Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP LaserJet 9040 Laser A3 vs HP Photosmart C5280 Inkjet A4

41specifications compared
38differ
3identical
67known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:Laser
- Photosmart C5280 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Printing
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:Mono printing
- Photosmart C5280 Inkjet A4:Colour printing
Duplex printing
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:Yes
- Photosmart C5280 Inkjet A4:No
Maximum resolution
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:1200 x 1200 DPI
- Photosmart C5280 Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Copying
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:Mono copying
- Photosmart C5280 Inkjet A4:Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
- Photosmart C5280 Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:40 cpm
- Photosmart C5280 Inkjet A4:7 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:40 cpm
- Photosmart C5280 Inkjet A4:32 cpm

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Comparison of 9040, C5280
108 specifications	A HP LaserJet 9040 Laser A3 Model 9040 View product	B HP Photosmart C5280 Inkjet A4 Model C5280 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 ppm
DVD/CD printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	40 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one	25 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	8 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying5 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	40 cpm	7 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.4 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Differs	40 cpm	32 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 cpm
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	999 copies	50 copies
PC free copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning3 differ
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	4800 x 4800 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	297 x 432 mm	216 x 297 mm
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Output colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
Scan driversKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TWAIN
Image formats supportedKnown for one	JPG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Document formats supportedKnown for one	PDF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	No
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	300 x 300 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	50000 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	100 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	300000 pages per month	3000 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3	PCL 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	3000 sheets	50 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Sheetfed
Paper handling6 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A3	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Rough paper, Transparencies	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A3, A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesDiffers	B6, C5, DL	C6, DL
Paper tray media weightDiffers	64 - 199 g/m²	60 - 280 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightDiffers	64 - 216 g/m²	60 - 90 g/m²
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B4, B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex media weightKnown for one	65 - 199 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel	USB 2.0
Direct printingDiffers	Yes	No
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CF, Memory Stick (MS), MicroSD (TransFlash), miniSD, MMC, MMC+, MS Duo, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, SDHC, xD
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	533 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	57 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	White
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
DisplayDiffers	LED	LCD
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.1 cm (2.4")
TouchscreenKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28.3 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.9 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	305 W	3.8 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.9 W	0.8 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	1070 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (copying)Known for one	1120 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vis	Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium II/Celeron, 233MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 90%	25 - 75%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	15 - 32.5 °C	15 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	1168.4 mm	452 mm
DepthDiffers	787.4 mm	387 mm
HeightDiffers	1193.8 mm	237 mm
WeightDiffers	143 kg	7.13 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	494 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	283 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	441 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.87 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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