Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP LaserJet 9040 Laser A3 vs HP Pro L7480

36specifications compared
32differ
4identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:Laser
- Pro L7480:Thermal inkjet
Printing
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:Mono printing
- Pro L7480:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:1200 x 1200 DPI
- Pro L7480:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:40 ppm
- Pro L7480:16 ppm
Copying
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:Mono copying
- Pro L7480:Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:600 x 600 DPI
- Pro L7480:1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:40 cpm
- Pro L7480:16 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)
- LaserJet 9040 Laser A3:40 cpm
- Pro L7480:36 cpm

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Comparison of 9040, Pro L7480
87 specifications	A HP LaserJet 9040 Laser A3 Model 9040 View product	B HP Pro L7480 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Thermal inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	40 ppm	16 ppm
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
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 ppm
Copying4 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	40 cpm	16 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Differs	40 cpm	36 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	999 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 cpm
Scanning3 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	2400 x 4800 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	297 x 432 mm	215.9 x 297 mm
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed scanner
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
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	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	7500 pages per month
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3	PCL 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital senderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total output capacityDiffers	3000 sheets	150 sheets
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A3	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Rough paper, Transparencies	Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A3, A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B4, B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	B6, C5, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	64 - 199 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	64 - 216 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex media weightKnown for one	65 - 199 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C5, C6
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel	USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	64 MB
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	Black, White
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
DisplayDiffers	LED	LCD
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 (printing)Differs	1070 W	28 W
Power consumption (copying)Differs	1120 W	33 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	305 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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 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 Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, 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
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	15 - 32.5 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	1168.4 mm	525 mm
DepthDiffers	787.4 mm	402 mm
HeightDiffers	1193.8 mm	282 mm
WeightDiffers	143 kg	13.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	592 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	556 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18.5 kg

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