Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP Photosmart 6520 Thermal inkjet A4 vs Philips Laserfax with printer, scanner and WLAN SFF6170DW/NLB

54specifications compared
38differ
16identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- Photosmart 6520 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
- Laserfax with printer, scanner and WLAN SFF6170DW/NLB:Laser
Printing
- Photosmart 6520 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour printing
- Laserfax with printer, scanner and WLAN SFF6170DW/NLB:Mono printing
Maximum resolution
- Photosmart 6520 Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
- Laserfax with printer, scanner and WLAN SFF6170DW/NLB:600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Photosmart 6520 Thermal inkjet A4:12 ppm
- Laserfax with printer, scanner and WLAN SFF6170DW/NLB:24 ppm
Copying
- Photosmart 6520 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour copying
- Laserfax with printer, scanner and WLAN SFF6170DW/NLB:Mono copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- Photosmart 6520 Thermal inkjet A4:6.5 cpm
- Laserfax with printer, scanner and WLAN SFF6170DW/NLB:19 cpm
Maximum number of copies
- Photosmart 6520 Thermal inkjet A4:50 copies
- Laserfax with printer, scanner and WLAN SFF6170DW/NLB:99 copies
Scanning
- Photosmart 6520 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour scanning
- Laserfax with printer, scanner and WLAN SFF6170DW/NLB:Mono scanning

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Comparison of 6520, SFF6170DW/NLB
102 specifications	A HP Photosmart 6520 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 6520 View product	B Philips Laserfax with printer, scanner and WLAN SFF6170DW/NLB Model SFF6170DW/NLB View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	12 ppm	24 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	8.5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	22 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	22 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 s
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	6.5 cpm	19 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	5.5 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	50 copies	99 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 s
Scanning4 differ
ScanningDiffers	Colour scanning	Mono scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers	19200 x 19200 DPI	4800 x 4800 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	A4 / Letter (216 x 297)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthDiffers	48 bit	24 bit
Greyscale levels	256	256
Output colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Mono faxing
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 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	200 pages
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features4 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	500 pages per month	10000 pages per month
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	4	1
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 3	GDI
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacityDiffers	80 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	20 sheets	100 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Paper tray
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	50 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	210 x 297 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5	B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Hagaki card	Executive
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	10x15,13x18 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	4x6,5x7,8x10,3.5x5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Wireless LAN
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memory	128 MB	128 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	MS Duo, SD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey, White
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	8.76 cm (3.45")	Unknown — not stated by the source
TouchscreenDiffers	Yes	No
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	18 W	528 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	4.8 W	4.3 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	1.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, 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 Vista Busines
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 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
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 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	430 mm
DepthDiffers	552 mm	393 mm
HeightDiffers	160 mm	346 mm
WeightDiffers	6.2 kg	12.7 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	492 mm	524 mm
Package depthDiffers	224 mm	492 mm
Package heightDiffers	468 mm	452 mm
Package weightDiffers	7.77 kg	15.4 kg
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP2)* +; Mac OS X v 10.6, OS X Lion, OS X Mountain Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired & Wireless
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 32 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 40 °C
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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