Product comparison · 2 laser printers

HP Enterprise 500 color M551xh vs HP LaserJet M603xh

29specifications compared
16differ
13identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- Enterprise 500 color M551xh:Yes
- LaserJet M603xh:No
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Enterprise 500 color M551xh:32 ppm
- LaserJet M603xh:62 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- Enterprise 500 color M551xh:11 s
- LaserJet M603xh:8.5 s
Maximum duty cycle
- Enterprise 500 color M551xh:75000 pages per month
- LaserJet M603xh:275000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle
- Enterprise 500 color M551xh:5000
- LaserJet M603xh:10000
Number of print cartridges
- Enterprise 500 color M551xh:4
- LaserJet M603xh:1
Total number of input trays
- Enterprise 500 color M551xh:3
- LaserJet M603xh:2
Total output capacity
- Enterprise 500 color M551xh:250 sheets
- LaserJet M603xh:600 sheets

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Comparison of Enterprise 500 color M551xh, M603xh
79 specifications	A HP Enterprise 500 color M551xh View product	B HP LaserJet M603xh Model M603xh 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	62 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	11 s	8.5 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	275000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers	5000	10000
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 5e, PCL 6, PDF 1.4, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	3	2
Total input capacity	1100 sheets	1100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	250 sheets	600 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3600 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1100 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	216 x 297 mm	216 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, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Letterhead
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x6,5x7,5x8
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	B5, C6, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EAP, EAP-TLS, PEAP, 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	SNMP v1/v2c/v3, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, TFTP, Port 9100, LPD, WS Discovery, IPP, Secure-IPP, IPsec/Firewall, NetWare NDS, Bindery, NDPS, ePrint
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
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	57 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 dB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	250 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
Processor modelKnown for one	ARM Cortex-A8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Display	LCD	LCD
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IIEC, EN, IEC, UL, cUL, GS, CE, CISPR, FCC, ICES-003, EMC
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Grey	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	51 W	21 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.5 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.3 W	1 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	605 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 MB
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	59 - 89.6 °F
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	42.2 kg	32.8 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	415 x 508 x 513 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	565 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
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	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP (SP2+) Windows Server 2003 (SP1+) Windows Server 2008 (32-64bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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