Product comparison · 2 print servers

HP Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black vs StarTech.com 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n

17specifications compared
13differ
4identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The StarTech.com 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n has 1 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the HP Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black (1 vs 0). The HP Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black has 3 more parallel ports quantity than the StarTech.com 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n (3 vs 0). The HP Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black has 69 mm more depth than the StarTech.com 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n (141 mm vs 72 mm). Product colour: Black on the HP Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black, White on the StarTech.com 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n. Network connection type: Ethernet LAN on the HP Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black, Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN on the StarTech.com 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n.

Product colour
- Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black:Black
- 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n:White
Network connection type
- Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black:Ethernet LAN
- 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n:Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black:0
- 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n:1
Parallel ports quantity
- Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black:3
- 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n:0
Depth
- Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black:141 mm
- 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n:72 mm
Height
- Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black:31 mm
- 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n:25 mm
Width
- Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black:280 mm
- 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n:58 mm
Weight
- Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black:440 g
- 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n:65 g

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Comparison of 500x, PM1115UWGB
36 specifications	A HP Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black Model 500x View product	B StarTech.com 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n Model PM1115UWGB View product
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network2 differ
Network connection typeDiffers	Ethernet LAN	Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WEP, WPA, WPS
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 (LDP / LPR Printer Port), IPX, NetBEUI, AppleTalk, SNMP, SMB over IP
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	3	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
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 A
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, 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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	141 mm	72 mm
HeightDiffers	31 mm	25 mm
WidthDiffers	280 mm	58 mm
WeightDiffers	440 g	65 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	362 g
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 55 °C	0 - 50 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 95%	0 - 70%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-5 - 65 °C
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 4600 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Flash memoryKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supports EPP and ECPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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