Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson WorkForce Pro WP-4532 Inkjet A4 vs HP LaserJet 2820 Laser A4

44specifications compared
23differ
21identical
66known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- WorkForce Pro WP-4532 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:Laser
Maximum resolution
- WorkForce Pro WP-4532 Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- WorkForce Pro WP-4532 Inkjet A4:26 ppm
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:19 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- WorkForce Pro WP-4532 Inkjet A4:24 ppm
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:4 ppm
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- WorkForce Pro WP-4532 Inkjet A4:14 cpm
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:19 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
- WorkForce Pro WP-4532 Inkjet A4:8 cpm
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:4 cpm
Optical scanning resolution
- WorkForce Pro WP-4532 Inkjet A4:2400 x 2400 DPI
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolution
- WorkForce Pro WP-4532 Inkjet A4:9600 x 9600 DPI
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:19200 x 19200 DPI

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Comparison of WP-4532, 2820
110 specifications	A Epson WorkForce Pro WP-4532 Inkjet A4 Model WP-4532 View product	B HP LaserJet 2820 Laser A4 Model 2820 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Manual
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 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	26 ppm	19 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	24 ppm	4 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 s
Copying2 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copying	Yes	Yes
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	14 cpm	19 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs	8 cpm	4 cpm
Maximum number of copies	99 copies	99 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
PC free copying	Yes	Yes
Scanning4 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	2400 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers	9600 x 9600 DPI	19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 356 mm
Scanner type	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, EXIF, GIF, JPG, PCX, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HTML, PDF, RTF, TXT
Input colour depthDiffers	48 bit	24 bit
Output colour depthDiffers	24 bit	42 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, File, Image	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	No
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	3 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	180 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	60	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30000 pages per month
Digital sender	No	No
Page description languagesDiffers	Epson ESC/P2	PCL 6, PostScript 3
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 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	125 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Paper tray, Sheetfed
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	50 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Maximum input capacityDiffers	580 sheets	375 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	30 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	216 x 297 mm	216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Photo paper, Plain paper	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
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	B5, C5, DL
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 177 g/m²
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	4x6,5x7,8x10,3.5x5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	96 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Card reader integrated	No	No
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NXP ColdFire
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	264 MHz
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VGA 800 x 600 px IE 5.5+ CD/DVD-ROM
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	35 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, White
Market positioning	Business	Business
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Display number of linesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 lines
Display diagonalKnown for one	6.35 cm (2.5")	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	192 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium II
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	550 MB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	460 mm	498 mm
DepthDiffers	420 mm	532 mm
HeightDiffers	341 mm	525 mm
WeightDiffers	13.8 kg	31.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features2 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functions	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
Colour copy capabilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Colour faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Colour scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2008/2008 R2 Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.x, 10.6.x, 10.7.x	Windows 2000 Windows XP Home Windows XP Professional Windows Vista Mac OS X 9.2.2 Mac OS X 10.2.8 Mac OS X 10.3.x
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
ResizingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scanner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	17 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	50 - 95 °F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source

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