Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Samsung ML-4550 Mono Laser Printer vs Samsung ML-4551ND laser printer

27specifications compared
5differ
22identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum print size
- ML-4550 Mono Laser Printer:216 x 297 mm
- ML-4551ND laser printer:210 x 297 mm
Network ready
- ML-4550 Mono Laser Printer:No
- ML-4551ND laser printer:Yes
Custom media sizes
- ML-4550 Mono Laser Printer:76x127 mm - 216 x 356 mm
- ML-4551ND laser printer:(76 x 127mm) - (216 x 356mm)

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Comparison of ML-4550 Mono Laser Printer, ML-4551ND
37 specifications	A Samsung ML-4550 Mono Laser Printer View product	B Samsung ML-4551ND laser printer Model ML-4551ND View product
Printingidentical
Colour	No	No
Print technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laser
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	43 ppm	43 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)	8.5 s	8.5 s
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridges	1	1
Printer fonts	Barcode, Bitmap, PostScript, Scalable	Barcode, Bitmap, PostScript, Scalable
Bitmap fonts	OCR-A, OCR-B	OCR-A, OCR-B
Number of PostScript fonts	136	136
Number of bitmap fonts	1	1
Number of scalable fonts	45	45
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity	500 sheets	500 sheets
Total output capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Paper tray 2 input capacity	100 sheets	100 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 297 mm	210 x 297 mm
Media types supportedDiffers	Plain paper, Transparency, Label, Post Card, Envelope	Plain, Transparency, Label, Post Card, Envelope
Network1 differ
Network readyDiffers	No	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP
Performanceidentical
Internal memory	128 MB	128 MB
Maximum internal memory	512 MB	512 MB
Processor frequency	500 MHz	500 MHz
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	Samsung	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	57 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	35 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	15.6 kg	15.6 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)	396 x 453 x 353 mm	396 x 453 x 353 mm
Other features2 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP/2003 Mac OS 10.3 Linux OS (Red Hat 8-9, Fedora Core 1-3, Mandrake 9.2-10.1, SuSE 8.2-9.2)	Windows 98/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP/2003 Server Linux OS (Red Hat 8-9, Fedora Core 1-3, Mandrake 9.2-10.1, SuSE 8.2-9.2) Mac OS 10.3 +
Emulations	PS3, PCL6, IBM ProPrinter, EPSON, PDF Direct	PS3, PCL6, IBM ProPrinter, EPSON, PDF Direct
Fonts included	Yes	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-TX
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x USB 1x IEEE 1284 1x RJ-45
Custom media sizesDiffers	76x127 mm - 216 x 356 mm	(76 x 127mm) - (216 x 356mm)
Memory upgrade	Yes	Yes

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