Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP DeskJet 3634 Thermal inkjet A4 vs HP LaserJet Enterprise Flow M527c Laser A4

60specifications compared
48differ
12identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DeskJet 3634 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
- LaserJet Enterprise Flow M527c Laser A4:Laser
Printing
- DeskJet 3634 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour printing
- LaserJet Enterprise Flow M527c Laser A4:Mono printing
Duplex printing
- DeskJet 3634 Thermal inkjet A4:No
- LaserJet Enterprise Flow M527c Laser A4:Yes
Maximum resolution
- DeskJet 3634 Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
- LaserJet Enterprise Flow M527c Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DeskJet 3634 Thermal inkjet A4:8.5 ppm
- LaserJet Enterprise Flow M527c Laser A4:43 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- DeskJet 3634 Thermal inkjet A4:14 s
- LaserJet Enterprise Flow M527c Laser A4:5.7 s
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)
- DeskJet 3634 Thermal inkjet A4:3 mm
- LaserJet Enterprise Flow M527c Laser A4:5 mm
Copying
- DeskJet 3634 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour copying
- LaserJet Enterprise Flow M527c Laser A4:Mono copying

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Comparison of 3634, M527c
104 specifications	A HP DeskJet 3634 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 3634 View product	B HP LaserJet Enterprise Flow M527c Laser A4 Model M527c View product
Printing7 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	8.5 ppm	43 ppm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34 ipm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	14 s	5.7 s
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Differs	3 mm	5 mm
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	6.8 ppm	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
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	17 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying5 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 300 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	5 cpm	43 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.3 s
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	9 copies	9999 copies
Copier resizeDiffers	25 - 200%	25 - 400%
Duplex copyingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	3.5 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning3 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 297 mm	216 x 356 mm
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-mail, FTP, File, USB
Scan speed (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43 inch/min
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38 inch/min
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Duplex scanningKnown for one	No	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
Duplex faxingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features6 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	1000 pages per month	150000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers	100 - 250 pages per month	2000 - 7500 pages per month
Digital senderDiffers	No	Yes
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 3, URF	PCL 5, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, PostScript 3
All-In-One-multitaskingDiffers	No	Yes
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Enterprise
Input & output capacity5 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	1	2
Total input capacityDiffers	60 sheets	550 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	25 sheets	250 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	100 sheets
Maximum number of input traysDiffers	1	4
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2300 sheets
Maximum output capacityDiffers	25 sheets	250 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, RJ-11, USB 2.0
Direct printingDiffers	Yes	No
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1792 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 MHz
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue, White	Grey
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20.3 cm (8")
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touch
Colour displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	10 W	671 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27.8 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	0.88 W	3.2 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.07 W	0.06 W
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	2.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Yes
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	30 - 70%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 40 °C	15 - 32.5 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 60 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffers	ENERGY STAR	Blue Angel, EPEAT Gold, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	438 mm	482 mm
DepthDiffers	310 mm	496 mm
HeightDiffers	158 mm	497 mm
WeightDiffers	4.17 kg	21.9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	613 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	734 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	592 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27.5 kg

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