Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP B209a + 364 vs HP OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4

34specifications compared
25differ
9identical
78known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- B209a + 364:Inkjet
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- B209a + 364:15 ppm
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:7 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)
- B209a + 364:30 ppm
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:20 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)
- B209a + 364:28 ppm
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:14 ppm
Copying
- B209a + 364:Mono copying
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution
- B209a + 364:600 x 600 DPI
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- B209a + 364:9.5 cpm
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:4 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
- B209a + 364:10 cpm
- OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4:2.7 cpm

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Comparison of B209a + 364, J3606
112 specifications	A HP B209a + 364 View product	B HP OfficeJet J3606 Thermal inkjet A4 Model J3606 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Thermal inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum resolution	4800 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	15 ppm	7 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.9 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	30 ppm	20 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	28 ppm	14 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	11 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, best quality, A4)Known for one	2.5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, best quality, A4)Known for one	2 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying4 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	9.5 cpm	4 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs	10 cpm	2.7 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal, US Letter)Known for one	9.5 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	50 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning6 differ
ScanningDiffers	Mono scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers	19200 x 19200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 297 mm	216 x 356 mm
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
Greyscale levelsDiffers	65536	256
TWAIN versionDiffers	1.9	1.7
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Colour faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	203 x 196 DPI
Fax resolution (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 x 200 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 Kbit/s
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 locations
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500 pages per month
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	4	2
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LIDIL
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Home
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Total input capacityDiffers	125 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	50 sheets	20 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	20 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Maximum output capacityDiffers	50 sheets	20 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies	Envelopes, Iron-On Transfers, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DL
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	60 - 280 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Performance1 differ
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Internal memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	MMC, MS Duo, SD, xD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, White
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Display number of linesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 lines
Display diagonalKnown for one	5.99 cm (2.36")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 W
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.5 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.6 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
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP SureSupplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HP Software providedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP Photosmart Essential Software
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 7, 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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2008
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	425.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	204 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 mm
WeightDiffers	7.2 kg	3.91 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	501 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	242 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.55 kg
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	452 x 407 x 206 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Copy, Scan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for one	Print	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print headKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless technologyKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b/g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard output capacity for transparenciesKnown for one	25 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source

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