Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Dell 2350d 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 vs Dell 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4

24specifications compared
15differ
9identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- 2350d 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:38 ppm
- 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:45 ppm
Maximum duty cycle
- 2350d 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:60000 pages per month
- 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:200000 pages per month
Total output capacity
- 2350d 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:150 sheets
- 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:350 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
- 2350d 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:50 sheets
- 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:100 sheets
Maximum input capacity
- 2350d 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:850 sheets
- 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:4000 sheets
Maximum print size
- 2350d 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:210 x 297 mm
- 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:216 x 297 mm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- 2350d 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:A4, A5, A6
- 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:A4
Standard interfaces
- 2350d 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:Parallel, USB 1.1, USB 2.0
- 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:Ethernet, USB 2.0

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Comparison of 2350d, 5230dn
46 specifications	A Dell 2350d 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Model 2350d View product	B Dell 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Model 5230dn View product
Printing1 differ
Colour	No	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	38 ppm	45 ppm
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	60000 pages per month	200000 pages per month
Printing colours	Black	Black
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	PCL 5e, PostScript 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	350 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray	Yes	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers	50 sheets	100 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	850 sheets	4000 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2750 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	210 x 297 mm	216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Greeting cards, Letterhead	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Folio, Letter, Statement, Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	7 3/4, 9, 10, B5, C5, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 90 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel, USB 1.1, USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	128 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	160 MB	640 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	400 MHz	500 MHz
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display	LCD	LCD
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Hom	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	RedHat EL Linux 3 U9, RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U5, RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U6, RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U7, RedHat EL Linux 5.0, SuSE Linux 10.2, SuSE Linux 10.3, SuSE Linux 11, SuSE Linux 9.3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	14.1 kg	23.4 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	422 x 369 x 260 mm	425 x 640 x 402 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Dell OpenManage Lexmark MarkVisiontm/ Professional CA's Unicenter HP OpenViewtm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SunSoft Solaris 8, Microsoft Windows 2000 / NT4.0, IBM AIX 5.2, Apple MacOS 9.x, HP-UX 11i, SunSoft Solaris 9, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, SunSoft Solaris 10, IBM AIX 5.3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Microsoft Windows Vista / XP, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS

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