Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP OfficeJet 250C Thermal inkjet A4 vs HP OfficeJet 3835 Thermal inkjet A4

65specifications compared
33differ
32identical
54known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- OfficeJet 250C Thermal inkjet A4:Yes
- OfficeJet 3835 Thermal inkjet A4:No
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- OfficeJet 250C Thermal inkjet A4:10 ppm
- OfficeJet 3835 Thermal inkjet A4:8.5 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- OfficeJet 250C Thermal inkjet A4:7 ppm
- OfficeJet 3835 Thermal inkjet A4:6 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)
- OfficeJet 250C Thermal inkjet A4:19 ppm
- OfficeJet 3835 Thermal inkjet A4:16 ppm
Maximum copy resolution
- OfficeJet 250C Thermal inkjet A4:600 x 600 DPI
- OfficeJet 3835 Thermal inkjet A4:600 x 300 DPI
Optical scanning resolution
- OfficeJet 250C Thermal inkjet A4:600 x 600 DPI
- OfficeJet 3835 Thermal inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan area
- OfficeJet 250C Thermal inkjet A4:216 x 356 mm
- OfficeJet 3835 Thermal inkjet A4:216 x 297 mm
Image formats supported
- OfficeJet 250C Thermal inkjet A4:BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIF
- OfficeJet 3835 Thermal inkjet A4:BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF

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Comparison of 250C, 3835
119 specifications	A HP OfficeJet 250C Thermal inkjet A4 Model 250C View product	B HP OfficeJet 3835 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 3835 View product
Printing4 differ
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	10 ppm	8.5 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	7 ppm	6 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	19 ppm	16 ppm
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margin top (min)Known for one	3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margin bottom (min)Known for one	3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margin left (min)Known for one	3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margin right (min)Known for one	3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying1 differ
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one	18 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one	15.5 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	11 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one	13 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning4 differ
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 356 mm	216 x 297 mm
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-mail, File
Image formats supportedDiffers	BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIF	BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedDiffers	PDF, RTF, TXT	PDF
Scan driversKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TWAIN
TWAIN versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.9
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Colour faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 x 300 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Distinctive ringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	500 pages per month	1000 pages per month
Digital senderDiffers	No	Yes
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Home, Home office
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	100 - 300 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	50 sheets	60 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Paper tray
Maximum input capacityDiffers	50 sheets	60 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	10 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A6
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	C6	Unknown — not stated by the source
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	HP ePrint	Apple AirPrint, HP Auto Wireless Connect, HP ePrint
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	512 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	700 MHz	180 MHz
Design2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	6.73 cm (2.65")	5.59 cm (2.2")
Colour displayDiffers	Yes	No
Power3 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 W
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	3.4 W	2.83 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	0.81 W	1.17 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.14 W	0.1 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP Photo CreationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	380.2 mm	450 mm
DepthDiffers	198.3 mm	364 mm
HeightDiffers	91.3 mm	224.4 mm
WeightDiffers	2.96 kg	5.61 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	517 mm	492 mm
Package depthDiffers	132 mm	283 mm
Package heightDiffers	242 mm	413 mm
Package weightDiffers	4.8 kg	7.19 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 pages
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Phone
Power cord includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	HP Dropbox, HP Google Drive, Microsoft DotNet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Software CDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	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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