Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4 vs HP Pro M475dn

59specifications compared
46differ
13identical
73known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
- Pro M475dn:Laser
Duplex printing
- DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4:No
- Pro M475dn:Yes
Maximum resolution
- DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
- Pro M475dn:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4:8 ppm
- Pro M475dn:21 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4:5 ppm
- Pro M475dn:21 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4:23 s
- Pro M475dn:17 s
Maximum copy resolution
- DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4:600 x 300 DPI
- Pro M475dn:300 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4:5 cpm
- Pro M475dn:20 cpm

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Comparison of 2515, Pro M475dn
132 specifications	A HP DeskJet 2515 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 2515 View product	B HP Pro M475dn View product
Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal inkjet	Laser
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 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	8 ppm	21 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	5 ppm	21 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	23 s	17 s
Print resolution blackKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	16 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying3 differ
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 300 DPI	300 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	5 cpm	20 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs	3 cpm	20 cpm
Copy speed (black, normal, US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal, US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400%
Duplex copyingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning4 differ
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 297 mm	Legal (216 x 356)
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-mail, USB
Image formats supportedDiffers	BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF	BMP, JPG, PNG
Document formats supportedDiffers	PDF	PDF, RTF, TXT
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Duplex scanningKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
TWAIN versionKnown for one	1.9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Mono faxing
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	3 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	250 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 locations
Duplex faxingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	1000 pages per month	40000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers	300 - 400 pages per month	1000 - 2500 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	2	4
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 3	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	1	2
Total input capacityDiffers	60 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	25 sheets	150 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	50 sheets
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	3
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Legal
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, DL	10
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 176 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 163 g/m²
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	4x6,5x7,8x10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Not supported	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	192 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	448 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ARM
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	51 dB
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Grey
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Display diagonalDiffers	2.79 cm (1.1")	8.89 cm (3.5")
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	465 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	2.3 W	6 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.3 W	0.5 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one	10 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	1.3 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
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Pro, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fedora 11, Fedora 12, Fedora 9, RedHat EL Linux 5.0, SuSE Linux 10.3, SuSE Linux 11, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	233MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MB
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 80%	20 - 70%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 40 °C	15 - 30 °C
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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	431.4 mm	420 mm
DepthDiffers	157.9 mm	483 mm
HeightDiffers	303.2 mm	500 mm
WeightDiffers	3.9 kg	29.5 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	475 mm	600 mm
Package depthDiffers	194 mm	500 mm
Package heightDiffers	353 mm	606 mm
Package weightDiffers	4.96 kg	35 kg
Other featuresidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Copy, Print, Scan
Colour scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Duplex (double-sided)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LegalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Scanner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP SureSupplyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HP Auto-On/Auto-OffKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HP Software providedKnown for one	HP Photo Creations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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