Compare M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer 4101 Multifunction Laser Printer

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Specifications

Specification ⁦M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer⁩ ⁦4101 Multifunction Laser Printer⁩
Price Not for sale Not for sale
Features
Printer Functions Print, Copy, Scan, Fax Print, Copy, Scan, Fax
Display ⁦3.5-inch (8.89 cm) color graphics LCD touchscreen⁩ Graphical display
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 Graphical display with navigation buttons, keypad, keyboard and status LCDs
Printer Specifications
تقنية الطباعة Monochrome Laser Monochrome Laser
Print Speed — ⁦25 ppm⁩
Printing
Print Colour Monochrome Monochrome
Print Resolution Technology ⁦HP FastRes 1200, HP ProRes 1200, 600 dpi⁩ ⁦HP ProRes 1200; HP FastRes 1200; Resolution Enhancement technology (REt)⁩
Maximum Print Resolution ⁦Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi⁩ ⁦1200 x 1200 dpi⁩
Duplex Printing Automatic Automatic
Maximum Print Size — ⁦8.5 x 14 in⁩
Direct Print Formats ⁦PDF (v 1.7)⁩ —
Performance
ISO Black Print Speed A4 ⁦33 ppm⁩ ⁦40 ppm⁩
ISO Black Print Speed Letter ⁦35 ppm⁩ —
Recommended Monthly Volume ⁦750 to 3000 pages⁩ —
Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle ⁦50000 pages⁩ ⁦150000 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 —
Printer Management Utility — HP Web Jetadmin; embedded web server
Power
Energy Saving Technology HP Auto-On/Auto-Off, Instant-on, Instant-on Copy —
Printing Power Consumption ⁦600 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 to 127 V (±10%) or 220 to 240 V (±10%); 50 or 60 Hz (±2 Hz)⁩
Supplies
Replacement Toner Cartridge — ⁦HP LaserJet 61A Black Print Cartridge (C8061A); HP LaserJet 61X Black Print Cartridge (C8061X)⁩
Replacement Toner Yield — ⁦C8061A: 6,000 standard pages; C8061X: 10,000 standard pages⁩
Starter Toner Yield ⁦2700 pages⁩ —
Cartridge System — HP Smart printing supplies system with HP Smart print cartridge
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)⁩ ⁦IEEE 1284-compliant bidirectional parallel; HP Jetdirect internal print server for Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-TX in EIO slot⁩
Wireless Standards — ⁦IEEE 802.11b via optional HP Jetdirect 680n internal print server⁩
Mobile Printing Services HP ePrint, Apple AirPrint, Mopria-certified, Business Applications HP Mobile Printing for Notebooks
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 TCP/IP; IPX/SPX; AppleTalk; DLC/LLC; IP Direct Mode; LPD; FTP Printing; IPP; NDS; Bindery; NCP; NDPS; iPrint; Telnet; SLP; IGMP; BOOTP/DHCP; WINS; SNMP; HTTP
USB Functions Print from a USB flash drive and save scans to a USB flash drive —
Network Printing — Yes
Ethernet Connectivity Yes 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 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000 and XP; Novell NetWare 3.2, 4.2, 5.x and 6; Apple Mac OS 8.6 and later; Red Hat Linux 6.x and 7.x; SuSE Linux 6.x; HP-UX 10.20 and 11.x; Solaris 2.5x, 2.6, 7 and 8 (SPARC systems only); IBM AIX 3.2.5 and later; MPE-iX; Artisoft LANtastic⁩
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 ⁦25 cpm⁩
Copy Resolution ⁦Up to 600 x 600 dpi⁩ —
Maximum Copies ⁦99 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 Electronic collation; page size presets
Scanning
Scan File Formats PDF, searchable PDF, JPG, RTF, TXT, BMP, PNG, TIFF PDF, JPEG, 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 ⁦Color and black-and-white scanning; embedded send-to-email; keyboard and numeric keypad; send and print job overlap; optional HP Digital Sending Software 3.0 and HP AutoStore⁩
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 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 ⁦Up to 8.5 x 14 in⁩
TWAIN Version 1.9 —
Digital Sending Features — ⁦Embedded send-to-email; optional digital sending to Internet fax servers, network folders and desktop applications; optional HP Digital Sending Software 3.0⁩
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 One-year next-day onsite
Sustainability
ENERGY STAR Certified Yes Yes
Ecolabels EPEAT Silver —
Product Information
Product Number ⁦CF286A⁩ ⁦C9149A⁩
Paper Handling
Automatic Document Feeder Capacity ⁦50 sheets⁩ ⁦30 sheets⁩
Paper Input Capacity — ⁦1100 sheets⁩
Paper Output Capacity ⁦150 sheets⁩ ⁦250 sheets⁩
Supported Paper Weight ⁦Tray 1: 16 to 43; Tray 2 and optional Tray 3: 16 to 32 lb bond⁩ ⁦ADF: 16 to 36 lb; Tray 1: 16 to 53 lb; envelopes: 20 to 28 lb; 500-sheet trays and automatic duplexer: 16 to 28 lb lb bond⁩
Supported Media Sizes ⁦A4, A5, A6, B5 (JIS), Letter, Legal, Executive, 8.5 x 13 in⁩ ⁦Executive, Letter, Legal, A4, A5, B5 and custom sizes; standard and custom sizes from 5.8 x 8.2 in to 8.5 x 14 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 ⁦1600 sheets⁩
Automatic Duplex Media Weight ⁦60 to 120 g/m²⁩ —
Paper Trays ⁦2 tray⁩ ⁦3 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)⁩ —
Printing Sound Pressure ⁦51 dB(A)⁩ —
Acoustic Power Active Scanning ⁦6.5 B(A)⁩ —
Fax
Faxing Yes 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 —
Fax Type — ⁦Analog fax; HP MFP analog fax accessory standard on HP LaserJet 4101mfp⁩
Printer
Printer Language ⁦HP PCL 5e, HP PCL 6, HP Postscript Level 3 emulation, direct PDF (v 1.7) printing⁩ ⁦PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript level 3 emulation⁩
CPU Speed — ⁦250 MHz⁩
Standard Memory ⁦256 MB⁩ ⁦64 MB⁩
Maximum Memory ⁦256 MB⁩ ⁦256 MB⁩
Internal Storage — ⁦10 GB hard disk⁩
Media Handling
Supported Media Types Paper (plain, Green mode, light, heavy, bond, color, letterhead, preprinted, prepunched, recycled, rough), envelopes, labels, transparencies, cardstock Copier, bond, special application and recycled media; transparencies and labels designed for laser printers
Environment
Operating Temperature ⁦32.5–15 °C⁩ ⁦10 to 35 °C⁩
Operating Humidity ⁦10 to 80 %⁩ ⁦20 to 80 RH, non-condensing %⁩
Storage Temperature ⁦-20 to 40 °C⁩ ⁦0 to 35 °C⁩
Storage Humidity ⁦10 to 90 %⁩ ⁦10 to 95 RH, non-condensing %⁩
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)⁩ ⁦HP LaserJet 4101mfp; power cord; software and documentation on CD-ROM; print cartridge; control panel overlays; HP MFP analog fax accessory; automatic duplexer accessory⁩
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 —
Safety
Safety Compliance — ⁦UL and cUL listed to UL 1950/CSA 950; IEC 950/EN 60950; FCC Part 15 Class A; CISPR 22; CDRH-certified Class 1 Laser Product⁩

Summary: Which Product Should You Choose?

Choose M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer if you need:

  • 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 vs Graphical display with navigation buttons, keypad, keyboard and status LCDs
  • Input Voltage: ⁦110 to 127 VAC (+/-10%) or 220 to 240 VAC (+/-10%), 50/60 Hz (+/-2 Hz)⁩ vs ⁦100 to 127 V (±10%) or 220 to 240 V (±10%); 50 or 60 Hz (±2 Hz)⁩
  • Mobile Printing Services: HP ePrint, Apple AirPrint, Mopria-certified, Business Applications vs HP Mobile Printing for Notebooks
  • 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 vs TCP/IP; IPX/SPX; AppleTalk; DLC/LLC; IP Direct Mode; LPD; FTP Printing; IPP; NDS; Bindery; NCP; NDPS; iPrint; Telnet; SLP; IGMP; BOOTP/DHCP; WINS; SNMP; HTTP

Choose 4101 Multifunction Laser Printer if you need:

  • ISO Black Print Speed A4: ⁦40 ppm⁩ vs ⁦33 ppm⁩
  • Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle: ⁦150000 pages⁩ vs ⁦50000 pages⁩
  • Standard Connectivity: ⁦IEEE 1284-compliant bidirectional parallel; HP Jetdirect internal print server for Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-TX in EIO slot⁩ vs ⁦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)⁩
  • Compatible Operating Systems: ⁦Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000 and XP; Novell NetWare 3.2, 4.2, 5.x and 6; Apple Mac OS 8.6 and later; Red Hat Linux 6.x and 7.x; SuSE Linux 6.x; HP-UX 10.20 and 11.x; Solaris 2.5x, 2.6, 7 and 8 (SPARC systems only); IBM AIX 3.2.5 and later; MPE-iX; Artisoft LANtastic⁩ vs ⁦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

Overall, the technical lean favors M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer on Control Panel and Input Voltage. 4101 Multifunction Laser Printer remains the better pick if your priority is ISO Black Print Speed A4. They share Printer Functions and تقنية الطباعة. Review the choice points above, then confirm availability before buying.

What is the difference between M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer and 4101 Multifunction Laser Printer?

M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer and 4101 Multifunction Laser Printer share a close technical baseline, notably Printer Functions, تقنية الطباعة, Print Colour.

The main decisive differences: Control Panel (M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer: ⁦3.5-inch (8.89 cm) color graphics LCD touchscreen; 6 buttons: Home, Help, Cancel, Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Back Arrow; walk-up USB⁩, 4101 Multifunction Laser Printer: Graphical display with navigation buttons, keypad, keyboard and status LCDs); ISO Black Print Speed A4 (M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer: ⁦33 ppm⁩, 4101 Multifunction Laser Printer: ⁦40 ppm⁩); Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle (M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer: ⁦50000 pages⁩, 4101 Multifunction Laser Printer: ⁦150000 pages⁩); Input Voltage (M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer: ⁦110 to 127 VAC (+/-10%) or 220 to 240 VAC (+/-10%), 50/60 Hz (+/-2 Hz)⁩, 4101 Multifunction Laser Printer: ⁦100 to 127 V (±10%) or 220 to 240 V (±10%); 50 or 60 Hz (±2 Hz)⁩); Standard Connectivity (M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer: ⁦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)⁩, 4101 Multifunction Laser Printer: ⁦IEEE 1284-compliant bidirectional parallel; HP Jetdirect internal print server for Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-TX in EIO slot⁩).

In practice, M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer suits needs centered on Control Panel, while 4101 Multifunction Laser Printer fits priorities around ISO Black Print Speed A4. Review the specs table above before deciding.

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