HP Color LaserJet Pro M255dw vs Xerox C235
The HP Color LaserJet Pro M255dw is a color laser using toner; the Xerox C235 is a color laser using toner. A black page costs 4.1¢ on one and 5.7¢ on the other. Over 5,000 pages the HP Color LaserJet Pro M255dw works out about $120 cheaper to have owned.
- HP Color LaserJet Pro M255dw~$756~$379 printer + ~$377 supplies
- Xerox C235~$876~$399 printer + ~$477 supplies
purchase priceink or toner. An estimate: purchase price plus 5,000 pages at each printer’s computed cost per page, assuming 4 mono pages for every colour page. Printers whose consumable price we could not source are left out.
- HP Color LaserJet Pro M255dw
- ~$379 to buy · ~$756 after 5,000 pages
- Xerox C235
- ~$399 to buy · ~$876 after 5,000 pages
Estimates computed from published ISO page yields and consumable list prices.
| Spec | HPHP Color LaserJet Pro M255dw | XeroxXerox C235 |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$379 | ~$399 |
| Cost per mono page | 4.1¢ | 5.7¢ |
| Cost per colour page | 21¢ | 25¢ |
| Cost to own, 5,000 pages | ~$756 | ~$876 |
| Technology | Laser | Laser |
| Ink system | Toner | Toner |
| Black consumable | HP 206X high-yield black toner · 3,150 pages | Xerox 006R04383 black toner · 1,500 pages |
| Colour consumable | HP 206X high-yield colour toners · 2,450 pages | Xerox 006R04384 colour toners · 1,500 pages |
| Third-party ink lock | No | No |
| Print speed, mono | 22 ISO ppm | 24 ISO ppm |
| Print speed, colour | 22 ISO ppm | 24 ISO ppm |
| Functions | Print · Copy · Scan · Fax | |
| Two-sided printing | Auto | Auto |
| Document feeder | None | 50 sheets |
| Two-sided scanning | — | No |
| Paper capacity | 250 sheets | 250 sheets |
| Max paper size | Legal | Legal |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi · Ethernet | Wi-Fi · Ethernet |
| Display | 2.7" colour touchscreen | Mono LCD |
| Weight | 35.7 lb | 46.1 lb |
Tinted rows are where these two differ.
Someone who already owns a scanner and wants colour laser output on its own: print-only, 22 ISO ppm, and no HP supplies lock.
A small office that needs colour laser copying and faxing and is buying on purchase price rather than running cost.