Compare M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer 4240 Monochrome Laser Printer

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Specifications

Specification ⁦M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer⁩ ⁦4240 Monochrome Laser Printer⁩
Price Not for sale Not for sale
Features
Printer Functions Print, Copy, Scan, Fax Print
Technical Features — ⁦HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5, HP PostScript Level 3 emulation, direct PDF printing⁩
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 Monochrome Laser
Print Speed — ⁦40 ppm⁩
Printing
Print Colour Monochrome Monochrome
Print Resolution Technology ⁦HP FastRes 1200, HP ProRes 1200, 600 dpi⁩ ⁦HP ProRes 1200⁩
Maximum Print Resolution ⁦Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi⁩ ⁦1200 x 1200 dpi⁩
Duplex Printing Automatic Automatic
Paper size — ⁦A4⁩
Direct Print Formats ⁦PDF (v 1.7)⁩ —
Performance
ISO Black Print Speed A4 ⁦33 ppm⁩ ⁦38 ppm⁩
ISO Black Print Speed Letter ⁦35 ppm⁩ —
First Page Out Time Black A4 — ⁦8 sec⁩
Recommended Monthly Volume ⁦750 to 3000 pages⁩ ⁦12000 pages⁩
Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle ⁦50000 pages⁩ ⁦175000 pages⁩
First Print Out Time Black ⁦8 sec⁩ ⁦8.00 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 —
Power
Energy Saving Technology HP Auto-On/Auto-Off, Instant-on, Instant-on Copy Energy-saving features
Printing Power Consumption ⁦600 W⁩ ⁦480 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 VAC; 220 to 240 VAC⁩
Input Frequency — ⁦50/60 Hz⁩
Supplies
Replacement Toner Cartridge — HP LaserJet Toner Cartridge
Replacement Toner Yield — ⁦10,000 pages (Q5942A) pages⁩
Starter Toner Yield ⁦2700 pages⁩ ⁦10000 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 ⁦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)⁩ ⁦USB, IEEE 1284 parallel port⁩
Wireless Standards — Not supported
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 TCP/IP network protocols
USB Functions Print from a USB flash drive and save scans to a USB flash drive USB printing
Network Printing — Yes
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 ⁦Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Macintosh⁩
Windows Server Support ⁦Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit); Windows Server 2003 32-bit (SP3 or higher), driver-only installation⁩ —
Mac Compatible — Yes
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 ⁦418 mm⁩
Depth ⁦382.7 mm⁩ ⁦451 mm⁩
Height ⁦423.5 mm⁩ ⁦377 mm⁩
Maximum Dimensions ⁦439.9 x 633.4 x 660 mm⁩ ⁦412 x 1045 x 547 mm⁩
Physical
Weight ⁦15.1 kg⁩ ⁦20.2 kg⁩
Warranty
Manufacturer Warranty One-year warranty, return to HP Authorized Service Provider One-year return to bench warranty
Sustainability
ENERGY STAR Certified Yes Yes
Ecolabels EPEAT Silver —
Product Information
Product Number ⁦CF286A⁩ ⁦Q7784A⁩
Paper Handling
Automatic Document Feeder Capacity ⁦50 sheets⁩ —
Paper Input Capacity — ⁦600 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 —
Supported Media Sizes ⁦A4, A5, A6, B5 (JIS), Letter, Legal, Executive, 8.5 x 13 in⁩ ⁦A4, Letter⁩
Envelope Capacity ⁦10 envelopes⁩ ⁦10 envelopes⁩
Standard Tray Media Weight ⁦60 to 120 g/m²⁩ —
Multipurpose Tray Capacity ⁦50 sheets⁩ ⁦100 sheets⁩
Maximum Paper Input Capacity ⁦800 sheets⁩ ⁦3100 sheets⁩
Automatic Duplex Media Weight ⁦60 to 120 g/m²⁩ —
Paper Trays ⁦2 tray⁩ ⁦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 —
Standard Paper Input — ⁦100-sheet multipurpose Tray 1 + 500-sheet Tray 2⁩
Noise
Acoustic Power Active Printing ⁦6.4 B(A)⁩ —
Printing Sound Pressure ⁦51 dB(A)⁩ ⁦55 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 5, HP PostScript Level 3 emulation, PDF⁩
Shared Print Memory — ⁦128 MB⁩
CPU Speed — ⁦460 MHz⁩
Standard Memory ⁦256 MB⁩ ⁦64 MB⁩
Maximum Memory ⁦256 MB⁩ ⁦512 MB⁩
Printer Memory — ⁦64 MB⁩
Media Handling
Supported Media Types Paper (plain, Green mode, light, heavy, bond, color, letterhead, preprinted, prepunched, recycled, rough), envelopes, labels, transparencies, cardstock Paper, envelopes, labels, cardstock, transparencies
Environment
Operating Temperature ⁦32.5–15 °C⁩ ⁦32.5–15 °C⁩
Operating Humidity ⁦10 to 80 %⁩ 10-80 %
Storage Temperature ⁦-20 to 40 °C⁩ ⁦0-35 °C⁩
Storage Humidity ⁦10 to 90 %⁩ 10-90 %
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 —
Dimensions and Weight
Product Dimensions — ⁦377 x 433 x 418 mm⁩
Ink System
Number of Print Cartridges — ⁦1 cartridge⁩
Print Resolution — ⁦1200.00 dpi⁩

Summary: Which Product Should You Choose?

Choose HP M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer if you need:

  • الفاكس: Yes vs No

Choose HP 4240 Monochrome Laser Printer if you need:

  • أنظمة التشغيل المتوافقة: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Macintosh 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
  • متوافقة مع أجهزة Mac: Yes vs No
  • الحد الأقصى للذاكرة: 512 MB vs 256 MB
  • دورة العمل الشهرية القصوى: 175000 pages vs 50000 pages

Overall, HP 4240 Monochrome Laser Printer leads on the measurable paired differences. The choice still depends on use if a specific trait of HP M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer is what you need.

What Is the Difference Between HP M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer and HP 4240 Monochrome Laser Printer?

Both models share specifications such as اعتماد ENERGY STAR, سعة الأظرف, منفذ إيثرنت.

The main differences: أنظمة التشغيل المتوافقة: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Macintosh 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; الفاكس: Yes vs No; متوافقة مع أجهزة Mac: Yes vs No; الحد الأقصى للذاكرة: 512 MB vs 256 MB; دورة العمل الشهرية القصوى: 175000 pages vs 50000 pages. Some specifications appear on one side only; that is missing data, not a win.

HP M425dn Multifunction Laser Printer may suit users who need its confirmed advantages, while HP 4240 Monochrome Laser Printer benefits those who need its paired strengths. Both models are reference pages for comparison, not direct store listings here.

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