Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4 vs Kyocera TASKalfa 6500i Laser A3

45specifications compared
31differ
14identical
81known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
- TASKalfa 6500i Laser A3:Laser
Printing
- DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4:Colour printing
- TASKalfa 6500i Laser A3:Mono printing
Maximum resolution
- DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
- TASKalfa 6500i Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4:8 ppm
- TASKalfa 6500i Laser A3:65 ppm
Maximum number of copies
- DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4:30 copies
- TASKalfa 6500i Laser A3:999 copies
Optical scanning resolution
- DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- TASKalfa 6500i Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan area
- DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4:216 x 297 mm
- TASKalfa 6500i Laser A3:A3 (297 x 420)
Faxing
- DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4:No
- TASKalfa 6500i Laser A3:Mono faxing

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Comparison of 3070A, 6500i
126 specifications	A HP DeskJet 3070A Thermal inkjet A4 Model 3070A View product	B Kyocera TASKalfa 6500i Laser A3 Model 6500i View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
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	65 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.2 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 (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	7.5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Copying1 differ
Copying	Mono copying	Mono copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	30 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
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
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
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	160 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 ppm
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPG, TIF
Greyscale levels	256	256
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	Mono 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
Features3 differ
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	4	1
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black
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 input capacityDiffers	80 sheets	4150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	15 sheets	420 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	420 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 port	Yes	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	320 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	800 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	58 dB
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
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
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
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	1210 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	2.58 W	300 W
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
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	TÜV/GS, CE, RoHS
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	5 kg	152 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	1039 x 723 x 1347 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Print, Scan	Scan
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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