dB
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue, White	Black, White
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Workgroup
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display diagonal	25.6 cm (10.1")	25.6 cm (10.1")
Control typeDiffers	Buttons, Touch	Touch
Colour display	Yes	Yes
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	595.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	70 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	0.59 W	1 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.59 W	0.2 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	601 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.55 kWh/week
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11	Windows 10, Windows 7 x64, Windows 98SE, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista x64, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 11, Windows 8.1 x64
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Fedora 28, Fedora 29, RedHat EL Linux 7.5, RedHat EL Linux 7.6, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Debian 8.11, Debian 9.5, Debian 9.6, SuSE Linux 15, openSUSE 42.3, Fedora 27
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2012 x64, Windows Server 2016 x64, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022	Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 85%	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 28 °C	10 - 32 °C
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 2896 m
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffers	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR, EPEAT Silver
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	620 mm	592 mm
DepthDiffers	723 mm	660 mm
HeightDiffers	1130 mm	809 mm
WeightDiffers	143.1 kg	81.9 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Autostore v7 eCopy ScanStation v5.2 ecopy ShareScan v5.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	47700 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	46900 pages
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Other featuresidentical
Number of usersKnown for one	2497 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Browser supportedKnown for one	Internet Explorer 10.x, 11.x, Safari 10.x, 11.x, Mozilla Firefox 45.x - 53.x, Opera 25.x - 53.x, Chrome 48.x - 72.x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty periodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 year(s)
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	740 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	785 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1080 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	102.5 kg

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