Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP Enterprise flow M525c vs HP LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing

68specifications compared
41differ
27identical
58known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- Enterprise flow M525c:Mono printing
- LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- Enterprise flow M525c:1200 x 1200 DPI
- LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Enterprise flow M525c:40 ppm
- LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing:31 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- Enterprise flow M525c:8 s
- LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing:10.5 s
Copying
- Enterprise flow M525c:Mono copying
- LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing:Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution
- Enterprise flow M525c:600 x 600 DPI
- LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing:300 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- Enterprise flow M525c:40 cpm
- LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing:30 cpm
Maximum number of copies
- Enterprise flow M525c:9999 copies
- LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing:99 copies

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Comparison of Enterprise flow M525c, M570dn
126 specifications	A HP Enterprise flow M525c View product	B HP LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570dn, Print, copy, scan, fax, 50-sheet ADF; Scan to email/PDF; Two-sided printing Model M570dn View product
Printing4 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing mode	Auto	Auto
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	40 ppm	31 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	8 s	10.5 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	31 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.5 s
Copying4 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	300 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	40 cpm	30 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal, US Letter)Known for one	42 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	9999 copies	99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 cpm
Scanning2 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	300 x 300 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 356 mm	216 x 297 mm
Scanner type	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toKnown for one	File, Image, OCR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	204	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scan speed (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20.5 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ppm
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF, RTF, TXT
Fax2 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	Colour faxing
Fax resolution (black)	300 x 300 DPI	300 x 300 DPI
Fax transmission speed	3 sec/page	3 sec/page
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Distinctive ringKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingDiffers	100 locations	120 locations
Fax speed (A4)Known for one	3 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 pages
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycle	75000 pages per month	75000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	2000 - 6000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital senderDiffers	Yes	No
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	4
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5, PCL 6, PostScript 3	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, PostScript 3
All-In-One-multitasking	Yes	Yes
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Small medium business
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	500 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray	Yes	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	100 sheets	100 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum output capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Paper tray
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 297 mm	215 x 355 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Bond paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	C5, C6	Unknown — not stated by the source
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	B5, C5, C6, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	52 - 199 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Direct printingDiffers	Yes	No
USB port	Yes	Yes
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Wireless LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	1536 MB	256 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	1536 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integrated	No	No
Processor frequency	800 MHz	800 MHz
Design1 differ
Product colour	Black, Grey	Black, Grey
Market positioning	Business	Business
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display diagonalDiffers	20.3 cm (8")	8.89 cm (3.5")
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes
Control type	Touch	Touch
Power4 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	780 W	605 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	30 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	9.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.9 W	0.3 W
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	110 - 127 V
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	30 - 70%	20 - 60%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 32 °C	10 - 27.22 °C
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffers	ENERGY STAR	EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	516 mm	515 mm
DepthDiffers	547 mm	500 mm
HeightDiffers	576 mm	538 mm
WeightDiffers	30.5 kg	40.8 kg
Packaging data3 differ
Package width	733 mm	733 mm
Package depthDiffers	600 mm	644 mm
Package heightDiffers	613 mm	730 mm
Package weightDiffers	36.5 kg	45.9 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	241.7 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per palletKnown for one	6 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Hardware scan resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connection to PCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan area (ADF)Known for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum scan area (ADF)Known for one	68 x 148 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan file formatsKnown for one	XPS, TIFF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	733 x 600 x 613 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	516 x 717 x 576 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	1200 x 800 x 1989 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margin bottom (A4)Known for one	5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margin left (A4)Known for one	5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margin right (A4)Known for one	5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margin top (A4)Known for one	5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print quality (black, best quality)Known for one	1200 x 1200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print technology resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard output capacity for transparenciesKnown for one	75 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	825.5 x 914.4 x 896.6 mm
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan

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