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HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer vs Xerox C255a Laser A4

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  • 66specifications compared
  • 51differ
  • 15identical
  • 93known for one product only

Key differences

The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 18.5 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer (26 ppm vs 7.5 ppm). The Xerox C255a Laser A4 has 19.5 ppm more print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer (25 ppm vs 5.5 ppm). The HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer has 4.6 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Xerox C255a Laser A4 (15 s vs 10.4 s). Only the Xerox C255a Laser A4 has duplex copying. Only the Xerox C255a Laser A4 has duplex scanning.

  • Print technology
    • DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer:Thermal inkjet
    • C255a Laser A4:Laser
  • Duplex printing mode
    • DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer:Manual
    • C255a Laser A4:Auto
  • Maximum resolution
    • DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer:4800 x 1200 DPI
    • C255a Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
  • Print resolution colour
    • DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer:4800 x 1200 DPI
    • C255a Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
  • Print resolution black
    • DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
    • C255a Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer:7.5 ppm
    • C255a Laser A4:26 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer:5.5 ppm
    • C255a Laser A4:25 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer:15 s
    • C255a Laser A4:10.4 s

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Comparison of DeskJet Ink Advantage 2374 All-in-One Printer, C255a
159 specifications
Printing9 differ
Print technologyDiffersThermal inkjetLaser
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeDiffersManualAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers4800 x 1200 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print resolution colourDiffers4800 x 1200 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print resolution blackDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs7.5 ppm26 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs5.5 ppm25 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppmUnknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one16 ppmUnknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one7.5 ppmUnknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one5.5 ppmUnknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs15 s10.4 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs18 s10.7 s
Print margin top (min)Known for one3 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Print margin bottom (min)Known for one1.45 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Print margin left (min)Known for one3 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Print margin right (min)Known for one3 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Watermark printingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Booklet printing functionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Copying4 differ
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingDiffersNoYes
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers600 x 300 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs6 cpm46 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs3 cpm20 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one9 copiesUnknown — not stated by the source
Auto fit functionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceA4
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source21 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.4 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.7 s
Copier resizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25 - 400%
Scanning5 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningDiffersNoYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers216 x 297 mm216 x 356 mm
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed scannerADF scanner
Scan technologyCISCIS
Image formats supportedDiffersBMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFFPNG, JPEG, TIFF
Document formats supportedPDFPDF
Input colour depthKnown for one24 bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for oneTWAINUnknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFTP, USB, Network folder, TWAIN, WIA, E-mail, PC
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Fax memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source18 MB
Auto-redialingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Fax forwardingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMH, MR, MMR, JBIG, JPEG
Features4 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers1000 pages per month50000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers50 - 100 pages per month0 - 1500 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffersPrintCopy, Print
Digital senderKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridges22
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersPCL 3 GUIPCL 5, PCL 6, PostScript 3, PCLm, PDF
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for oneChinaUnknown — not stated by the source
HP segmentKnown for oneHomeUnknown — not stated by the source
Printer fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCL, Scalable, PostScript
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityDiffers60 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers25 sheets100 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one60 sheetsUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum output capacityKnown for one25 sheetsUnknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 x 355 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain paper, Photo paperBond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Letterhead, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Rough paper, Lightweight paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLegal, LetterUnknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneB5, DLUnknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one4x6,5x7,8x10Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthDiffers127 - 279 mm148 - 356 mm
Custom media widthDiffers89 - 215 mm94 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers60 - 300 g/m²60 - 120 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 - 200 g/m²
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Direct printingDiffersNoYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers12
USB connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSB Type-A / USB Type-B
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFIPS 140-3, TLS, 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA3, WPA2, WPA-Personal, WPA-PSK, WPA-AES, WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP, MD5, MSCHAPv2, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAP, LEAP
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTCP/IP: HTTP/HTTPS, IPP, LPR/LDP, Raw Socket Printing/Port 9100, IPv4/IPv6, MS Web Services WSD-Print, 802.1x, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), ThinPrint, Microsoft Universal Print, Bonjour
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (printing)Known for one6.2 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source51 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteWhite, Black
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Colour nameKnown for oneWhiteUnknown — not stated by the source
Built-in displayDiffersNoYes
Control typeKnown for oneButtonsUnknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.05 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (ready)Known for one1.83 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one0.83 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.05 WUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyDiffers50/60 Hz47-63 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V110 - 240 V
Power consumption (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source386 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.8 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.29 kWh/week
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP Auto-On/Auto-OffKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
HP Dynamic securityKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7, Windows 10, Windows 11Windows 10, Windows 11
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, MacOSMac OS X 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)15 - 80%15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs15 - 30 °C10 - 32.2 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended humidity operating rangeKnown for one20 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended operating temperature range (T-T)Known for one15 - 30 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneEN 55032:2015 / CISPR 32:2015 Class B, EN 55024:2010 / CISPR 24:2010, EN 55035:2017 / CISPR 35:2016, EN 61000-3-2:2014 / IEC 61000-3-2:2014, EN 61000-3-3:2013 / IEC 61000-3-3:2013, FCC CFR 47 Part 15 Class B, ICES-003, Issue 6 Class B; GB4943.1-2011 (CCC -China), CNS 14336: 1999 & CNS13438 (BSMI-TaiUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainable technologies and materialsKnown for oneNoneUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceENERGY STAR, EPEAT, SCS Product Category Rule (PCR)
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers425.2 mm411 mm
DepthDiffers304.1 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers149.1 mm345 mm
WeightDiffers3.42 kg19.5 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers475 mm515 mm
Package depthDiffers191 mm560 mm
Package heightDiffers354 mm450 mm
Package weightDiffers4.45 kg24 kg
Packaging content2 differ
Cartridge(s) includedYesYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Differs120 pages750 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Differs75 pages500 pages
Cables includedACAC
Bundled softwareKnown for oneWW: HP Printer Software, available online; AP Indo: CD Software includedUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Technical detailsidentical
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one12 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross weightKnown for one325 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Layers per palletKnown for one6 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per palletKnown for one72 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of usersKnown for one3 user(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 11; Windows 10; Windows 7; macOS 13 Ventura; macOS 14 SonomaUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of print headsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for oneInternalUnknown — not stated by the source
Recommended system requirementsKnown for oneWindows 10, 7: 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor, 2 GB available hard disk space, Internet connection, USB port, Internet ExplorerUnknown — not stated by the source
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for oneEN 55032:2015 / CISPR 32:2015 Class B, EN 55024:2010 / CISPR 24:2010, EN 55035:2017 / CISPR 35:2016, EN 61000-3-2:2014 / IEC 61000-3-2:2014, EN 61000-3-3:2013 / IEC 61000-3-3:2013, FCC CFR 47 Part 15 Class B, ICES-003, Issue 6 Class B; GB4943.1-2011 (CCC -China), CNS 14336: 1999 & CNS13438 (BSMI-TaiUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 GHz

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