Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Epson Stylus SX438W vs HP Officejet Pro 8100 ePrinter

28specifications compared
19differ
9identical
68known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- Stylus SX438W:No
- Officejet Pro 8100 ePrinter:Yes
Printing colours
- Stylus SX438W:Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
- Officejet Pro 8100 ePrinter:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Maximum resolution
- Stylus SX438W:5760 x 1440 DPI
- Officejet Pro 8100 ePrinter:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Stylus SX438W:33 ppm
- Officejet Pro 8100 ePrinter:20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Stylus SX438W:15 ppm
- Officejet Pro 8100 ePrinter:16 ppm
Total input capacity
- Stylus SX438W:100 sheets
- Officejet Pro 8100 ePrinter:250 sheets
Maximum print size
- Stylus SX438W:210 x 297 mm
- Officejet Pro 8100 ePrinter:216 x 297 mm
Envelopes sizes
- Stylus SX438W:10, DL, C6
- Officejet Pro 8100 ePrinter:C5, C6, DL

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Comparison of SX438W, Officejet Pro 8100 ePrinter
96 specifications	A Epson Stylus SX438W Model SX438W View product	B HP Officejet Pro 8100 ePrinter View product
Features2 differ
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Printing coloursDiffers	Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Print head nozzlesKnown for one	128 Nozzles Black, 42 Nozzles per Color	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25000 pages per month
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 3
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	5760 x 1440 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	33 ppm	20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	15 ppm	16 ppm
Print resolution colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 x 1200 DPI
Borderless printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	210 x 297 mm	216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes	Card stock, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	C6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Letter, Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, DL, C6	C5, C6, DL
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	9x13,10x15,13x18,13x20,20x25,14.8x10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Letter
Custom media widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	76.2 - 215.9 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	127 - 355.6 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Memory Stick (MS), MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, MS Pro-HG Duo, MicroSD (TransFlash), MicroSDHC, MiniSD, MMC, MMCmicro, MMC Mobile, MMC+, SD, SDHC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	38 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3
Printing noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.6 dB
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 MHz
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	3.61 cm (1.42")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	Indonesia	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	15 W	3.84 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	110 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.27 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Mac OS 10.5+, Mac OS 10.6+, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP, Windows XP x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	233MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 MB
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM/DVD
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	390 mm	494 mm
DepthDiffers	300 mm	458 mm
HeightDiffers	145 mm	202 mm
WeightDiffers	4.1 kg	11 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ABBYY FineReader® PDF Sprint (Windows & MacOS), Epson Easy Photo Print, Epson Event Manager	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	375 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	451 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	195 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightDiffers	5.25 kg	13.9 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	2.1 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	80 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	2.1 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	100 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	60 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	4 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	6 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per palletKnown for one	40 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Scan, Print	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print technologyKnown for one	Inkjet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour printing technologyKnown for one	DURABriteTM Ultra	Unknown — not stated by the source
Box contentsKnown for one	Driver and utilities, Individual Ink Cartridges, Main unit, Power cable, Setup guide, Software (CD), User manual, User manual (CD), Warranty document	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ink dropKnown for one	3 pl	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speedKnown for one	33 pages/min Monochrome (plain paper 75 g/m²), 15 pages/min Colour (plain paper 75 g/m²), 54 Seconds per 10 x 15 cm photo (Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printer featuresKnown for one	Red eye removal, Photo Enhance	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 280 g/m²
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 75%

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