Product comparison · 2 laser printers

HP Enterprise 500 color M551dn vs HP LaserJet Enterprise M603dn

30specifications compared
19differ
11identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- Enterprise 500 color M551dn:Yes
- LaserJet Enterprise M603dn:No
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Enterprise 500 color M551dn:32 ppm
- LaserJet Enterprise M603dn:60 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- Enterprise 500 color M551dn:11 s
- LaserJet Enterprise M603dn:8.5 s
Maximum duty cycle
- Enterprise 500 color M551dn:75000 pages per month
- LaserJet Enterprise M603dn:27500 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle
- Enterprise 500 color M551dn:5000
- LaserJet Enterprise M603dn:20000
Number of print cartridges
- Enterprise 500 color M551dn:4
- LaserJet Enterprise M603dn:1
Total input capacity
- Enterprise 500 color M551dn:600 sheets
- LaserJet Enterprise M603dn:1500 sheets
Total output capacity
- Enterprise 500 color M551dn:250 sheets
- LaserJet Enterprise M603dn:500 sheets

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Comparison of Enterprise 500 color M551dn, M603dn
61 specifications	A HP Enterprise 500 color M551dn View product	B HP LaserJet Enterprise M603dn Model M603dn View product
Printing3 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Maximum resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	32 ppm	60 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	11 s	8.5 s
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	32 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	11 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	75000 pages per month	27500 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers	5000	20000
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	4	1
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF 1.4, PostScript 3	PCL 5c, PCL 6
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input trays	2	2
Total input capacityDiffers	600 sheets	1500 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	250 sheets	500 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3600 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 297 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesDiffers	B5, C6, DL	C5, C6, DL
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x15"
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 200 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wireless LAN
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	HP ePrint	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	512 MB
Maximum internal memory	1024 MB	1024 MB
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Processor frequency	800 MHz	800 MHz
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	ARM Cortex-A8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	605 W	920 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	51 W	21 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.3 W	1 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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 Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 32 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	34.6 kg	26.3 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	415 x 508 x 398 mm
WidthKnown for one	514 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	491 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	402 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30.1 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabyte Ethernet
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	588 x 633 x 499 mm
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Grey	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source

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