Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Samsung ML-5512ND laser printer vs Samsung ML-6512ND laser printer

24specifications compared
9differ
15identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- ML-5512ND laser printer:55 ppm
- ML-6512ND laser printer:62 ppm
Maximum duty cycle
- ML-5512ND laser printer:10000 pages per month
- ML-6512ND laser printer:275000 pages per month
Total input capacity
- ML-5512ND laser printer:520 sheets
- ML-6512ND laser printer:550 sheets
Optional connectivity
- ML-5512ND laser printer:Parallel
- ML-6512ND laser printer:Wireless LAN
Wi-Fi
- ML-5512ND laser printer:Yes
- ML-6512ND laser printer:No
Sound pressure level (printing)
- ML-5512ND laser printer:56 dB
- ML-6512ND laser printer:58 dB

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Comparison of ML-5512ND, ML-6512ND
56 specifications	A Samsung ML-5512ND laser printer Model ML-5512ND View product	B Samsung ML-6512ND laser printer Model ML-6512ND 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	55 ppm	62 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)	7.8 s	7.8 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	10000 pages per month	275000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Number of print cartridges	1	1
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson ESC/P2, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, Microsoft XPS, PCL 5e, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Total input capacityDiffers	520 sheets	550 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray	Yes	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	100 sheets	100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3450 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4	A4
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Letter
Envelopes sizes	9, 10, C5, C6, DL	9, 10, C5, C6, DL
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 - 80 g/m²
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Optional connectivityDiffers	Parallel	Wireless LAN
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	768 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Samsung
Processor frequency	700 MHz	700 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	56 dB	58 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 dB
Designidentical
Display	LCD	LCD
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 W
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IBM iSeries
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34.8 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	464 x 540 x 420 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP(32/64bit)/2003 Server(32/64bit)/Vista Linux OS: Red Hat 8 - 9, Fedora Core 1- 3, Mandrake 9.2- 10.1, SuSE 8.2- 9.2 Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2/10.1- 10.4	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
Toner cartridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MLT-D309L, MLT-D309S
EmulationsKnown for one	PCL5e, PCL6, IBM ProPrinter, EPSON, KS/KSSM, KS5895, PostScript3, PDF Direct v1.7, XPS v10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	464.1 x 540 x 420.1 mm (18.3 x 21.3 x 16.5")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight (imperial)Known for one	34.2 kg (75.4 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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