Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Samsung ML-2955DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi vs Xerox Phaser 7800GX Colour

26specifications compared
24differ
2identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- ML-2955DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:No
- Phaser 7800GX Colour:Yes
Print technology
- ML-2955DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:Laser
- Phaser 7800GX Colour:LED
Maximum resolution
- ML-2955DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:1200 x 1200 DPI
- Phaser 7800GX Colour:1200 x 2400 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- ML-2955DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:28 ppm
- Phaser 7800GX Colour:45 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- ML-2955DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:8.5 s
- Phaser 7800GX Colour:9 s
Maximum duty cycle
- ML-2955DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:12000 pages per month
- Phaser 7800GX Colour:225000 pages per month
Number of print cartridges
- ML-2955DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:1
- Phaser 7800GX Colour:4
Total input capacity
- ML-2955DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:250 sheets
- Phaser 7800GX Colour:2180 sheets

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Comparison of ML-2955DW, 7800GX
77 specifications	A Samsung ML-2955DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi Model ML-2955DW View product	B Xerox Phaser 7800GX Colour Model 7800GX View product
Printing5 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	LED
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	28 ppm	45 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	8.5 s	9 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 s
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	12000 pages per month	225000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 30000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	4
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5e, PCL 6, SPL	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF 1.6, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	2180 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	250 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2180 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	297 x 420 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Card stock, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A3, A4
Custom media widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	88 - 320 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99 - 1219 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 - 350 g/m²
Paper tray media weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.07 - 59 kg (20 - 130 lbs)
Duplex media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 - 256 g/m²
Duplex media weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 98 lbs
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Folio, Letter, Oficio, Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	10, C5, C6, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMPv3
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	2048 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 GB
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Processor frequencyDiffers	533 MHz	1330 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	50 dB	52 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 dB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Home & office
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Blue, White
DisplayDiffers	No	LCD
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL, EMC, FCC, RoHS
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	844 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	86 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	53 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.3 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 90 °F
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 2500 m
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	7.2 kg	116 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	348 x 338 x 197 mm	641 x 699 x 953 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	147 kg
Other features2 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 / 2003 Server / 2008 Server Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6 Various Linux OS	Mac OS v10.5+ Windows 2003 Server Windows 2008 Server Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP SP3+ Oracle Solaris 9, 10 Fedora Core 12-15 HP-UX 11iv2 IBM AIX 5 SUSE 11.x
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	770 x 848 x 1143 mm
Power LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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