Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Epson AcuLaser C2900DN vs Samsung ML-5017ND laser printer

31specifications compared
20differ
11identical
53known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- AcuLaser C2900DN:Yes
- ML-5017ND laser printer:No
Duplex printing
- AcuLaser C2900DN:No
- ML-5017ND laser printer:Yes
Maximum resolution
- AcuLaser C2900DN:600 x 600 DPI
- ML-5017ND laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- AcuLaser C2900DN:23 ppm
- ML-5017ND laser printer:50 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- AcuLaser C2900DN:15.5 s
- ML-5017ND laser printer:7 s
Maximum duty cycle
- AcuLaser C2900DN:40000 pages per month
- ML-5017ND laser printer:200000 pages per month
Number of print cartridges
- AcuLaser C2900DN:4
- ML-5017ND laser printer:1
Total input capacity
- AcuLaser C2900DN:250 sheets
- ML-5017ND laser printer:520 sheets

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Comparison of AcuLaser C2900DN, ML-5017ND
84 specifications	A Epson AcuLaser C2900DN View product	B Samsung ML-5017ND laser printer Model ML-5017ND View product
Printing5 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	23 ppm	50 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	23 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	15.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	15.5 s	7 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	15.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	40000 pages per month	200000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	4	1
Page description languagesKnown for one	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	520 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	500 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	501 sheets	2700 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	Plain paper	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes, Labels	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 216 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Folio, Letter, Legal
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10, C5, C6, DL
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IPv4, TCP/IPv6, IP/Sec, DHCP, SNMP v1/v2c/v3, BootP, RARP, HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP v1, SNTP, DDNS, AutoIP, Ping, WINS, Bonjour (mDNS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Performance2 differ
Internal memory	256 MB	256 MB
Maximum internal memory	768 MB	768 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	400 MHz	600 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	54 dB
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
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 dB
Designidentical
Display	LCD	LCD
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	1100 W	1400 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.5 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 32 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	19.6 kg	25.3 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	403.5 x 469.4 x 416.1 mm	418 x 358 x 435 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	535 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	585 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	817 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	25 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	80 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	127.4 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	2 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per palletKnown for one	4 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	100 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	127.4 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	2 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	4 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP, Vista, 7, Server 2003, 2008 Mac OS X 10.4.11+	Windows 2000/XP (32/64 bit)/2003 Server (32/64 bit)/Vista (32/64 bit)/2008 Server (32/64 bit)/7/2008 Server R2 [Linux] RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4, 5 (32/64 bit) - Fedora 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 (32/64 bit) - SuSE Linux 10.1 (32 bit) - OpenSuSE 10.2, 10.3, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2 (32/64 bit) - Mandr
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	IEC60950-1, EN60950-1, IEC60825-1, EN60825-1	Unknown — not stated by the source
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL5e, PCL6, IBM ProPrinter, EPSON, PostScript3, PDF Direct V1.7, XPS v1.0
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54 dB
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IBM AS/400
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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