Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4 vs Kyocera TASKalfa 3550ci Laser A3

46specifications compared
30differ
16identical
85known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
- TASKalfa 3550ci Laser A3:Laser
Maximum resolution
- DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
- TASKalfa 3550ci Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4:8 ppm
- TASKalfa 3550ci Laser A3:35 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4:7.5 ppm
- TASKalfa 3550ci Laser A3:17 ppm
Copying
- DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4:Mono copying
- TASKalfa 3550ci Laser A3:Colour copying
Maximum number of copies
- DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4:30 copies
- TASKalfa 3550ci Laser A3:999 copies
Optical scanning resolution
- DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- TASKalfa 3550ci Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan area
- DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4:216 x 297 mm
- TASKalfa 3550ci Laser A3:A3 (297 x 420)

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Comparison of 3070A, 3550ci
131 specifications	A HP DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4 Model 3070A View product	B Kyocera TASKalfa 3550ci Laser A3 Model 3550ci View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal inkjet	Laser
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	8 ppm	35 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	7.5 ppm	17 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.8 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.4 s
Secure printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DVD/CD printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	23 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	23 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	30 copies	999 copies
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
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	7 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	5.5 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning2 differ
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 297 mm	A3 (297 x 420)
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-mail, FTP, OCR, USB
Scan speed (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 ppm
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPG, TIF
Film scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Colour faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 3, PML	Microsoft XPS, PCL 5c, PCL 6, PCL XL, PostScript 3
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	1000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Total input capacityDiffers	80 sheets	1150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	15 sheets	250 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
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Paper tray
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7650 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
Maximum print sizeDiffers	210 x 297 mm	297 x 420 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Plain paper	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A3, A4
Paper tray media weightDiffers	75 - 95 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
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	10x15,13x18 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
Direct printingDiffers	No	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 GB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CF
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerPC
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750CL
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.5 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	58 dB
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	USB 2.0 port Internet Explorer 6+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Brown	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	5.08 cm (2")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	14.92 W	910 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	2.58 W	200 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.22 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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 Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GS, TÜV, CE, RoHS
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	5 kg	114 kg
WidthKnown for one	436 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	710 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	425 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	668 x 767 x 747 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Print, Scan	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
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
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ResizingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PictBridgeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	492 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	191 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	408 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	6.11 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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