Product comparison · 2 print servers

Epson PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey vs HP Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey has 8 MB more internal memory than the HP Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey (16 MB vs 8 MB). The Epson PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey has 1 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the HP Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey (2 vs 1). The HP Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey has 2 W more power consumption (typical) than the Epson PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey (5 W vs 3 W). Networking standards: IEEE 802.3 on the Epson PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u on the HP Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey. Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the Epson PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey, 10,100 Mbit/s on the HP Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey.

Internal memory
- PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey:16 MB
- Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey:8 MB
Networking standards
- PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey:IEEE 802.3
- Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey:IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data rates
- PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey:10,100 Mbit/s
Security algorithms
- PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey:EAP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS
- Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey:SSL/TLS
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey:2
- Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey:1
Power consumption (typical)
- PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey:3 W
- Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey:5 W

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Comparison of PS03A, en3700
35 specifications	A Epson PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey Model PS03A View product	B HP Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey Model en3700 View product
Featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Network3 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsDiffers	EAP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS	SSL/TLS
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Protocols1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP: IPSec, DHCP, BootP, ARP, IPv4, IPv6, IPv6 / TCP, IPv6 / ICMP, IPv6 / FTP, IPv6 / FTPs, IPv6 / TFTP, IPv6 / HTTP, HTTPs, IPv6 / SSL, TLS, TCP, IPv6 / Raw TCP, UDP, ICMP, IGMP, FTP, FTPs, TFTP, LPD, HTTP, HTTPs, ZeroConf, DNS, SLP, SNMPv1, SNTP, SMTP, POP3, SSL/TLS, IPPv1.0, IPPv1.1, Raw TCP,	TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, DLC/LLC, IP, LPD2, FTP, IPP; NDS, Bindery, NCP, NDPS, iPrint; Telnet, SLP, IGMP, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, SNMP, HTTP
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP v3.0
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110-220 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs	3 W	5 W
Software1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, W	Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS 9.2
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Novell NetWare 4.x, Novell NetWare 5.x, Novell NetWare 6.x
Certificatesidentical
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EN60950
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	249 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	990 g
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 +, Netscape 5.0
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Red Hat Linux 6.x +, SuSE Linux 6.x +, HP-UX 10.20, 11.x, Solaris 2.5x, 2.6, 7, 8, IBM AIX 3.2.5 +, MPE-iX
Processoridentical
Processor modelKnown for one	RISC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	170 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source

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