Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP DeskJet 2543 Thermal inkjet A4 vs HP OfficeJet 7500A Inkjet A3+

58specifications compared
41differ
17identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DeskJet 2543 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
- OfficeJet 7500A Inkjet A3+:Inkjet
Duplex printing
- DeskJet 2543 Thermal inkjet A4:Yes
- OfficeJet 7500A Inkjet A3+:No
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DeskJet 2543 Thermal inkjet A4:7 ppm
- OfficeJet 7500A Inkjet A3+:10 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DeskJet 2543 Thermal inkjet A4:4 ppm
- OfficeJet 7500A Inkjet A3+:7 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- DeskJet 2543 Thermal inkjet A4:17 s
- OfficeJet 7500A Inkjet A3+:16 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- DeskJet 2543 Thermal inkjet A4:24 s
- OfficeJet 7500A Inkjet A3+:19 s
Maximum copy resolution
- DeskJet 2543 Thermal inkjet A4:600 x 300 DPI
- OfficeJet 7500A Inkjet A3+:4800 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- DeskJet 2543 Thermal inkjet A4:4.5 cpm
- OfficeJet 7500A Inkjet A3+:6 cpm

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Comparison of 2543, 7500A
104 specifications	A HP DeskJet 2543 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 2543 View product	B HP OfficeJet 7500A Inkjet A3+ Model 7500A View product
Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal inkjet	Inkjet
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print resolution blackKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	7 ppm	10 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	4 ppm	7 ppm
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
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	17 s	16 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	24 s	19 s
Copying4 differ
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 300 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	4.5 cpm	6 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs	3 cpm	5 cpm
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	5 copies	99 copies
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400%
Scanning5 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 4800 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 297 mm	216 x 356 mm
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Image formats supportedDiffers	BMP, JPEG XR, PNG, TIF	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedDiffers	PDF	PDF, RTF, TXT
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-mail, Memory card
Scan speed (ADF, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.2 ppm
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	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	100 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 locations
Features5 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	1000 pages per month	7000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers	100 - 250 pages per month	200 - 800 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	2	4
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 3, URF	PCL 3
All-In-One-multitaskingDiffers	No	Yes
Digital senderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityDiffers	20 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	20 sheets	100 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	60 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	25 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	35 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3+
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A6	A3, A3+, A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B6	B4, B5, B7
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	10x15 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	75 - 90 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, RJ-11, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Windows RT	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint
Performance1 differ
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SD
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	192 MHz
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Charcoal, Grey	Black
Display diagonalKnown for one	3.3 cm (1.3")	Unknown — not stated by the source
TouchscreenKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 x 234 pixels
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	10 W	50 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	2 W	6 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	0.9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.2 W	0.75 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	425.2 mm	606 mm
DepthDiffers	552.2 mm	426 mm
HeightDiffers	252.2 mm	293 mm
WeightDiffers	3.6 kg	14 kg
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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