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Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051 vs HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdn

24.41 in
32.52 in
Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051 Multifunction Printer
16.54 in
13.31 in
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdn Multifunction Printer
Available colors
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Full Comparison

Dimensions

Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdnHP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdn
Height32.52 in13.31 in
Width24.41 in16.54 in
Depth28.94 in18.7 in
Weight337.31 lb41.23 lb

Design

Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdnHP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdn
Colour of productGreyWhite
Document feeder capacity150.0 pages50.0 pages
Market positioningBusinessBusiness

Technical details

Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdnHP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdn
Internal memory2560.0 mB256.0 mB
Processor speed1200.0 MHz800.0 MHz
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 7
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
  • Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
  • Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
  • Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra

Display

Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdnHP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdn
Displayyesyes
Display technologyLCDCGD

Printer

Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdnHP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdn
Printing technologyLaserLaser
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi
Duplex printingyesyes
Time to first page (colour, normal)6.5 s12.0 s
Time to first page (black, normal)4.0 s10.6 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)51.0 ppm21.0 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)51.0 ppm21.0 ppm
Automatic duplexingYesyes

Scanner

Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdnHP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdn
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Scanner typeFlatbedFlatbed & ADF
Optical scanning resolution600 x 600 dpi1200 x 1200 dpi
Image formats supported
  • JPG
  • TIF
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • RAW
  • TIF
Grayscale depth8.0 bit8.0 bit
Colour depth24.0 bit24.0 bit

Copier

Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdnHP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdn
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Automatic duplexingYesyes
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi
Time to first copy (colour, normal)6.5 s14.0 s
Time to first copy (black, normal)4.0 s11.3 s
Maximum document reduction25.0 %25.0 %
Maximum document enlargement400.0 %400.0 %
Maximum number of copies99999

Paper handling

Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdnHP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdn
Paper tray media typesEnvelopes
  • Bond paper
  • Card stock
  • Envelopes
  • Glossy paper
  • Heavy paper
  • Labels
  • Letterhead
  • Photo paper
  • Plain paper
  • Pre-Printed
  • Recycled paper
  • Rough paper
  • Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A3
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA3A4
Standard media capacity1200.0 sheets250.0 sheets
Total media capacity550.0 sheets250.0 sheets
Supported media typePlain paper
  • Transparencies
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Cards
  • Labels
  • Photo paper
  • Heavy-weight paper
  • Light-weight paper
Bypass feeder capacity100.0 sheets1.0 sheets
Original type
  • Sheets
  • Books
Sheets

Connectivity

Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdnHP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdn
Interfaces
  • Network
  • USB
USB
USB portyesyes
Ethernetyesyes
Operating system
  • MS Windows XP
  • MS Windows 2000
  • MS Windows Server 2003
  • MS Windows 7
  • MS Windows Vista
  • MS Windows Server 2008
  • Apple MacOS X 10.4.9 or later
  • UNIX
  • Sun Solaris 8
  • MS Windows XP SP3
  • Ubuntu Linux 8.10
  • Ubuntu Linux 9.04
  • MS Windows XP 64-bit Edition
  • SuSe Linux 10.3
  • HP-UX 11.0
  • Ubuntu Linux 9.10
  • Ubuntu Linux 10.04
  • MS Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Fedora 10
  • Fedora 9
  • Fedora 11
  • Fedora 12
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.7
  • Debian Linux 5.0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • MS Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition
  • SuSe Linux 11.0
  • SuSe Linux 11.1
  • SuSe Linux 11.2
  • Debian Linux 5.0.1
  • Debian Linux 5.0.2
  • Debian Linux 5.0.3
  • Ubuntu Linux 11.10
  • Ubuntu Linux 12.04
  • Ubuntu Linux 8.04
  • Oracle Solaris 9
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.8
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8 64-bit
  • Fedora 17
  • MS Windows Server 2012 x64 Edition
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Fedora 18
  • openSUSE 12.2
  • openSUSE 12.3
  • Ubuntu Linux 12.10
  • Linux Mint 13
  • Linux Mint 14
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.9
  • Windows 8.1 64-bit
  • MS Windows Server 2003
  • MS Windows Server 2003 R2
  • MS Windows Server 2008
  • MS Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 Edition
  • Fedora 19
  • MS Windows Vista
  • MS Windows 7
  • Linux 9.4
  • Linux 9.5
  • Ubuntu Linux 8.04.1
  • Ubuntu Linux 8.04.2
  • Ubuntu Linux 13.04
  • Linux Mint 15
  • Windows RT 8
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.10
  • Windows 8 Pro
  • Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
  • Windows 8 Enterprise
  • Windows 8 Enterprise 64-bit
  • Windows 8 Enterprise N
  • Windows 8 Enterprise N 64-bit
  • Ubuntu Linux 13.10
  • SuSe Linux 13.1
  • Boss 3.0
  • Boss 5.0
  • Ubuntu Linux 14.10
  • Debian Linux 7.x
  • Fedora 20
  • Linux Mint 16
  • Linux Mint 17
  • Ubuntu Linux 14.04
  • Debian Linux 6.0.x
  • Novell NetWare 6.5 SP8
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server 2

Power

Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdnHP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdn
AC input voltage220.0 V230.0 V
Power consumption (average operating)1800.0 W342.0 W

Certifications

Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdnHP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdn
EnergyStaryesyes

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