Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP LaserJet 2820 Laser A4 vs HP LaserJet 3050 All-in-One Printer

72specifications compared
36differ
36identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:Colour printing
- LaserJet 3050 All-in-One Printer:Mono printing
Maximum resolution
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- LaserJet 3050 All-in-One Printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:19 ppm
- LaserJet 3050 All-in-One Printer:18 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:18 s
- LaserJet 3050 All-in-One Printer:8 s
Copying
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:Colour copying
- LaserJet 3050 All-in-One Printer:Mono copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:19 cpm
- LaserJet 3050 All-in-One Printer:18 cpm
Optical scanning resolution
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- LaserJet 3050 All-in-One Printer:600 x 600 DPI
Document formats supported
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:HTML, PDF, RTF, TXT
- LaserJet 3050 All-in-One Printer:PDF

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Comparison of 2820, LaserJet 3050 All-in-One Printer
107 specifications	A HP LaserJet 2820 Laser A4 Model 2820 View product	B HP LaserJet 3050 All-in-One Printer View product
Printing4 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Duplex printing mode	Manual	Manual
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	19 ppm	18 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	18 s	8 s
Print resolution colourKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	4 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	19 cpm	18 cpm
Maximum number of copies	99 copies	99 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
PC free copying	Yes	Yes
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	4 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning4 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI	19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan area	216 x 356 mm	216 x 356 mm
Image formats supportedDiffers	BMP, EXIF, GIF, JPG, PCX, PNG, TIF	BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedDiffers	HTML, PDF, RTF, TXT	PDF
Input colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Output colour depthDiffers	42 bit	24 bit
Greyscale levels	256	256
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Mono faxing
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 pages
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	119 locations
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	30000 pages per month	7000 pages per month
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 6, PostScript 3	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	1	2
Total input capacityDiffers	125 sheets	260 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	50 sheets	30 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 sheets
Maximum number of input trays	2	2
Maximum input capacityDiffers	375 sheets	260 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	125 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray, Sheetfed	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	216 x 297 mm	216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media types	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Envelopes sizesDiffers	B5, C5, DL	C5, C6, DL
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 177 g/m²	75 - 90 g/m²
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	96 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 family	NXP ColdFire	NXP ColdFire
Processor frequency	264 MHz	264 MHz
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	VGA 800 x 600 px IE 5.5+ CD/DVD-ROM	VGA 800 x 600 px IE 5.5+ CD/DVD-ROM USB
Memory slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colour	Black, White	Black, White
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Touchscreen	No	No
Display number of lines	2 lines	2 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	290 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240 V
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAMDiffers	192 MB	128 MB
Minimum processor	Intel Pentium II	Intel Pentium II
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers	550 MB	250 MB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 32.5 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	498 mm	429 mm
DepthDiffers	532 mm	443 mm
HeightDiffers	525 mm	459 mm
WeightDiffers	31.6 kg	9.3 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other features6 differ
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Scan
Colour copy capabilityDiffers	Yes	No
Colour faxingDiffers	Yes	No
Colour scanningDiffers	Yes	No
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 Windows XP Home Windows XP Professional Windows Vista Mac OS X 9.2.2 Mac OS X 10.2.8 Mac OS X 10.3.x	Windows 2000 Windows XP Home Windows XP Professional Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Mac OS X 10.3+
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Resizing	Yes	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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