WorkCentre®C2424
Competitive Comparison
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Xerox WorkCentre C2424 vs.
HP Color LaserJet 2820/2840AiO
The WorkCentre C2424 is a true workgroup MFP – without compromise.
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Superior performance
Better print quality and
more consistent color
True concurrency
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Legendary solid ink ease-of-use
Automatic two-sided printing,
copying and scanning
Better productivity features
Xerox Total Satisfaction Guarantee
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More paper capacity
PRINTER FEATURES
Faster print speed
WorkCentre C2424
Up to 24 ppm color / black
HP LaserJet 2820 / 2840
Up to 4 ppm color
Up to 20 ppm black
• Greater productivity and ability to support larger workgroups
FASTER!
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Faster first-page-out time
As fast as
6 seconds color / black
As fast as 35 seconds color
As fast as 24 seconds black
• Less waiting so you can meet those fast-approaching deadlines
Automatic two-sided printing
Standard with
print, copy and scan functions
Not available with print, copy,
and scan functions (manual only)
• Save time and money…and a lot of effort
Better media handling
Tray 1 (MPT) 60 to 220 gsm
Main tray: 60 to 120 gsm
MPT: 60 to 177 gsm (non-HP papers)
Up to 220 gsm (HP papers only)
Main tray: 60 to 105 gsm
• Get more flexibility and creative freedom with your choice of heavier media types
Larger media capacity
Standard input: 625 sheets
Maximum input: 1,675 sheets
Up to 4 media trays
Standard input: 125/375 sheets
Maximum input: 375 sheets
Up to 2 media trays
• Over 4-times the maximum paper input capacity for fewer interventions and the ability
to load different media types in separate trays
MORE!
Superior print quality and more consistent color
Vibrant finish
Consistent color
Flat finish
Exhibits banding and
poor transfer
• Solid ink technology lends itself to incredibly smooth and consistent
color and print quality. Details and registration are amazingly accurate.
Color control is an intuitive snap with its automatic TekColor® corrections
Better language support
Adobe PostScript 3, PCL 5c
emulation, direct PDF printing
PostScript 3 emulation, PCL 6
• Genuine Adobe®PostScript®3™ for truer, more accurate printing
COPY FEATURES
Faster ADF1 (Automatic Document Feeder)
15 ppm color
15 ppm black
4 ppm color
2 ppm black
FASTER!
• Spend less time waiting for your copies – in both color and black-and-white
Dual-side ADF1
Up to 9 sheets per minute
in color/black
(18 ppm effective throughput)
Not available: single-side
copying only
• Automatic two-sided copying saves time and boosts productivity while lowering costs
Simple and intuitive control panel
Large 6-line LCD display
Indicator lights for status
Small 2-line display
No indicator lights
• Spend less time learning and more time being productive
Standard and advanced copy features
Original Type: (Text, Graphics,
Mix, Photo); Reduce/Enlarge;
Lighten/Darken; Color/Black;
Output quality: (Fast, Standard,
Enhanced, Photo) ;Simplex/Duplex:
(2-1, 2-2, 1-2, 1-1); Edge erase;
Image shift; N-up; Booklet; Posters;
Gutter erase; Password protect
color copy access; Color balance;
Cover Pages; Auto Cropping;
Background Mask
Original Type: (Draft, Text, Mixed);
Reduce/Enlarge; Lighten/Darken;
Color/Black; Simplex: (1-2, 1-1);
N-up: ( 2 up, 4 up)
• The C2424 offers greater flexibility with powerful features that are often
found only in high-end copiers
• The HP 2800 series lacks many of the advanced features found in high-end copiers
More versatile copying
Flat Bed and ADF: up to legal-size
Flat Bed: up to letter-size only
Requires ADF for legal-size originals
• With the WorkCentre C2424 there is no need to worry about what tray
is used for copying legal-size originals
1. Times based on WorkCentre C2424 and HP 2840 testing. (Mixed graphics and text documents. Default quality mode)
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WorkCentre®C2424
Competitive Comparison
Other Xerox WorkCentre C2424 Advantages
C2424
Simple design = simple maintenance
The C2424’s solid ink technology is legendary for its ease of use. Loading ink is as easy as loading a
stapler…even a child can do it.
The HP device, as you can see in the photo series, is a complicated device. Opening its front cover engages
dozens of moving plastic parts that can be broken. And the number of steps it takes to replace toner car-
tridges is far more than what is required for the Xerox C2424.
HP 2800 series
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Open 1st
cover
2
Open 2nd
cover
Open 1st
cover
2
Open 2nd
cover
Open 1st
cover
2
Open 2nd
cover
Open 1st
cover
2
Open 2nd
cover
5
3
Remove
and replace
Yellow
5
Remove
and replace
Magenta
5
3
Remove
and replace
Cyan
3
5
3
Remove
and replace
Black
Press cycle
button
Press cycle
button
Press cycle
button
Press cycle
button
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4
4
4
Close covers
Close covers
Close covers
Close covers
Yellow Toner
Black Toner
Magenta Toner
Cyan Toner
Real-world performance
The C2424 has a dramatic performance advantage over HP’s LaserJet AiO in
both specifications and (more importantly) real-world performance.
Front display panel eliminates guesswork
The C2424’s front panel display is larger and shows more helpful
information, including animated graphics to aid in maintenance.
The HP 2800 series’ front panel is smaller, provides less
information at-a-glance, and requires more button pushing to
find what you need.
C2424
HP 2800 series
Monochrome e-mail (1 page)2
Excel spreadsheet (1 page)2
Real estate PDF (2 pages)2
8 seconds
24 seconds
35 seconds
37 seconds
295 seconds
WOW!
• Six-line display
complete with
animations
8 seconds
14 seconds
41 seconds
• Limited two-line
display with
no animation
PowerPoint presentation on paper
(8 pages)2
Xerox C2424
WOW!
Complex multilayered file2
59 seconds
493 seconds
2. All pages printed in default print mode on letter-size media.
HP 2800 AiO series
• Easy to understand
instructions get
users printing fast
Xerox PrintingScout
The C2424’s proactive PrintingScout provides instant, detailed, and graphical on-screen alerts
with instructions on what to do. Advantages include productivity gains plus reduction in support
requests to the help desk.
Xerox PrintingScout
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