Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP DeskJet J611a Thermal inkjet A4 vs Kyocera TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3

48specifications compared
35differ
13identical
88known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DeskJet J611a Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:Laser
Duplex printing
- DeskJet J611a Thermal inkjet A4:No
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:Yes
Maximum resolution
- DeskJet J611a Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DeskJet J611a Thermal inkjet A4:5.5 ppm
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:55 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DeskJet J611a Thermal inkjet A4:4 ppm
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:50 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- DeskJet J611a Thermal inkjet A4:21 s
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:4.4 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- DeskJet J611a Thermal inkjet A4:26 s
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:5.7 s
Duplex copying
- DeskJet J611a Thermal inkjet A4:No
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:Yes

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Comparison of J611a, 5550ci
136 specifications	A HP DeskJet J611a Thermal inkjet A4 Model J611a View product	B Kyocera TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3 Model 5550ci View product
Printing7 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal inkjet	Laser
Duplex printingDiffers	No	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	5.5 ppm	55 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	4 ppm	50 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	21 s	4.4 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	26 s	5.7 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	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	16 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margin top (min)Known for one	1.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margin bottom (min)Known for one	1.45 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margin left (min)Known for one	3.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margin right (min)Known for one	3.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
Duplex copyingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	50 copies	999 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400%
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	4.5 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	2.5 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning3 differ
Duplex scanningDiffers	No	Yes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 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	140 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 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
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
TWAIN versionKnown for one	1.9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax2 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Colour faxing
Duplex faxingDiffers	No	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
Features2 differ
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	2	4
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 3	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
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	250 - 500 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Total input capacityDiffers	60 sheets	1150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	25 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 capacityDiffers	60 sheets	7650 sheets
Maximum output capacityDiffers	25 sheets	320 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	297 x 420 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A3, A4
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	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
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
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 integratedDiffers	No	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	750GL
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 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 compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Grey	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	5.08 cm (2")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	9 W	1230 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	2.5 W	200 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	1.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.35 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GS, TÜV, CE, RoHS
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	3.5 kg	114 kg
WidthKnown for one	427 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	406 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	249 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	668 x 767 x 747 mm
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP ePrintKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HP Auto-On/Auto-OffKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HP Software providedKnown for one	HP Photo Creations	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 relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	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	463 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	193 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	349 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	5.22 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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