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Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh vs HP Photosmart A646

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 7identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of print cartridges
    • 4
    • 1
  • Printing colours
    • Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
    • Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
  • Total input capacity
    • 1000 sheets
    • 20 sheets
  • Total output capacity
    • 300 sheets
    • 20 sheets
  • Ethernet LAN
    • Yes
    • No
  • Wi-Fi
    • Yes
    • No
  • Internal memory
    • 1280 MB
    • 64 MB
  • Market positioning
    • Business
    • Home & office

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PageWide Enterprise Color 556xhView product
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Photosmart A646View product
Features3 differ
ColourYesYes
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one80000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesDiffers41
Separate cartridgesKnown for oneYes
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Page description languagesDiffersPCL 5, PCL 6, PDF 1.4, PostScript 3PCL 3
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowCyan, Magenta, Yellow
Printingidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2400 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one50 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one75 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one75 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one50 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one7.1 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one7.3 s
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one2
Total input capacityDiffers1000 sheets20 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers300 sheets20 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one3
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper tray
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for oneA4
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paperPhoto paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneA4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Legal, Oficio, Statement, Letter
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneB5, C5, C6, DL
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15,13x18 cm
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one10x15,13x18"
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portYesYes
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LANUSB 2.0
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers1280 MB64 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one2304 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1200 MHz
Design3 differ
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack, Grey
Built-in displayYesYes
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Display diagonalDiffers10.9 cm (4.3")8.76 cm (3.45")
Control typeTouchTouch
TouchscreenYesYes
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs52 W11 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one7.5 W
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP Dynamic securityKnown for oneYes
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs15 - 30 °C5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 60%20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-30 - 65 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers530 mm252 mm
DepthDiffers463 mm117 mm
HeightDiffers597 mm134 mm
WeightDiffers28.8 kg1.35 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one300 mm
Package depthKnown for one165 mm
Package heightKnown for one203 mm
Package weightKnown for one2.37 kg

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