Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Kyocera TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3 vs Kyocera TASKalfa 5551ci Laser A3

77specifications compared
18differ
59identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3:35 ppm
- TASKalfa 5551ci Laser A3:55 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3:17 ppm
- TASKalfa 5551ci Laser A3:50 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)
- TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3:35 ppm
- TASKalfa 5551ci Laser A3:27 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A3)
- TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3:17 ppm
- TASKalfa 5551ci Laser A3:25 ppm
Warm-up time
- TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3:25 s
- TASKalfa 5551ci Laser A3:30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3:4.8 s
- TASKalfa 5551ci Laser A3:3.4 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3:6.4 s
- TASKalfa 5551ci Laser A3:4.7 s
Scan speed (black)
- TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3:100 ppm
- TASKalfa 5551ci Laser A3:160 ppm

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Comparison of 3551ci, 5551ci
86 specifications	A Kyocera TASKalfa 3551ci Laser A3 Model 3551ci View product	B Kyocera TASKalfa 5551ci Laser A3 Model 5551ci View product
Printing7 differ
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	35 ppm	55 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	17 ppm	50 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Differs	35 ppm	27 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A3)Differs	17 ppm	25 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	25 s	30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	4.8 s	3.4 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	6.4 s	4.7 s
Print resolution blackKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning2 differ
Scan speed (black)Differs	100 ppm	160 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Differs	100 ppm	160 ppm
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
Features1 differ
Page description languagesDiffers	Microsoft XPS, PCL 5c, PCL 6, PCL XL, PostScript 3	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PCL XL
Digital senderKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Banner, Envelopes, Plain paper	Banner, Envelopes, Plain paper, Roll
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Envelopes, Plain paper
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	297 x 420 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance4 differ
Internal storage capacityDiffers	160 GB	320 GB
Processor frequencyDiffers	800 MHz	1067 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	49 dB	51.4 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs	38 dB	36.1 dB
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	740 W	1140 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	1.7 W	1.8 W
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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