Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson Stylus Photo RX685 vs HP LaserJet 9050 Laser A3

22specifications compared
19differ
3identical
108known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- Stylus Photo RX685:Inkjet
- LaserJet 9050 Laser A3:Laser
Printing
- Stylus Photo RX685:Colour printing
- LaserJet 9050 Laser A3:Mono printing
Maximum resolution
- Stylus Photo RX685:5760 x 1440 DPI
- LaserJet 9050 Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
Copying
- Stylus Photo RX685:Colour copying
- LaserJet 9050 Laser A3:Mono copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- Stylus Photo RX685:40 cpm
- LaserJet 9050 Laser A3:50 cpm
Scanner type
- Stylus Photo RX685:Flatbed scanner
- LaserJet 9050 Laser A3:Flatbed & ADF scanner
Faxing
- Stylus Photo RX685:No
- LaserJet 9050 Laser A3:Mono faxing
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
- Stylus Photo RX685:A4
- LaserJet 9050 Laser A3:A3

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Comparison of RX685, 9050
130 specifications	A Epson Stylus Photo RX685 Model RX685 View product	B HP LaserJet 9050 Laser A3 Model 9050 View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	5760 x 1440 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	40 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD/CD printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	40 cpm	50 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%
Maximum copy speed (black, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	40 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning1 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	297 x 432 mm
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-mail
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Mono faxing
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 x 300 DPI
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 locations
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300000 pages per month
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3100 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3100 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	100 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3100 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3100 sheets
Standard output capacity for envelopesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
Maximum print sizeDiffers	210 x 297 mm	297 x 420 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Coated paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A3, A4, A5
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B4, B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B6, C5, DL
Custom media lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 - 432 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148 - 297 mm
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 - 216 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 - 199 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	9x13,10x15,13x20	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Parallel
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 GB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	533 MHz
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touch
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	TFT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	6.3 cm (2.48")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	3.5 W	221 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1070 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.9 W
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	20 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, 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, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	233 MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 MB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 32.5 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 35 °C
Recommended operating temperature range (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 32.5 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1168.4 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	787.4 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1193.8 mm
WeightDiffers	12 kg	143 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	497 mm	977.9 mm
Package depthDiffers	523 mm	914.4 mm
Package heightDiffers	317 mm	1447.8 mm
Package weightDiffers	13.6 kg	181.4 kg
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Scan	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Scan
Colour faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Colour scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	57 dB
Memory upgradeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.512 GB
Print margin bottom (A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.9 mm
Print margin left (A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 mm
Print margin right (A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.7 mm
Print margin top (A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1 mm
Print quality (black, normal quality)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 DPI
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	446 x 432 x 237 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
A6 CardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP / XP-x64 / Vista, Mac OS 10.2.8 +	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	80 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	2.05 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	2 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per palletKnown for one	12 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	100 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	2.05 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	4 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	24 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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