Product comparison · 2 large format printers

HP PageWide XL 4500 large format printer Inkjet Colour vs HP T730 36-in

20specifications compared
12differ
8identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- PageWide XL 4500 large format printer Inkjet Colour:Inkjet
- T730 36-in:Thermal inkjet
Maximum resolution
- PageWide XL 4500 large format printer Inkjet Colour:1200 x 1200 DPI
- T730 36-in:2400 x 1200 DPI
Print head
- PageWide XL 4500 large format printer Inkjet Colour:8
- T730 36-in:1
Print speed (normal quality, A1)
- PageWide XL 4500 large format printer Inkjet Colour:720 pph
- T730 36-in:82 pph
Media thickness
- PageWide XL 4500 large format printer Inkjet Colour:0.4 mm
- T730 36-in:11.8 mm
Internal memory
- PageWide XL 4500 large format printer Inkjet Colour:8192 MB
- T730 36-in:1024 MB
Power consumption (typical)
- PageWide XL 4500 large format printer Inkjet Colour:400 W
- T730 36-in:35 W
Width
- PageWide XL 4500 large format printer Inkjet Colour:1960 mm
- T730 36-in:1403 mm

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Comparison of 4500, T730 36-in
56 specifications	A HP PageWide XL 4500 large format printer Inkjet Colour Model 4500 View product	B HP T730 36-in View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Thermal inkjet
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	2400 x 1200 DPI
Number of print cartridges	4	4
Page description languagesDiffers	HP-GL/2	HP-GL/2, HP-RTL, PCL 3, TIFF, URF
Print headDiffers	8	1
Print speed (normal quality, A1)Differs	720 pph	82 pph
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Copyingidentical
CopyingKnown for one	Colour copying	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanningidentical
ScanningKnown for one	Colour scanning	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 1200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, FTP, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan lengthKnown for one	91.4 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Matte paper, Recycled paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media thicknessDiffers	0.4 mm	11.8 mm
Maximum roll lengthKnown for one	200 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A0 (841 x 1189 mm)
Maximum roll diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 cm
Print margin cut-sheetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 mm
Print margin rollKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 mm
Media width (rolls)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	914 mm
Roll paperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB connector	USB Type-A	USB Type-A
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RJ-45 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Black, White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LED	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	8192 MB	1024 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	500 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage mediaKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	5.2 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	53 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	400 W	35 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 40 °C	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-25 - 55 °C
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	1960 mm	1403 mm
DepthDiffers	1303 mm	583 mm
HeightDiffers	864 mm	1155 mm
WeightDiffers	430 kg	48 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	2180 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	1068 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	1764 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	546 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
TouchscreenKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP Dynamic securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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