Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Kyocera FS-5200DN Colour vs Kyocera FS-6970DTN + PF-430

37specifications compared
23differ
14identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- FS-5200DN Colour:Yes
- FS-6970DTN + PF-430:No
Maximum resolution
- FS-5200DN Colour:9600 x 600 DPI
- FS-6970DTN + PF-430:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- FS-5200DN Colour:21 ppm
- FS-6970DTN + PF-430:35 ppm
Warm-up time
- FS-5200DN Colour:44 s
- FS-6970DTN + PF-430:15 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- FS-5200DN Colour:10.5 s
- FS-6970DTN + PF-430:9 s
Maximum duty cycle
- FS-5200DN Colour:65000 pages per month
- FS-6970DTN + PF-430:150000 pages per month
Total input capacity
- FS-5200DN Colour:150 sheets
- FS-6970DTN + PF-430:250 sheets
Maximum input capacity
- FS-5200DN Colour:2150 sheets
- FS-6970DTN + PF-430:1350 sheets

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Comparison of FS-5200DN, FS-6970DTN + PF-430
73 specifications	A Kyocera FS-5200DN Colour Model FS-5200DN View product	B Kyocera FS-6970DTN + PF-430 View product
Printing5 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	9600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	21 ppm	35 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	44 s	15 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	10.5 s	9 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	21 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	10.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	65000 pages per month	150000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20000
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 languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IBM ProPrinter, PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	250 sheets
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	100 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	2150 sheets	1350 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 297 mm	297 x 420 mm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A3, A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B6	B4, B5
Custom media widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 - 297 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148 - 450 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 120 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 220 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 120 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.1x RADIUS, SSL/TLS
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPsec
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPsec
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMPv3
Performance6 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	1280 MB	1100 MB
Processor modelDiffers	PowerPC 440	440
Processor frequencyDiffers	533 MHz	600 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	51 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs	36 dB	29 dB
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	CF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	420 W	516 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	70 W	9.6 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.3 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	29 kg	19.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	345 x 518 x 480 mm	285 x 469 x 395 mm
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows, Mac OS X 10.2 +, UNIX, LINUX	Windows OS Mac OS X 10.2+ Unix Linux
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC 220 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
EmulationsKnown for one	PCL 6, PCL 5c, Postscipt3 KPDL3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal modemKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100 BaseTX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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