Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Kyocera TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3 vs Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i Laser A3

76specifications compared
19differ
57identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3:Colour printing
- TASKalfa 5501i Laser A3:Mono printing
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3:35 ppm
- TASKalfa 5501i Laser A3:55 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)
- TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3:35 ppm
- TASKalfa 5501i Laser A3:27 ppm
Warm-up time
- TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3:25 s
- TASKalfa 5501i Laser A3:23 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3:4.8 s
- TASKalfa 5501i Laser A3:3.2 s
Copying
- TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3:Colour copying
- TASKalfa 5501i Laser A3:Mono copying
Scan speed (black)
- TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3:100 ppm
- TASKalfa 5501i Laser A3:160 ppm
Scan speed (colour)
- TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3:100 ppm
- TASKalfa 5501i Laser A3:80 ppm

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Comparison of 3551ci, 5501i
82 specifications	A Kyocera TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3 Model 3551ci View product	B Kyocera TASKalfa 5501i Laser A3 Model 5501i View product
Printing5 differ
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	35 ppm	55 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	17 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Differs	35 ppm	27 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A3)Known for one	17 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeDiffers	25 s	23 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	4.8 s	3.2 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	6.4 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Scanning2 differ
Scan speed (black)Differs	100 ppm	160 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Differs	100 ppm	80 ppm
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Colour faxing	Mono faxing
Features3 differ
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	4	1
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black
Page description languagesDiffers	Microsoft XPS, PCL 5c, PCL 6, PCL XL, PostScript 3	Microsoft XPS, PCL 5c, PCL 6, PCL XL
Input & output capacityidentical
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	7650 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plain paper
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	3500 MB	2048 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	49 dB	51.4 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs	38 dB	36.1 dB
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	740 W	890 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	1.7 W	1.8 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	200 W	170 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	114 kg	82 kg
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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