Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Samsung ML-2580N laser printer vs Samsung ML-4600 laser printer

21specifications compared
16differ
5identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- ML-2580N laser printer:No
- ML-4600 laser printer:Yes
Maximum resolution
- ML-2580N laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
- ML-4600 laser printer:600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- ML-2580N laser printer:24 ppm
- ML-4600 laser printer:8 ppm
Maximum duty cycle
- ML-2580N laser printer:12000 pages per month
- ML-4600 laser printer:2000 pages per month
Total input capacity
- ML-2580N laser printer:250 sheets
- ML-4600 laser printer:150 sheets
Total output capacity
- ML-2580N laser printer:80 sheets
- ML-4600 laser printer:100 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- ML-2580N laser printer:A4, A5, A6
- ML-4600 laser printer:A4
Ethernet LAN
- ML-2580N laser printer:Yes
- ML-4600 laser printer:No

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Comparison of ML-2580N, ML-4600
40 specifications	A Samsung ML-2580N laser printer Model ML-2580N View product	B Samsung ML-4600 laser printer Model ML-4600 View product
Printing3 differ
Colour	No	No
Print technologyKnown for one	Laser	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	24 ppm	8 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	9 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	12000 pages per month	2000 pages per month
Number of print cartridges	1	1
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	80 sheets	100 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	210 x 297 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Plain paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Letterhead, Plain paper, Preprinted forms, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Folio, Letter, Oficio, Legal	Executive, Legal, Letter
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	4 MB
Processor frequencyKnown for one	360 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	50 dB	47 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	26 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	68 MB
Designidentical
DisplayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	7.3 kg	6.2 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	360 x 389 x 197 mm	329 x 343 x 224 mm
Other features2 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win 2000/XP/Vista/7/2003 Server/2008 Server, Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.6, Linux OS	Windows 95/98/2000/NT4.0, Linux
EmulationsDiffers	PCL6, PCL5e, SPL	PCL6
Networking featuresKnown for one	Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Toner cartridgeKnown for one	MLT-D1052S, MLT-D1052L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR

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