Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Dell 5230N laser printer vs HP LaserJet Enterprise CP5525n

43specifications compared
30differ
13identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- 5230N laser printer:No
- LaserJet Enterprise CP5525n:Yes
Duplex printing
- 5230N laser printer:No
- LaserJet Enterprise CP5525n:Yes
Maximum resolution
- 5230N laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
- LaserJet Enterprise CP5525n:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- 5230N laser printer:45 ppm
- LaserJet Enterprise CP5525n:30 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- 5230N laser printer:7.5 s
- LaserJet Enterprise CP5525n:10 s
Maximum duty cycle
- 5230N laser printer:200000 pages per month
- LaserJet Enterprise CP5525n:120000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle
- 5230N laser printer:3000 - 15000 pages per month
- LaserJet Enterprise CP5525n:10000
Printing colours
- 5230N laser printer:Black
- LaserJet Enterprise CP5525n:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

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Comparison of 5230N, LaserJet Enterprise CP5525n
88 specifications	A Dell 5230N laser printer Model 5230N View product	B HP LaserJet Enterprise CP5525n View product
Printing5 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	45 ppm	30 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	7.5 s	10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 s
Economical printing	Yes	Yes
Features5 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	200000 pages per month	120000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers	3000 - 15000 pages per month	10000
Printing coloursDiffers	Black	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	4
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5e, PPDS	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF 1.4, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	750 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	350 sheets	300 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray	Yes	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	100 sheets	100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	4000 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	2750 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Legal, Letter, Oficio, Statement	Executive, Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesDiffers	7 3/4, B5, C5, DL	7 3/4, 10
Custom media widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	76.2 - 320 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	127 - 469.9 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 135 g/m²	60 - 120 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 220 g/m²
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.1x RADIUS, SSL/TLS
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto-IP, SLP, Telnet, IGMPv2, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, IP Direct Mode, WS Print
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCPv6, MLDv1, ICMPv6
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMPv3, SSL/TLS, 802.1X, IPP (TLS), IPsec
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	1024 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	640 MB	1024 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Processor frequencyDiffers	500 MHz	800 MHz
Memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	53 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one	47 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	26 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Display	LCD	LCD
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	640 W	620 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	80 W	62 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	12 W	19.5 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0 W	0.5 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	110 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 MB
Minimum system requirements for MacintoshKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150MB HDD
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	16 - 32 °C	59 - 81 °F
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	18.4 kg	53.3 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	425 x 493 x 348 mm	544 x 586 x 465 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows7 x32/64-Bit Windows Vista x32/64-Bit Windows XP (SP2) x32/64-Bit Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 x32/64-Bit Windows Server 2003 x32/64-Bit Citrix/Windows TS Novell Mac OS X v10.4+ Linux Unix
Fonts includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Power LED	Yes	Yes
Stand-by LED	Yes	Yes
Supported media weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.3 kg (58 lbs)
Envelope feederKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Automatic paper sensorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	543.6 x 584.2 x 457.2 mm (21.4 x 23 x 18")
SureSupply supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	53.2 kg (117.3 lbs)
DVD/CD printingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
LegalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Configuration Web Tool OpenManage Printer Management	Unknown — not stated by the source

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