Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Dell 3100cn Colour vs Kyocera FS-3820DN laser printer

41specifications compared
25differ
16identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- 3100cn Colour:Yes
- FS-3820DN laser printer:No
Duplex printing
- 3100cn Colour:O
- FS-3820DN laser printer:Yes
Maximum resolution
- 3100cn Colour:600 x 600 DPI
- FS-3820DN laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- 3100cn Colour:25 ppm
- FS-3820DN laser printer:26 ppm
Maximum duty cycle
- 3100cn Colour:45000 pages per month
- FS-3820DN laser printer:125000 pages per month
Printing colours
- 3100cn Colour:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
- FS-3820DN laser printer:Black
Total input capacity
- 3100cn Colour:400 sheets
- FS-3820DN laser printer:600 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
- 3100cn Colour:150 sheets
- FS-3820DN laser printer:100 sheets

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Comparison of 3100cn, FS-3820DN
72 specifications	A Dell 3100cn Colour Model 3100cn View product	B Kyocera FS-3820DN laser printer Model FS-3820DN View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Duplex printingDiffers	O	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	25 ppm	26 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.5 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	45000 pages per month	125000 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PJL, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Total input capacityDiffers	400 sheets	600 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cassette, Paper tray
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	100 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Maximum input capacityDiffers	900 sheets	2100 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Coated paper, Plain paper	Plain paper
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Legal, Letter	Letter
Custom media widthDiffers	90 - 219.5 mm	70 - 216 mm
Custom media lengthDiffers	139.7 - 355.6 mm	148 - 297 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 90 g/m²	60 - 105 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 200 g/m²
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	C5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0	Parallel, RJ-45, USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Network readyDiffers	Yes	No
Performance1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	576 MB	320 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CF
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerPC
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750CX
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	55 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	300 W	425 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	82 W	18 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one	900 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave, Wi-Fi Direct on)Known for one	30 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Novell NetWare 3.x, Novell NetWare 4.x, Novell NetWare 5.x, Novell NetWare 6.x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	424.2 mm	345 mm
DepthDiffers	419.1 mm	390 mm
HeightDiffers	533.4 mm	300 mm
WeightDiffers	31.5 kg	13 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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