Product comparison · 2 print servers

HP Jetdirect 170x vs LevelOne Print Server, 2 x USB, 1 x Parallel

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The LevelOne Print Server, 2 x USB, 1 x Parallel has 10,090 Mbit/s more Ethernet LAN data rates than the HP Jetdirect 170x (10,100 Mbit/s vs 10 Mbit/s). The LevelOne Print Server, 2 x USB, 1 x Parallel has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the HP Jetdirect 170x (2 vs 0). The LevelOne Print Server, 2 x USB, 1 x Parallel has 20 mm more depth than the HP Jetdirect 170x (180 mm vs 160 mm). Networking standards: IEEE 802.3 on the HP Jetdirect 170x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u on the LevelOne Print Server, 2 x USB, 1 x Parallel. Weight: 1.36 kg on the HP Jetdirect 170x, 255 g on the LevelOne Print Server, 2 x USB, 1 x Parallel.

Networking standards
- Jetdirect 170x:IEEE 802.3
- Print Server, 2 x USB, 1 x Parallel:IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data rates
- Jetdirect 170x:10 Mbit/s
- Print Server, 2 x USB, 1 x Parallel:10,100 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Jetdirect 170x:0
- Print Server, 2 x USB, 1 x Parallel:2
Depth
- Jetdirect 170x:160 mm
- Print Server, 2 x USB, 1 x Parallel:180 mm
Height
- Jetdirect 170x:114.3 mm
- Print Server, 2 x USB, 1 x Parallel:35 mm
Width
- Jetdirect 170x:279.4 mm
- Print Server, 2 x USB, 1 x Parallel:100 mm
Weight
- Jetdirect 170x:1.36 kg
- Print Server, 2 x USB, 1 x Parallel:255 g

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Comparison of Jetdirect 170x, FPS-1033
41 specifications	A HP Jetdirect 170x View product	B LevelOne Print Server, 2 x USB, 1 x Parallel Model FPS-1033 View product
Featuresidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Grey
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Activity, Link, Power, Status
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IPP supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Taiwan
Number of simultaneous printersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Network connection type	Ethernet LAN	Ethernet LAN
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP, DLC/LLC, IPX/SPX, NDS, Bindery, NDPS, NCP, IP Direct Mode, FTP Printing, Telnet, SLP, IGMP, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, HTTP	TCP/IP, IPX, NetBEUI, AppleTalk, LPR, SMB over TCP/IP, RAW
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	0	0
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, 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, Windows 7 Ultimate x64,
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS 8.1, Mac OS 8.5, Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS 9.2
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Novell NetWare 3.x, Novell NetWare 4.x, Novell NetWare 5.x, Novell NetWare 6.x
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC Class B
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	160 mm	180 mm
HeightDiffers	114.3 mm	35 mm
WidthDiffers	279.4 mm	100 mm
WeightDiffers	1.36 kg	255 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	370 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	382 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.3 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	970 g
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 50%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 70%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-5 - 65 °C
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 80 m
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Embedded web serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source

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