Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson WorkForce 500 Inkjet A4 vs HP LaserJet CM4730fsk Laser A4

31specifications compared
24differ
7identical
81known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- WorkForce 500 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
- LaserJet CM4730fsk Laser A4:Laser
Maximum resolution
- WorkForce 500 Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
- LaserJet CM4730fsk Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- WorkForce 500 Inkjet A4:33 ppm
- LaserJet CM4730fsk Laser A4:30 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- WorkForce 500 Inkjet A4:33 ppm
- LaserJet CM4730fsk Laser A4:30 ppm
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- WorkForce 500 Inkjet A4:31 cpm
- LaserJet CM4730fsk Laser A4:30 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
- WorkForce 500 Inkjet A4:31 cpm
- LaserJet CM4730fsk Laser A4:30 cpm
Scanning
- WorkForce 500 Inkjet A4:Mono scanning
- LaserJet CM4730fsk Laser A4:Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolution
- WorkForce 500 Inkjet A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
- LaserJet CM4730fsk Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI

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Comparison of 500, CM4730fsk
112 specifications	A Epson WorkForce 500 Inkjet A4 Model 500 View product	B HP LaserJet CM4730fsk Laser A4 Model CM4730fsk View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	5760 x 1440 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	33 ppm	30 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	33 ppm	30 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 s
Copying2 differ
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	31 cpm	30 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs	31 cpm	30 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	999 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400%
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning4 differ
ScanningDiffers	Mono scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 297 mm
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-mail, Fax
Scan speed (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 ppm
Input colour depthDiffers	48 bit	24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	9600 x 9600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 x 300 DPI
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs	60	100
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto reductionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Distinctive ringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 locations
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Fax memoryKnown for one	180 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 - 9000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital senderKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Paper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	30 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input capacity for envelopes (primary tray)Known for one	10 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Lightweight paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Rough paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, C6, DL	C5, D5, DL
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 220 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Parallel, RJ-11, USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EAP-PEAP, EAP-TLS, SNMP, SSL/TLS
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FTP, IPP2, Auto-IP, Telnet, SLP, IGMPv2, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, TFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, 9100, LPD, IP Direct
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCPv6, HTTP, HTTPS, 9100, IP , LPD, IPP, MLDv6, ICMPv6, FTP, WS
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	448 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RISC
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	533 MHz
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	52 dB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	39 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Grey
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
DisplayDiffers	LCD	LED
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touch
Display diagonalKnown for one	6.35 cm (2.5")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	13 W	604 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	604 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	615 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	83 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	3 W	83 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.731 kWh/week
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	10 - 70%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 85%	20 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 40 °C	15 - 30 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	50 - 95 °F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffers	ENERGY STAR	Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1106 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	639 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1153 mm
WeightDiffers	7.62 kg	136 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ArcSoftPrint Creations, ABBYY FineReader	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	460 x 480 x 269 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Copy, Fax, Scan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for one	Copy, Fax, Print	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, XP, XP Professional x64, 2000, Mac OS X 10.3.9, 10.4.x, & 10.5.x	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	100–120 VAC 50–60 Hz 0.6 Amp	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard media sizesKnown for one	3.5" x 5", 4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", 8.5" x 11", 8.5" x 14"	Unknown — not stated by the source

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