Compare M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer 4050se Monochrome Laser Printer

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Specifications

Specification ⁦M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer⁩ ⁦4050se Monochrome Laser Printer⁩
Price Not for sale Not for sale
Features
Printer Functions Print, Copy, Scan, Fax Print
Display ⁦3.5-inch (8.89 cm) color graphics LCD touchscreen⁩ —
Control Panel ⁦3.5-inch (8.89 cm) color graphics LCD touchscreen; 6 buttons: Home, Help, Cancel, Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Back Arrow; walk-up USB⁩ —
Printer Specifications
تقنية الطباعة Monochrome Laser —
Printing
Print Colour Monochrome —
Print Resolution Technology ⁦HP FastRes 1200, HP ProRes 1200, 600 dpi⁩ ⁦HP FastRes 1200; HP ProRes 1200; Resolution Enhancement technology (REt)⁩
Maximum Print Resolution ⁦Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi⁩ —
Duplex Printing Automatic Optional
Direct Print Formats ⁦PDF (v 1.7)⁩ —
Performance
ISO Black Print Speed A4 ⁦33 ppm⁩ ⁦16 ppm⁩
ISO Black Print Speed Letter ⁦35 ppm⁩ —
Recommended Monthly Volume ⁦750 to 3000 pages⁩ —
Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle ⁦50000 pages⁩ —
First Print Out Time Black ⁦8 sec⁩ —
Software
Printer Smart Software Features ⁦HP ePrint, HP Auto-On/Auto-Off, HP Smart Install, walk-up USB, 3.5-inch color touchscreen control panel, Gigabit networking, automatic two-sided printing, scan to email, scan to network folder, scan to Cloud⁩ —
Included Software ⁦Windows: HP Installer/Uninstaller, HP PCL 6 print driver, HP WIA Scan Driver, HP TWAIN Scan Driver, HP Scan, HP Fax Setup Wizard, HP Send Fax, HP Fax Print Driver, Readiris software; Mac: HP Installer/Uninstaller, HP PS driver, HP Scan, HP Setup Assistant, HP Fax Print Driver, HP Utility, Readiris software, scan-to-email/folder setup⁩ ⁦HP printer drivers; HP JetAdmin; HP FontSmart; HP Resource Manager; Apple LaserWriter 8 Driver; PPD files; HP LaserJet Utility; Desktop Printer Utility⁩
Power
Energy Saving Technology HP Auto-On/Auto-Off, Instant-on, Instant-on Copy PowerSave
Printing Power Consumption ⁦600 W⁩ ⁦330 W⁩
Ready Mode Power ⁦10.5 W⁩ —
Sleep Mode Power ⁦9.5 W⁩ —
Power Supply Type Built-in power supply —
Copying Power Consumption ⁦420 W⁩ —
Input Voltage ⁦110 to 127 VAC (+/-10%) or 220 to 240 VAC (+/-10%), 50/60 Hz (+/-2 Hz)⁩ ⁦100-127 V; 220-240 V⁩
Input Frequency — ⁦50-60 Hz⁩
Supplies
Replacement Toner Cartridge — ⁦HP 27A (C4127A) Black Print Cartridge; HP 27X (C4127X) Black Print Cartridge⁩
Replacement Toner Yield — ⁦C4127A: 6000; C4127X: 10000 pages⁩
Starter Toner Yield ⁦2700 pages⁩ —
Standard-Yield Toner ⁦HP 80A Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (CF280A)⁩ —
High-Yield Toner ⁦HP 80X Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (CF280X)⁩ —
Print Cartridge Count ⁦1 cartridge⁩ —
Connectivity
Standard Connectivity ⁦1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 1 Host USB, 1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000T, 1 Walk-up USB, 1 RJ-11 (Fax), 1 RJ-11 (Phone only)⁩ —
Mobile Printing Services HP ePrint, Apple AirPrint, Mopria-certified, Business Applications —
Supported Network Protocols ⁦TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6; TCP/IP port 9100 Direct Mode, LPD, Web Services Printing, IPP 2.0, Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint, FTP Print; SLP, Bonjour, Web Services Discovery; BootP, DHCP, AutoIP, Manual, TFTP Config, ARP-Ping, DHCPv6; SNMPv2/v3, HTTP/HTTPS, Telnet, TFTP Config, FTP firmware download, Syslog; SNMPv3, SSL certificate management, Firewall, ACL, 802.1x⁩ —
USB Functions Print from a USB flash drive and save scans to a USB flash drive —
Ethernet Connectivity Yes —
Compatibility
Compatible Operating Systems ⁦Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit/64-bit), Windows XP 32-bit; Windows Server 2008 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows Server 2003 32-bit; Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6, 10.7; Linpus Linux 9.4, 9.5; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0, 6.0; OpenSuSE 11.3, 11.4; Fedora 14, 15; Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10, 11.04; Debian 5.0, 6.0; HPUX11i⁩ ⁦Microsoft Windows 3.1x; Microsoft Windows 9x; Microsoft Windows NT 4.0; IBM OS/2 2.0 or later; Apple Mac OS 7 or later⁩
Windows Server Support ⁦Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit); Windows Server 2003 32-bit (SP3 or higher), driver-only installation⁩ —
Copy
Black Copy Speed A4 ⁦33 cpm⁩ —
Black Copy Speed Letter ⁦35 cpm⁩ —
Copy Resolution ⁦Up to 600 x 600 dpi⁩ —
Maximum Copies ⁦99 copies⁩ —
Copy Scaling ⁦25 to 400 %⁩ —
Copy Features ⁦Contrast (lighter/darker), copy quality selection (text, mixed, picture, photograph, auto select), draft quality on/off, multipage on/off, reduce/enlarge 25 to 400%, copy collation, number of copies, one- or two-sided copying, tray selection, paper size, paper type, restore defaults⁩ —
Scanning
Scan File Formats PDF, searchable PDF, JPG, RTF, TXT, BMP, PNG, TIFF —
Scan Input Modes Front control panel Scan, Copy or Fax buttons; from PC: Solution Center Lite or Device Stage; TWAIN-compliant or WIA-compliant software —
Scanner Type Flatbed, ADF —
Scanner Advanced Features Scan to email, scan to network folder, scan to Cloud —
Scan Speed A4 ⁦Up to 20 ppm (black), up to 9 ppm (color)⁩ —
Scan Speed Letter ⁦Up to 20 ppm (black), up to 9 ppm (color)⁩ —
Scanner Colour Bit Depth ⁦30 bit⁩ —
Colour Scanning Yes —
Optical Scan Resolution ⁦Up to 1200 dpi (color and mono, flatbed); up to 300 dpi (color and mono, ADF) dpi⁩ —
Maximum Scan Document Size ⁦ADF: 216 x 381 mm; flatbed: 216 x 297 mm⁩ —
TWAIN Version 1.9 —
Dimensions
Width ⁦439.9 mm⁩ —
Depth ⁦382.7 mm⁩ —
Height ⁦423.5 mm⁩ —
Maximum Dimensions ⁦439.9 x 633.4 x 660 mm⁩ —
Physical
Weight ⁦15.1 kg⁩ —
Warranty
Manufacturer Warranty One-year warranty, return to HP Authorized Service Provider —
Sustainability
ENERGY STAR Certified Yes Yes
Ecolabels EPEAT Silver —
Product Information
Product Number ⁦CF286A⁩ —
Paper Handling
Automatic Document Feeder Capacity ⁦50 sheets⁩ —
Paper Input Capacity — ⁦600 sheets⁩
Paper Output Capacity ⁦150 sheets⁩ —
Supported Paper Weight ⁦Tray 1: 16 to 43; Tray 2 and optional Tray 3: 16 to 32 lb bond⁩ —
Supported Media Sizes ⁦A4, A5, A6, B5 (JIS), Letter, Legal, Executive, 8.5 x 13 in⁩ —
Envelope Capacity ⁦10 envelopes⁩ —
Standard Tray Media Weight ⁦60 to 120 g/m²⁩ —
Multipurpose Tray Capacity ⁦50 sheets⁩ ⁦100 sheets⁩
Maximum Paper Input Capacity ⁦800 sheets⁩ ⁦1100 sheets⁩
Automatic Duplex Media Weight ⁦60 to 120 g/m²⁩ —
Minimum Custom Media Size — ⁦76 x 127 mm⁩
Maximum Custom Media Size — ⁦216 x 356 mm⁩
Paper Trays ⁦2 tray⁩ —
Finished Output Handling Sheetfed —
Custom Media Size Range ⁦Tray 1: 76 x 127 to 216 x 356 mm; Tray 2 and optional Tray 3: 105 x 148 to 216 x 356 mm⁩ —
ADF Media Weight ⁦60 to 90 g/m²⁩ —
Noise
Acoustic Power Active Printing ⁦6.4 B(A)⁩ ⁦6.6 B(A)⁩
Printing Sound Pressure ⁦51 dB(A)⁩ —
Acoustic Power Active Scanning ⁦6.5 B(A)⁩ —
Fax
Faxing Yes —
Fax Modem Speed ⁦33600 bps⁩ —
Fax Transmission Speed ⁦3 sec/page⁩ —
Fax Memory Capacity ⁦Up to 300 pages⁩ —
Fax Speed Dial Locations ⁦120 locations⁩ —
Fax Broadcasting Locations ⁦119 locations⁩ —
Fax Resolution ⁦Black best: up to 300 x 300; black standard: up to 203 x 98; black and white fine: 203 x 196; black and white superfine: 300 x 300; black photo grayscale: 300 x 300 dpi⁩ —
Fax Smart Software Features ⁦Automatic fax reduction, automatic redialing, delayed sending, distinctive ring detection, fax forwarding, fax telephone answering machine interface, fax polling, fax telephone mode, junk fax barrier, up to 120 speed-dial numbers (119 group dials), PC interface supported; remote retrieval not supported; telephone handset not supported⁩ —
Printer
Printer Language ⁦HP PCL 5e, HP PCL 6, HP Postscript Level 3 emulation, direct PDF (v 1.7) printing⁩ ⁦HP PCL 6; HP PCL 5e; PostScript Level 2 emulation⁩
Standard Memory ⁦256 MB⁩ —
Maximum Memory ⁦256 MB⁩ ⁦200 MB⁩
Media Handling
Supported Media Types Paper (plain, Green mode, light, heavy, bond, color, letterhead, preprinted, prepunched, recycled, rough), envelopes, labels, transparencies, cardstock —
Environment
Operating Temperature ⁦32.5–15 °C⁩ ⁦10-32 °C⁩
Operating Humidity ⁦10 to 80 %⁩ 20-80 %
Storage Temperature ⁦-20 to 40 °C⁩ —
Storage Humidity ⁦10 to 90 %⁩ —
Recommended Operating Temperature ⁦17.5 to 25 °C⁩ —
Recommended Operating Humidity ⁦30 to 70 %⁩ —
Packaging
Carton Dimensions ⁦597 x 497 x 490 mm⁩ —
Package Contents
Package Contents ⁦HP LaserJet M425dn MFP, HP 80A Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~2700 pages), Getting Started Guide, support flyer, CDs containing device software and electronic User Guide, power cord(s), phone cord(s)⁩ —
Security
Security Management ⁦Password-protected embedded Web server, network protocol enable/disable, SNMPv2 community password change, SNMPv3, 802.1x, SSL certificate management, firewall, Access Control List⁩ —

Summary: Which Product Should You Choose?

Choose M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer if you need:

  • Printer Functions: Print, Copy, Scan, Fax vs Print
  • ISO Black Print Speed A4: ⁦33 ppm⁩ vs ⁦16 ppm⁩
  • Energy Saving Technology: HP Auto-On/Auto-Off, Instant-on, Instant-on Copy vs PowerSave
  • Input Voltage: ⁦110 to 127 VAC (+/-10%) or 220 to 240 VAC (+/-10%), 50/60 Hz (+/-2 Hz)⁩ vs ⁦100-127 V; 220-240 V⁩

Choose 4050se Monochrome Laser Printer if you need:

  • Included Software: ⁦HP printer drivers; HP JetAdmin; HP FontSmart; HP Resource Manager; Apple LaserWriter 8 Driver; PPD files; HP LaserJet Utility; Desktop Printer Utility⁩ vs ⁦Windows: HP Installer/Uninstaller, HP PCL 6 print driver, HP WIA Scan Driver, HP TWAIN Scan Driver, HP Scan, HP Fax Setup Wizard, HP Send Fax, HP Fax Print Driver, Readiris software; Mac: HP Installer/Uninstaller, HP PS driver, HP Scan, HP Setup Assistant, HP Fax Print Driver, HP Utility, Readiris software, scan-to-email/folder setup⁩
  • Printing Power Consumption: ⁦330 W⁩ vs ⁦600 W⁩
  • Multipurpose Tray Capacity: ⁦100 sheets⁩ vs ⁦50 sheets⁩
  • Maximum Paper Input Capacity: ⁦1100 sheets⁩ vs ⁦800 sheets⁩

Overall, the technical lean favors M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer on Printer Functions and ISO Black Print Speed A4. 4050se Monochrome Laser Printer remains the better pick if your priority is Included Software. They share ENERGY STAR Certified. Review the choice points above, then confirm availability before buying.

What is the difference between M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer and 4050se Monochrome Laser Printer?

M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer and 4050se Monochrome Laser Printer share a close technical baseline, notably ENERGY STAR Certified.

The main decisive differences: Printer Functions (M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer: Print, Copy, Scan, Fax, 4050se Monochrome Laser Printer: Print); ISO Black Print Speed A4 (M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer: ⁦33 ppm⁩, 4050se Monochrome Laser Printer: ⁦16 ppm⁩); Included Software (M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer: ⁦Windows: HP Installer/Uninstaller, HP PCL 6 print driver, HP WIA Scan Driver, HP TWAIN Scan Driver, HP Scan, HP Fax Setup Wizard, HP Send Fax, HP Fax Print Driver, Readiris software; Mac: HP Installer/Uninstaller, HP PS driver, HP Scan, HP Setup Assistant, HP Fax Print Driver, HP Utility, Readiris software, scan-to-email/folder setup⁩, 4050se Monochrome Laser Printer: ⁦HP printer drivers; HP JetAdmin; HP FontSmart; HP Resource Manager; Apple LaserWriter 8 Driver; PPD files; HP LaserJet Utility; Desktop Printer Utility⁩); Energy Saving Technology (M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer: HP Auto-On/Auto-Off, Instant-on, Instant-on Copy, 4050se Monochrome Laser Printer: PowerSave); Printing Power Consumption (M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer: ⁦600 W⁩, 4050se Monochrome Laser Printer: ⁦330 W⁩).

In practice, M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer suits needs centered on Printer Functions, while 4050se Monochrome Laser Printer fits priorities around Included Software. Review the specs table above before deciding.

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