Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Dell S2830dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 vs Samsung ProXpress M4020ND

31specifications compared
16differ
15identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- S2830dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:18 ppm
- ProXpress M4020ND:40 ppm
Total input capacity
- S2830dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:350 sheets
- ProXpress M4020ND:250 sheets
Maximum input capacity
- S2830dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:350 sheets
- ProXpress M4020ND:820 sheets
Envelopes sizes
- S2830dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:9, 10, B5, DL, Monarch
- ProXpress M4020ND:9, 10, C5, C6, DL
Maximum internal memory
- S2830dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:256 MB
- ProXpress M4020ND:512 MB
Processor frequency
- S2830dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:800 MHz
- ProXpress M4020ND:600 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)
- S2830dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:54 dB
- ProXpress M4020ND:57 dB
Product colour
- S2830dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4:Black
- ProXpress M4020ND:Black, White

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Comparison of S2830dn, M4020ND
72 specifications	A Dell S2830dn 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Model S2830dn View product	B Samsung ProXpress M4020ND Model M4020ND View product
Printing1 differ
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	18 ppm	40 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.5 s
Secure printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	40 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 100000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PCL XL, PDF 1.7, PostScript 3	IBM ProPrinter, PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3, SPL
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Total input capacityDiffers	350 sheets	250 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cassette
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	350 sheets	820 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Lightweight paper, Plain paper	Card stock, Envelopes, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bond paper, Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper, Preprinted forms, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper, Transparencies
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Folio, Statement, Legal	Folio, Oficio, Statement
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesDiffers	9, 10, B5, DL, Monarch	9, 10, C5, C6, DL
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 220 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Parallel
Networkidentical
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Google Cloud Print
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	512 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	800 MHz	600 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	54 dB	57 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, White
DisplayDiffers	LED	LCD
Display number of linesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 lines
Display diagonalKnown for one	6.1 cm (2.4")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, 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 8, Win
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	399 mm	366 mm
DepthDiffers	381 mm	365.6 mm
HeightDiffers	261.6 mm	262.5 mm
WeightDiffers	14.2 kg	10.2 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	449.6 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	449.6 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	403.9 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Print resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 1200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	-10 - 32 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source

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