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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP OfficeJet 250C Thermal inkjet A4 vs HP OfficeJet 252C Thermal inkjet A4

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  • 80specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 74identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

  • Copy speed (black, draft, A4)
    • 18 cpm
    • 17 cpm
  • Image formats supported
    • BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIF
    • JPEG, TIFF
  • Document formats supported
    • PDF, RTF, TXT
    • PDF
  • ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)
    • C6
    • C5, C6

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OfficeJet 250C Thermal inkjet A4

Model 250C

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OfficeJet 252C Thermal inkjet A4

Model 252C

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Printingidentical
Print technologyThermal inkjetThermal inkjet
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeManualManual
Maximum resolution4800 x 1200 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)10 ppm10 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)7 ppm7 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)20 ppm20 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)19 ppm19 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one11 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one13 s
Print margin top (min)3 mm3 mm
Print margin bottom (min)3 mm3 mm
Print margin left (min)3 mm3 mm
Print margin right (min)3 mm3 mm
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)3 mm3 mm
Copying1 differ
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolution600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one8 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one4 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Differs18 cpm17 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)15.5 cpm15.5 cpm
Maximum number of copies50 copies50 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one11 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one13 s
Scanning2 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolution600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan area216 x 356 mm216 x 356 mm
Scan technologyCISCIS
Image formats supportedDiffersBMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFJPEG, TIFF
Document formats supportedDiffersPDF, RTF, TXTPDF
Greyscale levels256256
TWAIN versionKnown for one1.9
Faxidentical
FaxingNoNo
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycle500 pages per month500 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle100 - 300 pages per month100 - 300 pages per month
Digital senderNoNo
Number of print cartridges22
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesPCL 3PCL 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYes
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity50 sheets50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity10 sheets10 sheets
Maximum input capacity50 sheets50 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesGlossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled paperGlossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)DiffersC6C5, C6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5B5
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 300 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneDL
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 2.0, Wireless LANBluetooth, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for oneNo
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
Networkidentical
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANKnown for oneNo
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Mobile printing technologiesHP ePrintHP ePrint
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Performanceidentical
Internal memory256 MB256 MB
Card reader integratedNoNo
Built-in processorYesYes
Processor frequency700 MHz700 MHz
Designidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
Display diagonal6.73 cm (2.65")6.73 cm (2.65")
TouchscreenYesYes
Control typeTouchTouch
Colour displayYesYes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)3.4 W3.4 W
Power consumption (sleep)0.81 W0.81 W
Power consumption (off)0.14 W0.14 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP ePrintYesYes
HP Auto-On/Auto-OffYesYes
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)15 - 90%15 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 40 °C5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 60 °C-40 - 60 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesENERGY STARENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width380.2 mm380.2 mm
Depth198.3 mm198.3 mm
Height91.3 mm91.3 mm
Weight2.96 kg2.96 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package width517 mm517 mm
Package depth132 mm132 mm
Package height242 mm242 mm
Package weight4.8 kg4.8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareHP Dropbox, HP Google Drive, Microsoft DotNetHP Dropbox, HP Google Drive, Microsoft DotNet

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