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HP Jetdirect 170x vs StarTech.com 1 Port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Parallel Network Print Server

13specifications compared
7differ
6identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The StarTech.com 1 Port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Parallel Network Print Server has 10,090 Mbit/s more Ethernet LAN data rates than the HP Jetdirect 170x (10,100 Mbit/s vs 10 Mbit/s). The HP Jetdirect 170x has 104 mm more depth than the StarTech.com 1 Port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Parallel Network Print Server (160 mm vs 56 mm). The HP Jetdirect 170x has 92.3 mm more height than the StarTech.com 1 Port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Parallel Network Print Server (114.3 mm vs 22 mm). Networking standards: IEEE 802.3 on the HP Jetdirect 170x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u on the StarTech.com 1 Port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Parallel Network Print Server. Weight: 1.36 kg on the HP Jetdirect 170x, 53 g on the StarTech.com 1 Port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Parallel Network Print Server.

Networking standards
- Jetdirect 170x:IEEE 802.3
- 1 Port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Parallel Network Print Server:IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data rates
- Jetdirect 170x:10 Mbit/s
- 1 Port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Parallel Network Print Server:10,100 Mbit/s
Depth
- Jetdirect 170x:160 mm
- 1 Port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Parallel Network Print Server:56 mm
Height
- Jetdirect 170x:114.3 mm
- 1 Port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Parallel Network Print Server:22 mm
Width
- Jetdirect 170x:279.4 mm
- 1 Port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Parallel Network Print Server:52 mm
Weight
- Jetdirect 170x:1.36 kg
- 1 Port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Parallel Network Print Server:53 g

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Comparison of Jetdirect 170x, PM1115P2
43 specifications	A HP Jetdirect 170x View product	B StarTech.com 1 Port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Parallel Network Print Server Model PM1115P2 View product
Featuresidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Beige
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Activity, Link, Power, Status
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	IPX, TCP/IP (LPR, IPP, RAW 9100), NetBEUI, AppleTalk, SNMP, SMB
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
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
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.31 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windo
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 X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	160 mm	56 mm
HeightDiffers	114.3 mm	22 mm
WidthDiffers	279.4 mm	52 mm
WeightDiffers	1.36 kg	53 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	228 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	152 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	68 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	362 g
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
External power adapterKnown 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	10 - 70%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 50%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 50 °C
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	373 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	487 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	343 mm
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 pc(s)
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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