Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP ENVY 4524 Thermal inkjet A4 vs Sharp MX-M356N multifunction printer Laser A3

39specifications compared
30differ
9identical
56known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- ENVY 4524 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
- MX-M356N multifunction printer Laser A3:Laser
Printing
- ENVY 4524 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour printing
- MX-M356N multifunction printer Laser A3:Mono printing
Maximum resolution
- ENVY 4524 Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
- MX-M356N multifunction printer Laser A3:1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- ENVY 4524 Thermal inkjet A4:9.5 ppm
- MX-M356N multifunction printer Laser A3:35 ppm
Copying
- ENVY 4524 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour copying
- MX-M356N multifunction printer Laser A3:Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution
- ENVY 4524 Thermal inkjet A4:600 x 300 DPI
- MX-M356N multifunction printer Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copies
- ENVY 4524 Thermal inkjet A4:50 copies
- MX-M356N multifunction printer Laser A3:999 copies
Faxing
- ENVY 4524 Thermal inkjet A4:No
- MX-M356N multifunction printer Laser A3:Mono faxing

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Comparison of 4524, MX-M356N
95 specifications	A HP ENVY 4524 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 4524 View product	B Sharp MX-M356N multifunction printer Laser A3 Model MX-M356N View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	9.5 ppm	35 ppm
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
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	9.5 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	6.8 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	18 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	20 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 s
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 300 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	7.5 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	4 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	50 copies	999 copies
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 s
Scanningidentical
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	216 x 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (black)Known for one	8 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	4 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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, XPS
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Mono faxing
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	1000 pages per month	75000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	PCL 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	1100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	25 sheets	500 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	2100 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Card stock, Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A3, A4, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	C6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	4x6,5x7,8x10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	2048 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	360 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, White
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Display diagonalDiffers	5.59 cm (2.2")	17.8 cm (7")
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touch
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	15 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	3.05 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	0.55 W	1 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.13 W	0.1 W
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	100 - 127 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1440 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	63 W
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP ePrintKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HP Photo CreationsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HP Auto-On/Auto-OffKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, 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 8, Win
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, 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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	445 mm	620 mm
DepthDiffers	367 mm	617 mm
HeightDiffers	128 mm	830 mm
WeightDiffers	5.41 kg	51 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	485 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	168 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	445 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	6.45 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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