Xerox C240: Specs, Price, Pros & Cons
This review measures the Xerox C240 against the full 24-spec sheet we track for printers, comparing it like for like with the 50 other models in our database. It earns a VS Score of 50 out of 100 — the weighted result of every verified specification measured against the class average.
On the spec sheet it is strongest in paper handling and weakest in scanning & copying. Its clearest single advantage over the class average: a much higher print speed (color) — 26 ppm vs 12.51 ppm (avg). Street prices currently start at $ 338.82 for the Xerox C240.
Category strengths
Where the Xerox C240 beats the average
- A much higher print speed (color) ?26 ppm vs 12.51 ppm (avg)
- A much higher print speed (black) ?26 ppm vs 17.21 ppm (avg)
- A much higher monthly duty cycle ?50,000 pages vs 19,346.15 pages (avg)
- A higher input tray capacity ?250 sheets vs 182.02 sheets (avg)
- Has automatic duplex printing ?
- Has ethernet ?
- Has color printing ?
- A much higher output tray capacity ?100 sheets vs 68.95 sheets (avg)
- Has Wi-Fi Direct ?
- Has Apple AirPrint ?
Where the Xerox C240 trails the average
- No all-in-one ?
- No automatic document feeder ?
- A much lower print resolution ?600 dpi vs 4,041.94 dpi (avg)
- A much heavier build ?16.3 kg vs 9.07 kg (avg)
- No touchscreen display ?
- No supertank / refillable ink ?
- No duplex scanning ?
- No fax ?
Editor’s note
The C240 is a colour laser that only prints. No scanner, no copier, no fax, no document feeder. That sounds like a limitation, and for a lot of buyers it is, but it is also the reason the machine is a compact 411 by 400 mm box at 16.3 kg rather than the tall multifunction units that dominate this price range. If you already have a scanner, or never scan, you are paying for exactly what you use.
What you get is a proper small-office engine: 26 pages per minute in both colour and black, automatic duplexing, a 250-sheet main tray with a single-sheet manual slot, and a 50,000-page monthly duty cycle, with Xerox recommending up to 2,500 pages a month. Paper handling goes up to legal size. Connectivity covers gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct and USB, and Xerox supports AirPrint, Mopria and Chromebook printing, so it slots into a mixed-platform office without driver drama.
The two things I would weigh before buying. Print resolution is 600 by 600 dpi, with Xerox quoting a 4800 colour-quality figure that is an enhancement mode rather than native resolution; for documents and charts that is fine, for photo-grade output it is not the tool. And the starter cartridges are small – Xerox states 500 pages for each colour and 750 for black – so budget for a full set of toner sooner than the purchase price suggests. There is no touchscreen, just a simple display and keys, which is appropriate for a device most people will drive from a laptop.
At Xerox's own list price of around $339, this is a sensible buy for a small office that prints colour documents in volume and does not need the scanner. If you do need to scan, the C255a multifunction sibling exists, and the price gap between them is the price of that scanner.
Specifications
Quality bars are generated automatically against 50 other printers.
Printing
Laser prints crisp text fast; inkjet handles photos and colour better.
Prints in colour, not just black and white.
Black-and-white pages per minute; higher is faster.
Colour pages per minute; higher is faster.
A higher dot density produces sharper prints.
Prints both sides of the page without manual flipping.
Refillable ink tanks cut the cost per page dramatically.
The maximum recommended pages per month.
Scanning & copying
Scans and copies as well as prints.
Feeds multi-page documents through the scanner unattended.
How many pages the document feeder holds at once.
Scans both sides of a page automatically.
Sends and receives faxes.
Paper handling
A larger tray needs refilling less often.
How many printed pages the output tray holds.
The largest paper format supported (e.g. Letter, Legal, A3).
Connectivity
Print wirelessly over the home network.
Connect devices directly without a router.
A wired network port for reliable office use.
A direct USB connection to a computer.
Print from iPhone, iPad and Mac without extra drivers.
Print and manage the printer from a phone app.
Design
An onboard touchscreen makes standalone tasks easier.
A lighter printer is easier to place and move.
How the VS Score works — and what it can’t tell you
Every measurable spec is scored against the average of all the printers we track: matching the class average scores 50, clearly beating it climbs towards 100, and each spec counts according to an editorial weight that reflects real-world impact — a battery-capacity gap moves the score far more than a colour-options list. The quality bars on the spec cards above show where this model sits inside the full range for its class, and the overall VS Score rolls every weighted result into one number.
Unknown values are never estimated. A spec this product doesn’t report simply drops out of its scoring — it isn’t penalised with a guess — but a thinner spec sheet does mean a score built on fewer data points, which is why completeness is disclosed under About this data.
Most importantly: a spec-sheet lead is not the same as a better product. Megapixels, gigahertz and benchmark points describe capacity, not experience — image processing, software optimisation, thermals, haptics and ergonomics decide how a device actually feels, and no table captures reliability or long-term support quality. Treat the VS Score as a structured summary of what can be measured, not a substitute for your own priorities.
About this data
- Specifications are compiled from each manufacturer’s official spec sheet, cross-checked against trusted specification databases, and normalised into one schema so identical things are compared identically.
- Specifications last verified August 22, 2026.
- Data completeness: 23 of the 24 specs in this category are verified (96%). Anything we could not verify is shown as Unknown — never estimated — and is excluded from the score.
- Prices and availability come from live retailer feeds via our shopping partners and refresh throughout the day; a missing price means no partner currently lists the product, not that it is discontinued.
- Want the full picture? Our editorial guidelines explain how we research products, weight the scores and stay independent.
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The bottom line
The Xerox C240 earns a VS Score of 50, a solid mid-pack result among the 51 printers we compare here.
- Who it’s for
- Small offices and home workers who print colour documents in real volume and already own a scanner or never scan. Duplex, a 250-sheet tray and a 50,000-page duty cycle are small-office numbers in a desk-sized box.
- Who should look elsewhere
- Anyone who needs an all-in-one. There is no scanner, copier, fax or document feeder, and no touchscreen. Also not for photo printing: 600 x 600 dpi native is a document engine.
- The trade-off that matters
- Engine capacity against feature breadth: 26 ppm colour, auto duplex and gigabit Ethernet in a compact chassis, but print-only, 600 dpi native, and starter cartridges rated at just 500 colour / 750 black pages.
- The main alternative
- HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 3301fdw – if you need the scanner, copier and fax the C240 leaves out. It is a larger, pricier all-in-one colour laser from the same office tier.
The VS Score is generated automatically from the weighted specifications above, measured against all other printers in our database. Treat it as a shortlisting guide — not a substitute for your own priorities.
