Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4 vs Kyocera TASKalfa 2550ci Laser A3

42specifications compared
29differ
13identical
61known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
- TASKalfa 2550ci Laser A3:Laser
Maximum resolution
- DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
- TASKalfa 2550ci Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4:8 ppm
- TASKalfa 2550ci Laser A3:25 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4:7.5 ppm
- TASKalfa 2550ci Laser A3:25 ppm
Copying
- DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4:Mono copying
- TASKalfa 2550ci Laser A3:Colour copying
Maximum number of copies
- DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4:20 copies
- TASKalfa 2550ci Laser A3:999 copies
Copier resize
- DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4:20 - 400%
- TASKalfa 2550ci Laser A3:25 - 400%
Scanning
- DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4:Mono scanning
- TASKalfa 2550ci Laser A3:Colour scanning

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Comparison of 3520, 2550ci
103 specifications	A HP DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4 Model 3520 View product	B Kyocera TASKalfa 2550ci Laser A3 Model 2550ci View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	8 ppm	25 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	7.5 ppm	25 ppm
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	22 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.9 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.9 s
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	6.5 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
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	20 copies	999 copies
Copier resizeDiffers	20 - 400%	25 - 400%
Scanning3 differ
ScanningDiffers	Mono scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 297 mm	A3 (297 x 420)
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levels	256	256
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-mail, FTP, USB
Scan speed (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 ppm
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	1000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 3	Microsoft XPS, PCL 5c, PCL 6, PCL XL, PostScript 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optional functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fax
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	80 sheets	1100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	15 sheets	280 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	80 sheets	2100 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	100 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cassette, Paper tray
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 297 mm	297 x 420 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A3, A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	C6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	75 - 90 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 256 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Design1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touch
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	13.38 W	651 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	2.72 W	145 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240 V
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, 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, Windows Vista Home Premium, Wi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	594 mm
DepthDiffers	365 mm	699 mm
HeightDiffers	144 mm	862 mm
WeightDiffers	5 kg	95.5 kg
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
Other features1 differ
Hardware scan resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-in-one functions	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Print	Copy, Print, Scan
Colour scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan file formatsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPG, PDF, TIFF, XPS
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
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerPC
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	63.8 dB
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	63.8 dB
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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