Product comparison · 2 laser printers

HP LaserJet M251nw Colour vs HP LaserJet P4015n

31specifications compared
23differ
8identical
55known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- LaserJet M251nw Colour:Yes
- LaserJet P4015n:No
Maximum resolution
- LaserJet M251nw Colour:600 x 600 DPI
- LaserJet P4015n:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- LaserJet M251nw Colour:14 ppm
- LaserJet P4015n:52 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- LaserJet M251nw Colour:18.5 s
- LaserJet P4015n:8.5 s
Maximum duty cycle
- LaserJet M251nw Colour:30000 pages per month
- LaserJet P4015n:225000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle
- LaserJet M251nw Colour:250 - 1500 pages per month
- LaserJet P4015n:3000 - 15000 pages per month
Number of print cartridges
- LaserJet M251nw Colour:4
- LaserJet P4015n:1
Total input capacity
- LaserJet M251nw Colour:150 sheets
- LaserJet P4015n:600 sheets

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Comparison of M251nw, P4015n
86 specifications	A HP LaserJet M251nw Colour Model M251nw View product	B HP LaserJet P4015n Model P4015n View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	14 ppm	52 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	14 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	18.5 s	8.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	19 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	30000 pages per month	225000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers	250 - 1500 pages per month	3000 - 15000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	4	1
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PDF 1.4, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	600 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	125 sheets	600 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	3600 sheets
Maximum output capacityDiffers	125 sheets	600 sheets
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Paper tray 2 input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Heavyweight paper, Letterhead, Preprinted forms	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Letter	Executive, Legal, Letter
Custom media widthKnown for one	76 - 216 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	127 - 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	63 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS, SSL/TLS, WPA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMPv1/v2/v3, HTTP/HTTPs, Telnet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Performance2 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	640 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	750 MHz	540 MHz
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Grey
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display number of linesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 lines
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	315 W	840 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Fedora 11, Fedora 12, Fedora 9, SuSE Linux 10.3, SuSE Linux 11, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	233 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	200 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	15 - 32.5 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 70%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	18.8 kg	25.8 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	405 x 453 x 265 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	405 x 512 x 354 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	1200 x 1000 x 2340 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	419 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	393 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	22.8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	660.3 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per palletKnown for one	28 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, Bonjour	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	500 x 333 x 550 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print quality (black, normal quality)Known for one	600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input capacity for envelopes (primary tray)Known for one	10 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margin bottom (A4)Known for one	4.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margin left (A4)Known for one	4.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margin right (A4)Known for one	4.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margin top (A4)Known for one	4.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print quality (colour, best quality)Known for one	600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print quality (black, best quality)Known for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard output capacity for transparenciesKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source

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