Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Kyocera TASKalfa MZ2501ci Laser A3 vs Kyocera TASKalfa MZ4001i A3

53specifications compared
19differ
34identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- TASKalfa MZ2501ci Laser A3:Colour printing
- TASKalfa MZ4001i A3:Mono printing
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- TASKalfa MZ2501ci Laser A3:25 ppm
- TASKalfa MZ4001i A3:40 ppm
Warm-up time
- TASKalfa MZ2501ci Laser A3:18 s
- TASKalfa MZ4001i A3:14.4 s
Maximum duty cycle
- TASKalfa MZ2501ci Laser A3:100000 pages per month
- TASKalfa MZ4001i A3:150000 pages per month
Duplex functions
- TASKalfa MZ2501ci Laser A3:Copy, Print
- TASKalfa MZ4001i A3:Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Printing colours
- TASKalfa MZ2501ci Laser A3:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
- TASKalfa MZ4001i A3:Black
Total number of input trays
- TASKalfa MZ2501ci Laser A3:2
- TASKalfa MZ4001i A3:3
Total input capacity
- TASKalfa MZ2501ci Laser A3:1000 sheets
- TASKalfa MZ4001i A3:1150 sheets

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Comparison of MZ2501ci, MZ4001i
73 specifications	A Kyocera TASKalfa MZ2501ci Laser A3 Model MZ2501ci View product	B Kyocera TASKalfa MZ4001i A3 Model MZ4001i View product
Printing3 differ
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	25 ppm	40 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	18 s	14.4 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 s
Print technologyKnown for one	Laser	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copyingidentical
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copying	Yes	Yes
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.5 s
Maximum number of copies	9999 copies	9999 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
Scanning1 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanning	Yes	Yes
Optical scanning resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Scan toDiffers	E-mail, FTP, SMB, TWAIN, USB	E-mail, FTP, Network folder, SMB, USB
Image formats supported	JPEG, TIFF	JPEG, TIFF
Document formats supported	PDF, XPS	PDF, XPS
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Scan technologyKnown for one	CCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
FaxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mono faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	100000 pages per month	150000 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffers	Copy, Print	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PCL XL, PDF, XPS
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	2	3
Total input capacityDiffers	1000 sheets	1150 sheets
Total output capacity	500 sheets	500 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray	Yes	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	150 sheets	150 sheets
Maximum input capacity	7150 sheets	7150 sheets
Maximum output capacityDiffers	5000 sheets	4000 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A3	A3
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A3, A4	A3, A4
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4096 MB	4000 MB
Internal storage capacityDiffers	256 GB	32 GB
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSD
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor familyDiffers	ARM	ARM Cortex
Processor model	A53	A53
Processor frequency	1600 MHz	1600 MHz
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display diagonal	25.6 cm (10.1")	25.6 cm (10.1")
Control type	Touch	Touch
Colour display	Yes	Yes
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	450 W	680 W
Power consumption (copying)Differs	450 W	680 W
Power consumption (ready)Differs	40 W	45 W
Power consumption (sleep)	0.5 W	0.5 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240 V
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	602 mm	602 mm
DepthDiffers	665 mm	663 mm
Height	790 mm	790 mm
WeightDiffers	90 kg	82.5 kg
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	ChromeOS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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