Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4 vs Samsung SCX-4500 multifunction printer Laser A4

33specifications compared
23differ
10identical
53known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
- SCX-4500 multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
Printing
- DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour printing
- SCX-4500 multifunction printer Laser A4:No
Maximum resolution
- DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
- SCX-4500 multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4:7 ppm
- SCX-4500 multifunction printer Laser A4:16 ppm
Copying
- DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour copying
- SCX-4500 multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4:3.9 cpm
- SCX-4500 multifunction printer Laser A4:16 cpm
Copier resize
- DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4:50 - 400%
- SCX-4500 multifunction printer Laser A4:50 - 199%
Optical scanning resolution
- DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- SCX-4500 multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 2400 DPI

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Comparison of F2180, SCX-4500
86 specifications	A HP DeskJet F2180 Thermal inkjet A4 Model F2180 View product	B Samsung SCX-4500 multifunction printer Laser A4 Model SCX-4500 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	No
Duplex printingKnown for one	No	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	7 ppm	16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	2.9 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	17 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	11 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 1200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	3.9 cpm	16 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	2.4 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one	17 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal, US Letter)Known for one	11 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeDiffers	50 - 400%	50 - 199%
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99 copies
Scanning2 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	4800 x 4800 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	210 x 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	TWAIN	Unknown — not stated by the source
TWAIN versionKnown for one	1.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Duplex faxingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	500 pages per month	5000 pages per month
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	LIDIL	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacity	100 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	50 sheets	30 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Card stock, Envelopes, Iron-On Transfers, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies	Bond paper, Card stock, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	C6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Hagaki card	Executive
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB	USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	8 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 dB
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Power2 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	80 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	20 W	350 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	4 W	70 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
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	350 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	425.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	381 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	425.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	5.26 kg	8.6 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	468 mm	224 mm
Package depthDiffers	225 mm	164 mm
Package heightDiffers	300 mm	88 mm
Package weightDiffers	5.25 kg	500 g
Other featuresidentical
DuplexKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	332 x 393 x 164.5 mm
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Copy, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Scan, No
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista Linux OS Mac 10.3-10.4
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SPL
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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

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