Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Dell 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 vs Samsung ML-5015ND laser printer

23specifications compared
10differ
13identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:45 ppm
- ML-5015ND laser printer:48 ppm
Total input capacity
- 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:250 sheets
- ML-5015ND laser printer:520 sheets
Total output capacity
- 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:350 sheets
- ML-5015ND laser printer:500 sheets
Maximum input capacity
- 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:4000 sheets
- ML-5015ND laser printer:620 sheets
Maximum print size
- 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:216 x 297 mm
- ML-5015ND laser printer:216 x 356 mm
Internal memory
- 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:128 MB
- ML-5015ND laser printer:256 MB
Maximum internal memory
- 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:640 MB
- ML-5015ND laser printer:768 MB
Processor frequency
- 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:500 MHz
- ML-5015ND laser printer:600 MHz

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Comparison of 5230dn, ML-5015ND
50 specifications	A Dell 5230dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Model 5230dn View product	B Samsung ML-5015ND laser printer Model ML-5015ND View product
Printing1 differ
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	45 ppm	48 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 s
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson ESC/P2, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, Microsoft XPS, PCL 5e, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, PostScript 3
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	520 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	350 sheets	500 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	4000 sheets	620 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	2750 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 297 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9, 10, C5, C6, DL
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Parallel
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	640 MB	768 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Samsung Dual Core
Processor frequencyDiffers	500 MHz	600 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 dB
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Grey, White
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vis
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	418 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	358 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	435 mm
WeightDiffers	23.4 kg	26.4 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	425 x 640 x 402 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source

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