Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP OfficeJet 6956 Thermal inkjet A4 vs HP PageWide Enterprise Color Flow MFP 785z+

78specifications compared
50differ
28identical
87known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- OfficeJet 6956 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
- PageWide Enterprise Color Flow MFP 785z+:Laser
Maximum resolution
- OfficeJet 6956 Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
- PageWide Enterprise Color Flow MFP 785z+:2400 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- OfficeJet 6956 Thermal inkjet A4:16 ppm
- PageWide Enterprise Color Flow MFP 785z+:55 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- OfficeJet 6956 Thermal inkjet A4:9 ppm
- PageWide Enterprise Color Flow MFP 785z+:55 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- OfficeJet 6956 Thermal inkjet A4:8 ppm
- PageWide Enterprise Color Flow MFP 785z+:38 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- OfficeJet 6956 Thermal inkjet A4:5 ppm
- PageWide Enterprise Color Flow MFP 785z+:38 ppm
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- OfficeJet 6956 Thermal inkjet A4:28 cpm
- PageWide Enterprise Color Flow MFP 785z+:55 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
- OfficeJet 6956 Thermal inkjet A4:22 cpm
- PageWide Enterprise Color Flow MFP 785z+:55 cpm

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Comparison of 6956, PageWide Enterprise Color Flow MFP 785z+
165 specifications	A HP OfficeJet 6956 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 6956 View product	B HP PageWide Enterprise Color Flow MFP 785z+View product
Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal inkjet	Laser
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing mode	Auto	Auto
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	2400 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	16 ppm	55 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	9 ppm	55 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	55 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	55 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	8 ppm	38 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	5 ppm	38 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.4 s
N-in-1 print functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Secure printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cover page printing functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Booklet printing functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one	2.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying2 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	28 cpm	55 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs	22 cpm	55 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	55 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	55 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.4 s
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9999 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
Auto fit functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scanning1 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 356 mm	297 x 432 mm
Scanner type	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS/CCD
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-mail, Network folder, USB, Fax, Software
Scan speed (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 inch/min
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 inch/min
Duplex scan speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ppm
Duplex scan speed (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ppm
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPEG, TIFF, MTIFF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF, UNICODE, CSV, RTF, HTML, XPS
Input colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Greyscale levels	256	256
Scan drivers	TWAIN	TWAIN
TWAIN version	2.1	2.1
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 1200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax4 differ
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax resolution (black)	300 x 300 DPI	300 x 300 DPI
Fax resolution (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 x 300 DPI
Fax transmission speedDiffers	4 sec/page	3 sec/page
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers	100 pages	500 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Speed diallingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000
Fax forwarding	Yes	Yes
Auto reductionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax broadcastingDiffers	20 locations	210 locations
Fax delayed sendingDiffers	Yes	No
FaxingKnown for one	Colour faxing	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	15000 pages per month	125000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2500 - 25000 pages per month
Duplex functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Print, Scan, Fax
Digital senderDiffers	No	Yes
Number of print cartridges	4	4
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 3	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, PostScript 3
Printer fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PostScript, Scalable, TrueType, Windows
All-In-One-multitasking	Yes	Yes
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Netherlands
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Business
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	225 sheets	650 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	60 sheets	3000 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
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	35 sheets	200 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4650 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3250 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling7 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 x 457 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper	Bond paper, Photo paper, Letterhead, Heavy paper, Card stock, Rough paper, Labels, Glossy paper, Plain paper, Matte paper, Thick paper, Recycled paper, Envelopes
Multi-purpose tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper	Executive, Legal
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A3, A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5	B4, B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	L	16K
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5	B4, B5, B6
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x6,5x7,5x8
Custom media lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	127 - 457.2 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99.1 - 304.8 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 300 g/m²
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	C5, C6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	RJ-11, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
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 standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EAP-PEAP, FIPS 140, EAP-TLS, SNMPv3, HTTPS, SSL/TLS, IPSec
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service	HP ePrint, Google Cloud Print, Apple AirPrint
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	5632 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	5632 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 GB
Card reader integrated	No	No
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	500 MHz	1200 MHz
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Market positioning	Business	Business
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display diagonalDiffers	5.59 cm (2.2")	20.3 cm (8")
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes
Control type	Touch	Touch
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	740 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	660 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	1.2 W	1.3 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.29 W	0.2 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.164 kWh/week
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	50/60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one	22 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP PageWide TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HP ePrint	Yes	Yes
HP Dynamic securityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, 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	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile operating systems supportedDiffers	Android, iOS	Android
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 - 70%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 30 °C
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffers	ENERGY STAR	EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR
Sustainable technologies and materialsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ES 203 021-2 v2.1.2
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	463.7 mm	1245 mm
DepthDiffers	518 mm	693 mm
HeightDiffers	228.7 mm	1222 mm
WeightDiffers	7.7 kg	109.4 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	508 mm	790 mm
Package depthDiffers	282 mm	760 mm
Package heightDiffers	464 mm	1027 mm
Package weightDiffers	9.83 kg	171 kg
Technical detailsidentical
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	109.4 g
Layers per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Pallet dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	790 x 760 x 1027 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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