Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP 100 M175nw vs Kyocera TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3

63specifications compared
43differ
20identical
85known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- 100 M175nw:No
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- 100 M175nw:16 ppm
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:55 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- 100 M175nw:4 ppm
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:50 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- 100 M175nw:15.5 s
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:4.4 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- 100 M175nw:27.5 s
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:5.7 s
Duplex copying
- 100 M175nw:No
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:Yes
Maximum copy resolution
- 100 M175nw:300 x 300 DPI
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copies
- 100 M175nw:99 copies
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:999 copies

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Comparison of 100 M175nw, 5550ci
148 specifications	A HP 100 M175nw View product	B Kyocera TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3 Model 5550ci View product
Printing5 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	16 ppm	55 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	4 ppm	50 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	15.5 s	4.4 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	27.5 s	5.7 s
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto
Print resolution blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 s
Secure printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DVD/CD printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Copying3 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	300 x 300 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	16 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	4 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal, US Letter)Known for one	4 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	99 copies	999 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2, 4
PC free copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scanning5 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningDiffers	No	Yes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	A4 / Letter (216 x 297)	A3 (297 x 420)
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (black)Differs	14 ppm	140 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Differs	6 ppm	110 ppm
Input colour depthKnown for one	30 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levels	256	256
Scan driversKnown for one	TWAIN	Unknown — not stated by the source
TWAIN versionKnown for one	1.9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-mail, FTP, OCR, USB
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPG, TIF
Film scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Fax2 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Colour faxing
Duplex faxingDiffers	No	Yes
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 MB
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JBIG, MH, MMR, MR
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	20000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	250 - 950 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridges	4	4
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, PostScript 3	Microsoft XPS, PCL 5c, PCL 6, PCL XL, PostScript 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	1	3
Total input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	1150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	50 sheets	250 sheets
Paper input type	Paper tray	Paper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	35 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum output capacityDiffers	50 sheets	320 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7650 sheets
Paper handling5 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, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A3, A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive	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	7 3/4, C5, C6, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	10x15 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	4x6,5x8,9x13	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	127 - 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	76 - 216 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 176 g/m²	60 - 220 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 300 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 256 g/m²
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, USB 2.0
Direct printingDiffers	No	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WEP, WPA, WPA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMPv1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	2048 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor familyDiffers	ARM11	PowerPC
Processor frequencyDiffers	600 MHz	750 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	47 dB	75 dB
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	CD/DVD-ROM USB LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 GB
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CF
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750GL
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	58 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of linesKnown for one	2 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of charactersKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	310 W	1230 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	11 W	200 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	110 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 W
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedDiffers	Fedora 11, Fedora 12, Fedora 9, RedHat EL Linux 5.0, SuSE Linux 10.3, SuSE Linux 11, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	233MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	500 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	59 - 90.5 °F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	441 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	421 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	338 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	16.2 kg	114 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	595 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	397 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	464 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	17.5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	668 x 767 x 747 mm
Colour faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Colour scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Duplex (double-sided)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITU-T G3
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ResizingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GS, TÜV, CE, RoHS
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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