Samsung ML-5012ND laser printer vs Samsung ML-5017ND laser printer

Comparison of ML-5012ND, ML-5017ND

51 specifications	A Samsung ML-5012ND laser printer Model ML-5012ND View product	B Samsung ML-5017ND laser printer Model ML-5017ND View product
Printingidentical
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)	50 ppm	50 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)	7 s	7 s
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycle	200000 pages per month	200000 pages per month
Printing colours	Black	Black
Number of print cartridges	1	1
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity	520 sheets	520 sheets
Total output capacity	500 sheets	500 sheets
Maximum input capacity	2700 sheets	2700 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	216 x 297 mm	216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media types	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Folio, Letter, Oficio, Legal	Executive, Folio, Letter, Legal
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Envelopes sizes	10, C5, C6, DL	10, C5, C6, DL
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Performanceidentical
Internal memory	256 MB	256 MB
Maximum internal memory	768 MB	768 MB
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor model	Samsung Dual Core	Samsung Dual Core
Processor frequency	600 MHz	600 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)	54 dB	54 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)	30 dB	30 dB
Designidentical
Display	LCD	LCD
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)	1400 W	1400 W
Power consumption (standby)	15 W	15 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)	4.5 W	4.5 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supported	Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008	Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
Other operating systems supported	IBM AS/400	IBM AS/400
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	26.4 kg	25.3 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)	418 x 358 x 435 mm	418 x 358 x 435 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systems	Windows 2000/XP (32/64 bit)/2003 Server (32/64 bit)/Vista (32/64 bit)/2008 Server (32/64 bit)/7/2008 Server R2 [Linux] RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4, 5 (32/64 bit) - Fedora 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 (32/64 bit) - SuSE Linux 10.1 (32 bit) - OpenSuSE 10.2, 10.3, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2 (32/64 bit) - Mandr	Windows 2000/XP (32/64 bit)/2003 Server (32/64 bit)/Vista (32/64 bit)/2008 Server (32/64 bit)/7/2008 Server R2 [Linux] RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4, 5 (32/64 bit) - Fedora 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 (32/64 bit) - SuSE Linux 10.1 (32 bit) - OpenSuSE 10.2, 10.3, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2 (32/64 bit) - Mandr
Emulations	PCL5e, PCL6, IBM ProPrinter, EPSON, PostScript3, PDF Direct V1.7, XPS v1.0	PCL5e, PCL6, IBM ProPrinter, EPSON, PostScript3, PDF Direct V1.7, XPS v1.0
Noise levelKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	54 dB
Power LED	Yes	Yes

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