Product comparison · 2 laser printers

HP LaserJet 9500n Colour vs HP Color 5550dtn

30specifications compared
17differ
13identical
65known for one product only

Key differences

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- LaserJet 9500n Colour:24 ppm
- Color 5550dtn:27 ppm
Maximum duty cycle
- LaserJet 9500n Colour:200000 pages per month
- Color 5550dtn:120000 pages per month
Total output capacity
- LaserJet 9500n Colour:600 sheets
- Color 5550dtn:250 sheets
Envelopes sizes
- LaserJet 9500n Colour:10, B5, C5, DL, Monarch
- Color 5550dtn:C5, DL
Standard interfaces
- LaserJet 9500n Colour:Parallel, RJ-45
- Color 5550dtn:Ethernet, Parallel, USB 1.1
Internal memory
- LaserJet 9500n Colour:160 MB
- Color 5550dtn:256 MB
Maximum internal memory
- LaserJet 9500n Colour:416 MB
- Color 5550dtn:544 MB
Processor frequency
- LaserJet 9500n Colour:500 MHz
- Color 5550dtn:533 MHz

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Comparison of 9500n, Color 5550dtn
95 specifications	A HP LaserJet 9500n Colour Model 9500n View product	B HP Color 5550dtn View product
Printing1 differ
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	24 ppm	27 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28, 27
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 s
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	24 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	17 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	200000 pages per month	120000 pages per month
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF 1.3, PostScript 3
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total output capacityDiffers	600 sheets	250 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2100 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	297 x 420 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Recycled paper	Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B4, B5
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, B5, C5, DL, Monarch	C5, DL
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex media weightKnown for one	64 - 200 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel, RJ-45	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 1.1
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	160 MB	256 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	416 MB	544 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MIPS64 20Kc
Processor frequencyDiffers	500 MHz	533 MHz
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	52 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	USA (UL-UL 1950; FDA-21 CFR Chapter 1 Subchapter J for Lasers), Canada (cUL-CAN/CSA C22.2 number 950)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	1400 W	632 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	93 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	2 W	0.3 W
AC input voltageDiffers	110 - 127 V	110 - 220 V
System requirementsidentical
Minimum system requirements for MacintoshKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X v10.2.8, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6; 4 MB RAM; 160 MB HDD; USB / AppleTalk, Bonjour
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lio	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Novell NetWare 3.x, Novell NetWare 4.x, Novell NetWare 5.x, Novell NetWare 6.x, Solaris 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	20 - 26 °C	15 - 27 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 50%	10 - 70%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	100.2 kg	108 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	630 x 718 x 833 mm
WidthKnown for one	685.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	762 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	889 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Downloadable softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 2000, XP (32-bit & 64-bit), Server 2003 (32-bit & 64-bit); Apple Macintosh OS 9 +, Mac OS X v.10.1 +
Print quality (black, draft quality)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 DPI
Recommended operating temperature range (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 - 25 °C
Print margin bottom (A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2 mm
Print margin left (A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2 mm
Print margin right (A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2 mm
Print margin top (A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2 mm
TypefacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80
Envelope feederKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Acoustic power emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.6 B(A)
Print quality (colour, best quality)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 DPI
Print speed (colour, best quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 ppm
Print speed (black, best quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 ppm
Acoustic pressure emissions bystander (active, print, copy or scan)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	49 dB(A)
First page out (black&white, A4, ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 s
First page out (black&white, letter, ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 s
First page out (black&white, letter, sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41 s
Maximum paper traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Media handlingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Sheetfeed
Operating altitude (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000 ft
Print quality (black, best quality)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, best quality, letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27 ppm
Print speed (colour, best quality, letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27 ppm
Standard output capacity for transparenciesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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