Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Samsung ML-2540R laser printer vs Samsung ML-2950NDR laser printer

34specifications compared
13differ
21identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- ML-2540R laser printer:No
- ML-2950NDR laser printer:Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- ML-2540R laser printer:24 ppm
- ML-2950NDR laser printer:28 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- ML-2540R laser printer:9 s
- ML-2950NDR laser printer:8.5 s
Page description languages
- ML-2540R laser printer:SPL
- ML-2950NDR laser printer:PCL 5e, PCL 6, SPL
Total output capacity
- ML-2540R laser printer:80 sheets
- ML-2950NDR laser printer:150 sheets
Standard interfaces
- ML-2540R laser printer:USB 2.0
- ML-2950NDR laser printer:Ethernet, USB 2.0
Ethernet LAN
- ML-2540R laser printer:No
- ML-2950NDR laser printer:Yes
Network ready
- ML-2540R laser printer:No
- ML-2950NDR laser printer:Yes

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Comparison of ML-2540R, ML-2950NDR
45 specifications	A Samsung ML-2540R laser printer Model ML-2540R View product	B Samsung ML-2950NDR laser printer Model ML-2950NDR View product
Printing3 differ
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	24 ppm	28 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	9 s	8.5 s
Features1 differ
Page description languagesDiffers	SPL	PCL 5e, PCL 6, SPL
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total output capacityDiffers	80 sheets	150 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Network readyDiffers	No	Yes
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	64 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	533 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	50 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 dB
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, 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 Vista Hom
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
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 Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	358 x 389 x 197 mm	348 x 338 x 197 mm
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
LegalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/2003 Server/2008 Server Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6 Linux OS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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