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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP PSC 1213 Inkjet A4 vs HP OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 29differ
  • 11identical
  • 54known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Thermal inkjet
  • Maximum resolution
    • 600 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Print resolution colour
    • 600 x 600 DPI
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 7.8 ppm
    • 8 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 3.6 ppm
    • 6 ppm
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 2400 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Maximum scan area
    • A4 / Letter (216 x 297)
    • 216 x 279 mm
  • Scanner type
    • Flatbed scanner
    • Flatbed & ADF scanner

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HP

PSC 1213 Inkjet A4

Model 1213

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OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer

Model 3831

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Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetThermal inkjet
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneManual
Maximum resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution colourDiffers600 x 600 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs7.8 ppm8 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs3.6 ppm6 ppm
Copyingidentical
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one12 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one10 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one50 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one50 - 400%
Scanning5 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 2400 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffersA4 / Letter (216 x 297)216 x 279 mm
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toDiffersTWAINPC
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Input colour depthDiffers36 bit24 bit
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Fax resolution (black)Known for one300 x 300 DPI
Fax memoryKnown for one50 pages
Features1 differ
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Page description languagesDiffersLIDILPCL 3, URF
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneNo
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets60 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers50 sheets25 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersCard stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, TransparenciesEnvelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5A4, A6
Envelopes sizesDiffers10, C6, DLDL
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one4x6"
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for oneHagaki card
Paper tray media weightKnown for one70 - 90 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSBUSB, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LANKnown for oneNo
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, HP ePrint
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 MB512 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one0.128 GB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one180 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one49 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersGrey, WhiteBlack
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one5.59 cm (2.2")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Colour displayKnown for oneNo
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one10 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one2.83 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one1.17 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one5 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 St
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac 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 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, 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 XMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Minimum RAMKnown for one64 MB
Minimum processorKnown for oneIntel Pentium II, Celeron
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one300 MB
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs15 - 32 °C-40 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs15 - 85%20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 60 °C5 - 40 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers426 mm450 mm
DepthDiffers259 mm364 mm
HeightDiffers170 mm224.4 mm
WeightDiffers4.9 kg5.61 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one450 mm
Package depthKnown for one572.9 mm
Package heightKnown for one270.7 mm
Package weightKnown for one7.19 kg
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHS
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneCE, UL, PSB, NEMKO, CSA, NOM, PSBC, JUN, MITI

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