Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP Photosmart C4485 Inkjet A4 vs Samsung CLX-3170FN multifunction printer Laser A4

27specifications compared
19differ
8identical
47known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- Photosmart C4485 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
- CLX-3170FN multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
Maximum resolution
- Photosmart C4485 Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
- CLX-3170FN multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Photosmart C4485 Inkjet A4:8.9 ppm
- CLX-3170FN multifunction printer Laser A4:16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Photosmart C4485 Inkjet A4:5.3 ppm
- CLX-3170FN multifunction printer Laser A4:4 ppm
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- Photosmart C4485 Inkjet A4:7.7 cpm
- CLX-3170FN multifunction printer Laser A4:16 cpm
Scanning
- Photosmart C4485 Inkjet A4:Colour scanning
- CLX-3170FN multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono scanning
Faxing
- Photosmart C4485 Inkjet A4:No
- CLX-3170FN multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono faxing
Maximum duty cycle
- Photosmart C4485 Inkjet A4:1000 pages per month
- CLX-3170FN multifunction printer Laser A4:24000 pages per month

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Comparison of C4485, CLX-3170FN
74 specifications	A HP Photosmart C4485 Inkjet A4 Model C4485 View product	B Samsung CLX-3170FN multifunction printer Laser A4 Model CLX-3170FN View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	8.9 ppm	16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	5.3 ppm	4 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 s
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	30 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
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	7.7 cpm	16 cpm
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400%
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	7.7 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one	30 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning1 differ
ScanningDiffers	Colour scanning	Mono scanning
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Mono faxing
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14.4 Kbit/s
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	1000 pages per month	24000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for one	PCL 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	50 sheets	100 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies	Transparencies
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB	USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	128 MB
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 dB
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
DisplayDiffers	LCD	TFT
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	3.81 cm (1.5")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	20 W	350 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 32 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	5.06 kg	15.4 kg
WidthKnown for one	434 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	290 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	162 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	415 x 349 x 318 mm
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Copy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Copy, Print
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98/ Me/ 2000/ XP/ Vista/ 2003 Linux OS Red Hat 8.0 - 9.0 Fedora Core 1 - 4 Mandrake 9.2 - 10.1 SuSE 8.2 - 9.2 Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.4
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SPL-C
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC 220 - 240 V
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	470 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	196 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	334 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	6.48 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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