Product comparison · 2 print servers

HP Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey vs HP JetDirect 300x

22specifications compared
13differ
9identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The HP Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey has 2 MB more flash memory than the HP JetDirect 300x (4 MB vs 2 MB). The HP Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey has 1 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the HP JetDirect 300x (1 vs 0). The HP JetDirect 300x has 1 more parallel ports quantity than the HP Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey (1 vs 0). Networking standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u on the HP Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey, IEEE 802.3 on the HP JetDirect 300x. Copper ethernet cabling technology: 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T on the HP Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey, 100BASE-T, 10BASE-T on the HP JetDirect 300x.

Flash memory
- Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey:4 MB
- JetDirect 300x:2 MB
Networking standards
- Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey:IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
- JetDirect 300x:IEEE 802.3
Copper ethernet cabling technology
- Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey:100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
- JetDirect 300x:100BASE-T, 10BASE-T
Management protocols
- Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey:SNMP v3.0
- JetDirect 300x:SNMP v1/v2c
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey:1
- JetDirect 300x:0
Parallel ports quantity
- Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey:0
- JetDirect 300x:1
Depth
- Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey:128 mm
- JetDirect 300x:112 mm
Height
- Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey:75 mm
- JetDirect 300x:31 mm

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Comparison of en3700, JetDirect 300x
45 specifications	A HP Jetdirect en3700 print server Ethernet LAN Grey Model en3700 View product	B HP JetDirect 300x View product
Featuresidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colour	Grey	Grey
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
IPP support	Yes	Yes
Number of simultaneous printersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Flash memoryDiffers	4 MB	2 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Network connection type	Ethernet LAN	Ethernet LAN
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	100BASE-T, 10BASE-T
Security algorithmsKnown for one	SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols2 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, DLC/LLC, IP, LPD2, FTP, IPP; NDS, Bindery, NCP, NDPS, iPrint; Telnet, SLP, IGMP, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, SNMP, HTTP	TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, IP Direct Mode, LPD, FTP Printing, IPP, Netware NDS, Bindery, NDPS, iPrint, Telnet, SLP, IGMP, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, SNMP, HTTP
Management protocolsDiffers	SNMP v3.0	SNMP v1/v2c
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Serial ports quantity	0	0
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Software2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vis
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS 9.2	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 10.7 Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Novell NetWare 4.x, Novell NetWare 5.x, Novell NetWare 6.x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	128 mm	112 mm
HeightDiffers	75 mm	31 mm
WidthDiffers	249 mm	178 mm
WeightDiffers	990 g	240 g
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	178 x 112 x 31 mm
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
Embedded web serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Supports EPP and ECPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Install, configure, and manage via web serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	110-220 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
SafetyKnown for one	EN60950	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 +, Netscape 5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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