Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Samsung ML-2166W laser printer vs Samsung SL-M3820ND laser printer

29specifications compared
22differ
7identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- ML-2166W laser printer:20 ppm
- SL-M3820ND laser printer:38 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- ML-2166W laser printer:8.5 s
- SL-M3820ND laser printer:6.5 s
Maximum duty cycle
- ML-2166W laser printer:10000 pages per month
- SL-M3820ND laser printer:80000 pages per month
Total output capacity
- ML-2166W laser printer:100 sheets
- SL-M3820ND laser printer:150 sheets
Maximum print size
- ML-2166W laser printer:216 x 297 mm
- SL-M3820ND laser printer:216 x 356 mm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- ML-2166W laser printer:A4, A5
- SL-M3820ND laser printer:A4, A5, A6
Standard interfaces
- ML-2166W laser printer:USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
- SL-M3820ND laser printer:Ethernet, USB 2.0
Wi-Fi
- ML-2166W laser printer:Yes
- SL-M3820ND laser printer:No

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Comparison of ML-2166W, SL-M3820ND
51 specifications	A Samsung ML-2166W laser printer Model ML-2166W View product	B Samsung SL-M3820ND laser printer Model SL-M3820ND View product
Printing2 differ
Colour	No	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	38 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	8.5 s	6.5 s
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	10000 pages per month	80000 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
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	150 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	50 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	820 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 297 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thin paper	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thin paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Folio, Letter, Oficio, Statement, 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	9, 10, C5, C6, DL
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 220 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Parallel
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Samsung Mobile Print	Google Cloud Print
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	128 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	600 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black, White
DisplayDiffers	LED	LCD
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	310 W	700 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.1 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	30 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	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	331 mm	366 mm
DepthDiffers	215 mm	365 mm
HeightDiffers	178 mm	262.5 mm
WeightDiffers	4 kg	10.2 kg
Other featuresidentical
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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