Product comparison · 2 laser printers

HP LaserJet CP1525nw Colour vs Samsung ML-2164 laser printer

33specifications compared
23differ
10identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- LaserJet CP1525nw Colour:Yes
- ML-2164 laser printer:No
Maximum resolution
- LaserJet CP1525nw Colour:600 x 600 DPI
- ML-2164 laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- LaserJet CP1525nw Colour:12 ppm
- ML-2164 laser printer:18 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- LaserJet CP1525nw Colour:26 s
- ML-2164 laser printer:8.5 s
Maximum duty cycle
- LaserJet CP1525nw Colour:30000 pages per month
- ML-2164 laser printer:10000 pages per month
Printing colours
- LaserJet CP1525nw Colour:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
- ML-2164 laser printer:Black
Number of print cartridges
- LaserJet CP1525nw Colour:4
- ML-2164 laser printer:1
Total output capacity
- LaserJet CP1525nw Colour:125 sheets
- ML-2164 laser printer:100 sheets

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Comparison of CP1525nw, ML-2164
72 specifications	A HP LaserJet CP1525nw Colour Model CP1525nw View product	B Samsung ML-2164 laser printer Model ML-2164 View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printing	No	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	12 ppm	18 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	8 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	26 s	8.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	32 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	30000 pages per month	10000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	250 - 1000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	4	1
Page description languagesKnown for one	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacity	150 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	125 sheets	100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	125 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Recycled paper, Thin paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Letterhead, Preprinted forms	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Envelopes sizesDiffers	B5, C5, DL	10, C5, DL
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthDiffers	76 - 216 mm	76 - 127 mm
Custom media lengthDiffers	127 - 356 mm	216 - 356 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 220 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
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Folio, Letter, Oficio, Legal
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Network readyDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	8 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	384 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	600 MHz	300 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	48 dB	50 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 dB
Designidentical
Display	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	295 W	310 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	12.5 W	30 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.9 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Fedora 11, Fedora 9, SuSE Linux 10.3, SuSE Linux 11, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	233 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	200 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	20 - 27 °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	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	18.2 kg	4 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	399 x 505 x 254 mm	215 x 178 x 331 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	22.3 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Linpus Linux (9.4, 9.5), RED HAT Enterprise Linux 5.0, Debian (5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3), HPUX 11, Solaris 8/9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	500 x 333 x 550 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard output capacity for transparenciesKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connection to PCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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