Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP OfficeJet 250 Thermal inkjet A4 vs HP DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer

65specifications compared
30differ
35identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- OfficeJet 250 Thermal inkjet A4:10 ppm
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:8 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- OfficeJet 250 Thermal inkjet A4:7 ppm
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:5.5 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)
- OfficeJet 250 Thermal inkjet A4:20 ppm
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:19 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)
- OfficeJet 250 Thermal inkjet A4:19 ppm
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:15 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- OfficeJet 250 Thermal inkjet A4:11 s
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:15 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- OfficeJet 250 Thermal inkjet A4:13 s
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:18 s
Maximum copy resolution
- OfficeJet 250 Thermal inkjet A4:600 x 600 DPI
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:300 x 300 DPI
Maximum number of copies
- OfficeJet 250 Thermal inkjet A4:50 copies
- DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer:9 copies

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Comparison of 250, 3732
101 specifications	A HP OfficeJet 250 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 250 View product	B HP DeskJet 3730 All-in-One Printer Model 3732 View product
Printing6 differ
Print technology	Thermal inkjet	Thermal inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	No	No
Maximum resolution	4800 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	10 ppm	8 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	7 ppm	5.5 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	19 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	19 ppm	15 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	11 s	15 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	13 s	18 s
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copying	No	No
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	300 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 cpm
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	50 copies	9 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning2 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanning	No	No
Optical scanning resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 356 mm	216 x 355 mm
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed scanner	ADF scanner
Scan technology	CIS	CIS
Image formats supported	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supported	PDF, RTF, TXT	PDF, RTF, TXT
Input colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Greyscale levels	256	256
TWAIN versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (black)Known for one	8 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	3.6 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Duplex faxing	No	No
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	500 pages per month	1000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers	100 - 300 pages per month	50 - 200 pages per month
Digital senderDiffers	Yes	No
Number of print cartridges	2	2
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languages	PCL 3	PCL 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacityDiffers	50 sheets	60 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 sheets
Paper input type	Paper tray	Paper tray
Maximum number of input trays	1	1
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A6
Envelopes sizesDiffers	C5, C6, DL	DL
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint	HP ePrint
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	64 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
Card reader integrated	No	No
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	700 MHz	360 MHz
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Red, White
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Display diagonalKnown for one	6.73 cm (2.65")	Unknown — not stated by the source
TouchscreenKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	29 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	3.4 W	2.2 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	0.81 W	0.69 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.14 W	0.06 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.026 kWh/week
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	200 - 240 V
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	380.2 mm	403 mm
DepthDiffers	198.3 mm	177 mm
HeightDiffers	91.3 mm	141 mm
WeightDiffers	2.96 kg	2.33 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	246 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.34 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	15 - 30 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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