Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson Stylus Office TX525 Inkjet A4 vs HP Pro 8500

44specifications compared
25differ
19identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- Stylus Office TX525 Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
- Pro 8500:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Stylus Office TX525 Inkjet A4:38 ppm
- Pro 8500:35 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Stylus Office TX525 Inkjet A4:20 ppm
- Pro 8500:34 ppm
Maximum scan resolution
- Stylus Office TX525 Inkjet A4:9600 x 9600 DPI
- Pro 8500:4800 x 4800 DPI
Maximum scan area
- Stylus Office TX525 Inkjet A4:216 x 297 mm
- Pro 8500:216 x 356 mm
Fax memory
- Stylus Office TX525 Inkjet A4:180 pages
- Pro 8500:125 pages
Fax broadcasting
- Stylus Office TX525 Inkjet A4:30 locations
- Pro 8500:48 locations
Total input capacity
- Stylus Office TX525 Inkjet A4:100 sheets
- Pro 8500:250 sheets

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Comparison of TX525, Pro 8500
87 specifications	A Epson Stylus Office TX525 Inkjet A4 Model TX525 View product	B HP Pro 8500 View product
Printing3 differ
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	5760 x 1440 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	38 ppm	35 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	34 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 s
Copyingidentical
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99 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
Scanning2 differ
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers	9600 x 9600 DPI	4800 x 4800 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 297 mm	216 x 356 mm
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPG
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax2 differ
Fax memoryDiffers	180 pages	125 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99
Fax broadcastingDiffers	30 locations	48 locations
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax speed (A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1250
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	30 sheets	150 sheets
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	35 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Plain paper	Card stock, Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Legal	Executive, Statement
Envelopes sizesDiffers	C6, DL	DL
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CF, Memory Stick (MS), miniSD, MMC, MMCmicro, MS Duo, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, SDHC, xD
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	SVGA CD-ROM	CD-ROM USB
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	55 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.8 W
System requirements3 differ
Minimum RAMDiffers	512 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium 1 GHz	Intel Pentium II, Celeron
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers	1024 MB	200 MB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	59 - 95 °F
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	7.4 kg	11.8 kg
Other features3 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Ethernet
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	460 x 403 x 235 mm	494 x 479 x 299 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7, Vista, XP Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.8 - 10.6.x	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X v10.4 - 10.6 Linux
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.064 GB
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 - 240 V (+/-10), 50/60 Hz
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Acoustic power emissions (active, print, copy or scan)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	67/71 dB
Junk barrier supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Standard media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3'' x 5'' 4'' x 6'' 5'' x 7'' 5'' x 8'' 4'' x 10'' 4'' x 11'' 4'' x 12'' 8'' x 10''
Wireless technologyKnown for one	802.11b/g/n	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Epson Easy Photo Print ABBYY FineReader Sprint OCR	Unknown — not stated by the source

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