Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Kyocera FS-6970DN 1200 x 1200 DPI A3 vs Kyocera FS-C5400DN Colour

35specifications compared
26differ
9identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- FS-6970DN 1200 x 1200 DPI A3:No
- FS-C5400DN Colour:Yes
Maximum resolution
- FS-6970DN 1200 x 1200 DPI A3:1200 x 1200 DPI
- FS-C5400DN Colour:9600 x 600 DPI
Warm-up time
- FS-6970DN 1200 x 1200 DPI A3:15 s
- FS-C5400DN Colour:60 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- FS-6970DN 1200 x 1200 DPI A3:9 s
- FS-C5400DN Colour:8 s
Total input capacity
- FS-6970DN 1200 x 1200 DPI A3:350 sheets
- FS-C5400DN Colour:500 sheets
Total output capacity
- FS-6970DN 1200 x 1200 DPI A3:250 sheets
- FS-C5400DN Colour:500 sheets
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
- FS-6970DN 1200 x 1200 DPI A3:A3
- FS-C5400DN Colour:A4
Maximum print size
- FS-6970DN 1200 x 1200 DPI A3:297 x 432 mm
- FS-C5400DN Colour:216 x 297 mm

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Comparison of FS-6970DN, FS-C5400DN
72 specifications	A Kyocera FS-6970DN 1200 x 1200 DPI A3 Model FS-6970DN View product	B Kyocera FS-C5400DN Colour Model FS-C5400DN View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	9600 x 600 DPI
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	17 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeDiffers	15 s	60 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	9 s	8 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 s
Featuresidentical
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	20000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	Epson LQ, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	350 sheets	500 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	250 sheets	500 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	1350 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	500 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling7 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A3	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	297 x 432 mm	216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper	Envelopes, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A3, A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B4, B5	B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Ledger (media size), Letter	Letter
Custom media widthKnown for one	70 - 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	148 - 450 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 120 g/m²	60 - 220 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 220 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex media weightKnown for one	60 - 120 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Network readyDiffers	Yes	No
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMPv3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	1152 MB	1280 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	PowerPC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	440	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	600 MHz	733 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	51 dB	52.1, 55
Sound power level (standby)Differs	29 dB	36, 36.1
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Grey
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	516 W	608 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	9.6 W	91 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	6.3 W	10 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, 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, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	19.5 kg	35 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	469 x 395 x 285 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	345 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	518 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	510 mm
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC 220-240 V, 50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Toner cartridgeKnown for one	TK-450	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.2, UNIX, LINUX
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 6, PCL 5c, KPDL3, PDF, XPS

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