Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon imageRUNNER 2525 Laser A3 vs HP OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4

34specifications compared
26differ
8identical
86known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- imageRUNNER 2525 Laser A3:Laser
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
Printing
- imageRUNNER 2525 Laser A3:Mono printing
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour printing
Duplex printing
- imageRUNNER 2525 Laser A3:Yes
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:No
Maximum resolution
- imageRUNNER 2525 Laser A3:1200 x 1200 DPI
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- imageRUNNER 2525 Laser A3:25 ppm
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:7 ppm
Copying
- imageRUNNER 2525 Laser A3:Mono copying
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution
- imageRUNNER 2525 Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution
- imageRUNNER 2525 Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI

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Comparison of 2525, J3606
120 specifications	A Canon imageRUNNER 2525 Laser A3 Model 2525 View product	B HP OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4 Model J3606 View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Thermal inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	25 ppm	7 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.9 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	30 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	5.4 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	999 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning1 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 356 mm
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Document formats supported	PDF	PDF
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
TWAIN versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.7
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	JPG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
FaxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Colour faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	203 x 196 DPI
Fax resolution (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 x 200 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 Kbit/s
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 locations
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500 pages per month
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffers	UFRII-LT	LIDIL
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Home
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Total input capacityDiffers	1100 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 sheets
Paper input typeDiffers	Cassette	Paper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Maximum input capacityDiffers	2300 sheets	100 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A3	A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Envelopes, Iron-On Transfers, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A3, A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DL
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	297 x 420 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	64 - 90 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Direct printing	No	No
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	TCP/IP(LPD/ Port9100, HTTP), SMB, SNMP v1, WSD, IPv4/ IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Card reader integrated	No	No
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black, White
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Display number of linesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 lines
TouchscreenKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 W
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	1345 W	12 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.5 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.6 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP SureSupplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HP Software providedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP Photosmart Essential Software
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows Vista	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008	Windows Server 2008
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	565 mm	425.5 mm
DepthDiffers	689 mm	204 mm
HeightDiffers	771 mm	180 mm
WeightDiffers	68 kg	3.91 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	501 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	242 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.55 kg
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84433100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	100Base-TX/10Base-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	565 x 680 x 806 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Copy, Fax	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/ XP/ Server 2003/ Vista/ Server 2008/ Windows 7 Mac OS X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	220-240V AC, 50/60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media sizesKnown for one	99 - 297mm x 148 - 432 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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