Product comparison · 2 laser printers

HP LaserJet 4200n vs HP LaserJet 5100

50specifications compared
27differ
23identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- LaserJet 4200n:35 ppm
- LaserJet 5100:21 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- LaserJet 4200n:9 s
- LaserJet 5100:13 s
Maximum duty cycle
- LaserJet 4200n:150000 pages per month
- LaserJet 5100:65000 pages per month
Total input capacity
- LaserJet 4200n:500 sheets
- LaserJet 5100:350 sheets
Total output capacity
- LaserJet 4200n:300 sheets
- LaserJet 5100:250 sheets
Maximum input capacity
- LaserJet 4200n:2600 sheets
- LaserJet 5100:1100 sheets
Maximum output capacity
- LaserJet 4200n:800 sheets
- LaserJet 5100:250 sheets
Envelopes sizes
- LaserJet 4200n:7 3/4, 10
- LaserJet 5100:10

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Comparison of LaserJet 4200n, LaserJet 5100
79 specifications	A HP LaserJet 4200n View product	B HP LaserJet 5100 View product
Printing2 differ
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	35 ppm	21 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	9 s	13 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	150000 pages per month	65000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	150000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesDiffers	HP-GL/2, PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Number of printer fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	500 sheets	350 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	300 sheets	250 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityDiffers	2600 sheets	1100 sheets
Maximum output capacityDiffers	800 sheets	250 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Envelopes sizesDiffers	7 3/4, 10	10
Custom media widthDiffers	76.2 - 215.9 mm	76.2 - 311.9 mm
Custom media lengthDiffers	127 - 355.6 mm	127 - 469.9 mm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, Parallel	Parallel
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	16 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise level (idle)Known for one	54 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	192 MB
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	580 W	330 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	27 W	30 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	25 W	30 W
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	50 - 90 °F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 35 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	10 - 80%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthKnown for one	411.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	439.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	365.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	20.2 kg	21.9 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	416.5 x 429.2 x 365.7 mm	474.9 x 635 x 472.4 mm
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
Other features6 differ
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Electromagnetic compatibilityDiffers	FCC	CISPR 22, EN 55022, EN 61000-3-2:2000, EN 61000-3- 3:1995+A1, EN 55024, FCC Title 47 CFR, ICES-003, GB9254-1998, EEC, EMC
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP Mac OS 8.6-9.x, 10.1, 10.2+ Unix Linux IBM OS/2 Novell NetWare 3.2, 4.2, 5.x, 6 Red Hat Linux 6.x+ SuSE Linux 6.x+ HP-UX 10.20, 11.x Solaris 2.5x, 2.6, 7, 8 IBM AIX 3.2.5+ MPE-iX	Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyDiffers	CSA, UL, NOM-1-NYCE	IEC 60950, EN 60950, IEC 60825-1+A1+A2, UL/cUl, GS, CFR, GB4943-2001, CE
Supported media weight (imperial)Known for one	9.07 kg (20 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard media sizesKnown for one	A4, A5, B5 ISO, B5 JIS, executive (JIS), Japanese double postcard, DL ISO envelopes, B5 ISO envelopes, C5 ISO envelopes.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Acoustic power emissionsDiffers	6.8B(A)	6.6B(A)
Acoustic pressure emissionsDiffers	54 dB	60 dB
Fonts includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Recommended humidity operating rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Recommended operating temperature range (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 32 °C
Envelope feederKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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