Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Samsung ML-3312ND laser printer vs Samsung ML-6510ND laser printer

32specifications compared
20differ
12identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- ML-3312ND laser printer:31 ppm
- ML-6510ND laser printer:62 ppm
Maximum duty cycle
- ML-3312ND laser printer:50000 pages per month
- ML-6510ND laser printer:275000 pages per month
Total input capacity
- ML-3312ND laser printer:250 sheets
- ML-6510ND laser printer:550 sheets
Total output capacity
- ML-3312ND laser printer:150 sheets
- ML-6510ND laser printer:500 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
- ML-3312ND laser printer:50 sheets
- ML-6510ND laser printer:100 sheets
Standard interfaces
- ML-3312ND laser printer:Ethernet, USB 2.0
- ML-6510ND laser printer:USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- ML-3312ND laser printer:1
- ML-6510ND laser printer:2
Optional connectivity
- ML-3312ND laser printer:Parallel
- ML-6510ND laser printer:Wireless LAN

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Comparison of ML-3312ND, ML-6510ND
50 specifications	A Samsung ML-3312ND laser printer Model ML-3312ND View product	B Samsung ML-6510ND laser printer Model ML-6510ND View product
Printing1 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	31 ppm	62 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	6.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.8 s
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	50000 pages per month	275000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridges	1	1
Page description languagesDiffers	Epson ESC/P2, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 5e	Epson ESC/P2, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, Microsoft XPS, PCL 5e, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	550 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	500 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray	Yes	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers	50 sheets	100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	770 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Transparencies	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4	A4
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9, 10, C5, C6, DL
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Optional connectivityDiffers	Parallel	Wireless LAN
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Performance5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	256 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	768 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	Samsung	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	375 MHz	700 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	51 dB	58 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs	26 dB	30 dB
Designidentical
Display	LCD	LCD
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	550 W	900 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	60 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	3.5 W	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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	9.74 kg	34.8 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	366 x 358 x 252.9 mm	464 x 540 x 420 mm
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 / XP (32 / 64 bits) / Vista (32 / 64 bits) / 2003 Server (32 / 64 bits) / 2008 Server (32 / 64 bits) / 7 (32 / 64 bits) / 2008 Server R2 (64 bits) Various Linux OS: RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4, 5 (32 / 64 bit) Fedora 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (32 / 64 bit) SuSE Linux 10.0, 10.1 (32	Windows 2000/XP(32/64bits)/Vista(32/64bits)/2003 Server(32/64bits)/2008 Server(32/64bits)/7(32/64bits)/2008 Server R2(64bits)Various Linux OS: RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4, 5 (32/64 bit)Fedora 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (32/64 bit)SuSE Linux 10.0, 10.1 (32 bit)OpenSuSE 10.2, 10.3, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2
Toner cartridgeKnown for one	MLT-D205L, MLT-D205S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet

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