Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP Pro M1217nfw vs Samsung SCX-5637FR Laser A4

49specifications compared
27differ
22identical
76known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- Pro M1217nfw:No
- SCX-5637FR Laser A4:Yes
Maximum resolution
- Pro M1217nfw:600 x 600 DPI
- SCX-5637FR Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)
- Pro M1217nfw:8.5 s
- SCX-5637FR Laser A4:6.5 s
Maximum copy resolution
- Pro M1217nfw:600 x 400 DPI
- SCX-5637FR Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- Pro M1217nfw:18 cpm
- SCX-5637FR Laser A4:35 cpm
Maximum scan resolution
- Pro M1217nfw:19200 x 19200 DPI
- SCX-5637FR Laser A4:4800 x 4800 DPI
Maximum scan area
- Pro M1217nfw:Legal (216 x 356)
- SCX-5637FR Laser A4:A4 / Letter (216 x 297)
Scan to
- Pro M1217nfw:E-mail, File
- SCX-5637FR Laser A4:E-mail, FTP, USB

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Comparison of Pro M1217nfw, SCX-5637FR
125 specifications	A HP Pro M1217nfw View product	B Samsung SCX-5637FR Laser A4 Model SCX-5637FR View product
Printing3 differ
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	18 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	8.5 s	6.5 s
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one	4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copying2 differ
Duplex copyingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 400 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	18 cpm	35 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 s
PC free copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scanning3 differ
Duplex scanningKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers	19200 x 19200 DPI	4800 x 4800 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	Legal (216 x 356)	A4 / Letter (216 x 297)
Scan toDiffers	E-mail, File	E-mail, FTP, USB
Scan speed (black)Known for one	6 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	3 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	BMP, GIF, JPG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
TWAIN versionKnown for one	1.9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (ADF, A4)Known for one	7.4 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Fax2 differ
Duplex faxingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax resolution (black)Differs	300 x 300 DPI	200 x 200 DPI
Fax memoryDiffers	500 pages	50 MB
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Distinctive ringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	209 locations
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	8000 pages per month	80000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft XPS, PCL 5e, PCL 6, TIFF
Optional functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fax
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	35 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	50 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies	Bond paper, Card stock, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4
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	C5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	C6, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	127 - 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	76 - 216 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, RJ-11, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, 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
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	256 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	768 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyDiffers	Marvell	Samsung
Processor frequencyDiffers	400 MHz	600 MHz
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	SVGA 800x600 IE 5.5+ USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	53 dB
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Display number of linesDiffers	2 lines	4 lines
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	370 W	600 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	3.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	4.8 W	8 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	1 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	700 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional 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, Windows Vista Ho
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fedora 11, Fedora 6, Fedora 7, Fedora 8, Fedora 9, RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U5, RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U6, RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U7, RedHat EL Linux 5.0, SuSE Linux 10.2, SuSE Linux 11, Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 32.5 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CISPR 22, EN, IEC, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	435 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	265 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	306 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	8.3 kg	16.6 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	597 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	397 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	351 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	10.8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003 Mac OS X v10.4, v10.5, v10.6 Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	100 - 240V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan file formatsKnown for one	BMP, JPG, PDF, TIFF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	469 x 438 x 447 mm

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