Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Kyocera TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3 vs Samsung SCX-5737FW + 5Y

42specifications compared
29differ
13identical
81known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:Colour printing
- SCX-5737FW + 5Y:Mono printing
Maximum resolution
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
- SCX-5737FW + 5Y:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:55 ppm
- SCX-5737FW + 5Y:35 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:4.4 s
- SCX-5737FW + 5Y:6.5 s
Copying
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:Colour copying
- SCX-5737FW + 5Y:Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
- SCX-5737FW + 5Y:1200 x 1200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
- SCX-5737FW + 5Y:4800 x 4800 DPI
Scan to
- TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3:E-mail, FTP, OCR, USB
- SCX-5737FW + 5Y:E-mail, FTP, USB

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Comparison of 5550ci, SCX-5737FW + 5Y
123 specifications	A Kyocera TASKalfa 5550ci Laser A3 Model 5550ci View product	B Samsung SCX-5737FW + 5Y View product
Printing4 differ
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	55 ppm	35 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	50 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one	27 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A3)Known for one	25 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	30 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	4.4 s	6.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	5.7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Secure printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD/CD printingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	999 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 s
Scanning2 differ
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	4800 x 4800 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	A3 (297 x 420)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toDiffers	E-mail, FTP, OCR, USB	E-mail, FTP, USB
Scan speed (black)Known for one	140 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	110 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	JPG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Film scanningKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 x 4800 DPI
Fax2 differ
FaxingDiffers	Colour faxing	Mono faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	3 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryDiffers	120 MB	50 MB
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	JBIG, MH, MMR, MR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 x 300 DPI
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto reductionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	209 locations
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	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	Microsoft XPS, PCL 5c, PCL 6, PCL XL, PostScript 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80000 pages per month
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityDiffers	1150 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	250 sheets	150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	7650 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	320 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A3	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	297 x 420 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A3, A4	A4, A5, A6
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 220 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 300 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex media weightKnown for one	60 - 256 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Legal
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Performance5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	256 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	320 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	CF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyDiffers	PowerPC	Samsung
Processor modelKnown for one	750GL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	750 MHz	600 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	75 dB	53 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	58 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	768 MB
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 dB
Designidentical
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.9 cm (4.3")
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touch
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	1230 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	21 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	200 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Fedora 11, Fedora 6, Fedora 7, Fedora 8, Fedora 9, RedHat EL Linux 5.0, SuSE Linux 10, SuSE Linux 10.2, SuSE Linux 10.3, SuSE Linux 11, Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	GS, TÜV, CE, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	114 kg	16.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	668 x 767 x 747 mm	469 x 438 x 447 mm
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan	Scan
Colour faxingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex (double-sided)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax compatibilityKnown for one	ITU-T G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ResizingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL5e, PCL6, PS3, XPS, Epson/IBM Pro, PDF, TIFF
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 MB
Wireless technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi

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