Product comparison · 2 print servers

HP Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black vs HP Jetdirect 510x print server Ethernet LAN Grey

16specifications compared
5differ
11identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The HP Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black has 15 mm more depth than the HP Jetdirect 510x print server Ethernet LAN Grey (141 mm vs 126 mm). The HP Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black has 10 g more weight than the HP Jetdirect 510x print server Ethernet LAN Grey (440 g vs 430 g). Product colour: Black on the HP Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black, Grey on the HP Jetdirect 510x print server Ethernet LAN Grey. Networking standards: IEEE 802.3 on the HP Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u on the HP Jetdirect 510x print server Ethernet LAN Grey.

Product colour
- Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black:Black
- Jetdirect 510x print server Ethernet LAN Grey:Grey
Networking standards
- Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black:IEEE 802.3
- Jetdirect 510x print server Ethernet LAN Grey:IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Depth
- Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black:141 mm
- Jetdirect 510x print server Ethernet LAN Grey:126 mm
Weight
- Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black:440 g
- Jetdirect 510x print server Ethernet LAN Grey:430 g

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Comparison of 500x, 510x
37 specifications	A HP Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black Model 500x View product	B HP Jetdirect 510x print server Ethernet LAN Grey Model 510x View product
Features1 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
BidirectionalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IPP supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of simultaneous printersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Memoryidentical
Flash memory	2 MB	2 MB
Network1 differ
Network connection type	Ethernet LAN	Ethernet LAN
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Protocols1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffers	NDS, NDPS, SNMP, DHCP/WINS/DDNS, BootP, lpd	TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, IP, LPD, FTP, IPP, Netware NDS, Bindery, NDPS, iPrint, Telnet, SLP, IGMP, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, SNMP, HTTP
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP v1/v2c
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
Parallel ports quantity	3	3
Serial ports quantity	0	0
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.4 W
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows Vista Business, 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 Professional, Windows XP Pr
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, 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
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Novell NetWare 5.x
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	141 mm	126 mm
Height	31 mm	31 mm
Width	280 mm	280 mm
WeightDiffers	440 g	430 g
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003 (32/64 bit), Red Hat Linux 7.x +, SuSE Linux 8.x +, HP-UX 10.20, 11.x, 11.i, Solaris 2.5 +, AIX 3.2.5 +, MPE-iX
System requirementsidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internet Explorer 5.x +, Safari, Mozilla 1.x, Firefox 1.x
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Other featuresidentical
Supports EPP and ECP	Yes	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 4600 m	Unknown — not stated by the source

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