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ECOSYS MA4500ix vs ECOSYS MA5500ifx

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ECOSYS MA4500ix
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ECOSYS MA4500ix
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  • Lighter in the hand (23,000 vs 24,700 g)
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    At a glance

    Key differences

    Measured differences only. Ties and tiny gaps are left out.
    Why pick theECOSYS MA4500ix1 win
    −1,700 gLighter in the hand23,000 vs 24,700 g
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    Why pick theECOSYS MA5500ifx0 wins
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    Connectivity1 difference
    Image formats supported
    JPEG, TIFF
    JPEG, MMR, TIFF
    Software1 difference
    Mac operating systems supported
    Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks · Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur · Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey
    Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite · Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan · Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra
    Physical4 differences
    Weight
    23000 g
    24700 g
    Depth
    476 mm
    495 mm
    Height
    575 mm
    590 mm
    Width
    475 mm
    480 mm
    Performance4 differences
    Sound pressure level (copying)
    54 dB
    56 dB
    Sound pressure level (printing)
    54 dB
    56 dB
    Warm-up time
    23 s
    25 s
    Processor family
    ARM Cortex-A5
    ARM Cortex
    Battery & charging6 differences
    Sleep power
    0.5 W
    0.6 W
    Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)
    0.62 kWh/week
    0.78 kWh/week
    Power consumption (copying)
    600 W
    719 W
    Power consumption (max)
    1234 W
    1287 W
    Power consumption (printing)
    592 W
    704.1 W
    Power consumption (ready)
    57.2 W
    59.8 W
    Design1 difference
    Duplex scan speed (colour)
    17 ppm
    80 ppm
    General20 differences
    Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity
    75 sheets
    100 sheets
    Maximum output capacity
    250 sheets
    500 sheets
    Total output capacity
    250 sheets
    500 sheets
    Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    45 cpm
    55 cpm
    Custom media length
    210 - 356 mm
    140 - 356 mm
    Custom media width
    140 - 216 mm
    70 - 216 mm
    Duplex functions
    Copy, Print, Scan
    Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
    Maximum duty cycle
    150000 pages per month
    250000 pages per month
    Page description languages
    PCL 5e, PCL 6, PCL XL, PDF 1.4
    IBM ProPrinter · JPEG · PCL 6
    Printer fonts
    Barcode, Bitmap, PCL
    Bitmap
    Recommended duty cycle
    3000 - 15000 pages per month
    0 - 27500 pages per month
    Replacement cartridges
    TK-3300
    TK-3430 (25.000 pagina's)
    Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    22.5 ppm
    39.5 ppm
    Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    45 ppm
    55 ppm
    Time to first page (black, normal)
    5.3 s
    4.5 s
    Duplex scan speed (black)
    26 ppm
    120 ppm
    Faxing
    No
    Mono faxing
    Included cartridge capacity (black)
    6000 pages
    10000 pages
    Mobile printing technologies
    Apple AirPrint · Kyocera Mobile Print · Mopria Print Service
    Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
    Sustainability certificates
    Blue Angel · EPEAT Gold · Turkish Environment Label
    EPEAT Gold
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