Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP LaserJet 2820 Laser A4 vs HP LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing

51specifications compared
34differ
17identical
69known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing mode
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:Manual
- LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing:Auto
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:19 ppm
- LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing:31 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:4 ppm
- LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing:31 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:18 s
- LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing:10.5 s
Maximum copy resolution
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing:300 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:19 cpm
- LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing:30 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:4 cpm
- LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing:30 cpm
Optical scanning resolution
- LaserJet 2820 Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing:300 x 300 DPI

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Comparison of 2820, M570dn
120 specifications	A HP LaserJet 2820 Laser A4 Model 2820 View product	B HP LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing Model M570dn View product
Printing4 differ
Duplex printing modeDiffers	Manual	Auto
Print resolution colourKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	19 ppm	31 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	4 ppm	31 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	18 s	10.5 s
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.5 s
Copying3 differ
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	300 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	19 cpm	30 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs	4 cpm	30 cpm
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning4 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	300 x 300 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 356 mm	216 x 297 mm
Image formats supportedDiffers	BMP, EXIF, GIF, JPG, PCX, PNG, TIF	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedDiffers	HTML, PDF, RTF, TXT	PDF, RTF, TXT
Input colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	42 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	Yes
Scan speed (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20.5 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ppm
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Colour 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
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 pages
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 locations
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	30000 pages per month	75000 pages per month
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 6, PostScript 3	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, PostScript 3
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Small medium business
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityDiffers	125 sheets	250 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers	125 sheets	100 sheets
Paper input typeDiffers	Paper tray, Sheetfed	Paper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityDiffers	375 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 297 mm	215 x 355 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Bond paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	B5, C5, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 177 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networkidentical
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	96 MB	256 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	NXP ColdFire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	264 MHz	800 MHz
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	VGA 800 x 600 px IE 5.5+ CD/DVD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Black, Grey
TouchscreenDiffers	No	Yes
Display number of linesKnown for one	2 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.89 cm (3.5")
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touch
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Minimum RAMKnown for one	192 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	550 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	498 mm	515 mm
DepthDiffers	532 mm	500 mm
HeightDiffers	525 mm	538 mm
WeightDiffers	31.6 kg	40.8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Print, Scan	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour copy capabilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour faxingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	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	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
ResizingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	825.5 x 914.4 x 896.6 mm
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	605 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.3 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 - 127 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 60%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 27.22 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	733 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	644 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	730 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45.9 kg

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