Compare M525 Multifunction Laser Printer 4240 Monochrome Laser Printer

A full side-by-side comparison of reference models M525 Multifunction Laser Printer and 4240 Monochrome Laser Printer within the same category.

Specifications

Specification ⁦M525 Multifunction Laser Printer⁩ ⁦4240 Monochrome Laser Printer⁩
Price Not for sale Not for sale
Features
Printer Functions Print, Copy, Scan Print
Technical Features — ⁦HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5, HP PostScript Level 3 emulation, direct PDF printing⁩
Display ⁦8.0-inch (20.3 cm) touchscreen, SVGA LCD (color graphics)⁩ —
Control Panel ⁦8.0-inch (20.3 cm) color touchscreen display⁩ —
Printer Specifications
تقنية الطباعة Monochrome Laser Monochrome Laser
Print Speed ⁦40 ppm⁩ ⁦40 ppm⁩
Printing
Print Colour Monochrome Monochrome
Print Resolution Technology ⁦HP ProRes 1200⁩ ⁦HP ProRes 1200⁩
Maximum Print Resolution ⁦1200 x 1200 dpi⁩ ⁦1200 x 1200 dpi⁩
Duplex Printing Automatic Automatic
Paper size ⁦A4⁩ ⁦A4⁩
Performance
ISO Black Print Speed A4 ⁦40 ppm⁩ ⁦38 ppm⁩
ISO Black Print Speed Letter ⁦42 ppm⁩ —
First Page Out Time Black A4 ⁦As fast as 8.5 sec⁩ ⁦8 sec⁩
Recommended Monthly Volume ⁦6000 pages⁩ ⁦12000 pages⁩
Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle ⁦75000 pages⁩ ⁦175000 pages⁩
First Print Out Time Black ⁦8.50 sec⁩ ⁦8.00 sec⁩
Power
Energy Saving Technology HP Auto-On/Auto-Off Technology; Instant-on Technology Energy-saving features
Printing Power Consumption ⁦780 W⁩ ⁦480 W⁩
Ready Mode Power ⁦30 W⁩ —
Sleep Mode Power ⁦9.6 W⁩ —
Copying Power Consumption ⁦785 W⁩ —
Input Voltage ⁦100 to 127 VAC or 220 to 240 VAC⁩ ⁦100 to 127 VAC; 220 to 240 VAC⁩
Input Frequency ⁦50/60 Hz⁩ ⁦50/60 Hz⁩
Off Power Consumption ⁦0.2 W⁩ —
Maximum Power Consumption ⁦785 W⁩ —
Supplies
Replacement Toner Cartridge ⁦HP 55A Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge CE255A; HP 55X Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge CE255X⁩ HP LaserJet Toner Cartridge
Replacement Toner Yield ⁦HP 55A: ~6000 pages; HP 55X: ~13,500 pages⁩ ⁦10,000 pages (Q5942A) pages⁩
Starter Toner Yield ⁦6000 pages⁩ ⁦10000 pages⁩
Print Cartridge Count ⁦1 cartridge⁩ ⁦1 cartridge⁩
Connectivity
Standard Connectivity ⁦2 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Host, 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Device, 1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000T network, 1 Foreign Interface, 1 Hardware Integration Pocket, 2 Internal USB Host⁩ ⁦USB, IEEE 1284 parallel port⁩
Wireless Standards — Not supported
Mobile Printing Services HP ePrint, Apple AirPrint, Mopria-certified —
Supported Network Protocols ⁦IPv4/IPv6: Apple Bonjour Compatible, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, TFTP, Port 9100, LPD, WS Discovery, IPP, Secure-IPP, XMPP, IPsec/Firewall; IPv6: DHCPv6, MLDv1, ICMPv6; IPv4: Auto-IP, SLP, Telnet, IGMPv2, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, IP Direct Mode, WS Print⁩ TCP/IP network protocols
USB Functions — USB printing
Network Printing Yes Yes
Ethernet Connectivity Yes —
Optional Connectivity ⁦HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server J8021A; HP Jetdirect 2700w USB Wireless Print Server J8026A⁩ —
Network Ready Yes —
Software
Included Software ⁦Windows Installer, HP PCL 6 discrete driver, Mac Installer, HP Postscript emulation driver⁩ —
Compatibility
Compatible Operating Systems ⁦Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP2+), Windows Server 2003 (SP1+), Windows Server 2008 (32 and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit), Mac OS X v10.5, 10.6, 10.7; support also listed for Citrix/Windows Terminal Services, Novell, Linux, UNIX and SAP device types⁩ ⁦Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Macintosh⁩
Windows Server Support ⁦Windows Server 2003 (SP1+), Windows Server 2008 (32 and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)⁩ —
Mac Compatible Yes Yes
Copy
Black Copy Speed A4 ⁦40 cpm⁩ —
Black Copy Speed Letter ⁦42 cpm⁩ —
Copy Resolution ⁦600 x 600 dpi⁩ —
Copy Scaling ⁦25 to 400%⁩ —
Scanning
Scan File Formats PDF, JPEG, TIFF, MTIFF, XPS, PDF/A —
Scan Technology Charge Coupled Device (CCD) —
Scanner Type Flatbed, ADF —
Colour Scanning Yes —
Optical Scan Resolution ⁦600 dpi⁩ —
Native Scan File Formats PDF, JPEG, TIFF, MTIFF, XPS, PDF/A —
Hardware Scan Resolution ⁦600 dpi⁩ —
Duplex ADF Scanning Yes —
Maximum ADF Scan Size ⁦216 x 356 mm⁩ —
Minimum ADF Scan Size ⁦68 x 148 mm⁩ —
Dimensions
Width — ⁦418 mm⁩
Depth ⁦547 mm⁩ ⁦451 mm⁩
Height ⁦576 mm⁩ ⁦377 mm⁩
Maximum Dimensions — ⁦412 x 1045 x 547 mm⁩
Physical
Weight ⁦29.4 kg⁩ ⁦20.2 kg⁩
Warranty
Manufacturer Warranty One-year onsite warranty One-year return to bench warranty
Sustainability
ENERGY STAR Certified Yes Yes
Product Information
Product Number ⁦CF116A (M525dn); CF117A (M525f)⁩ ⁦Q7784A⁩
Paper Handling
Automatic Document Feeder Capacity ⁦50 sheets⁩ —
Paper Input Capacity ⁦600 sheets⁩ ⁦600 sheets⁩
Paper Output Capacity ⁦250 sheets⁩ ⁦250 sheets⁩
Supported Paper Weight ⁦Tray 1: 14 to 53 lb; Tray 2 and optional 500-sheet trays: 14 to 32 lb lb bond⁩ —
Supported Media Sizes ⁦Tray 1: Letter, Legal, Statement, Executive, Oficio, 3 x 5 in, 4 x 6 in, 5 x 7 in, 5 x 8 in, A4, A5, A6, RA4, B5 (JIS), B6 (JIS), 10 x 15 cm, 16K, Postcard (JIS), DPostcard (JIS), envelopes; Tray 2 and optional 500-sheet trays: Letter, Legal, Statement, Executive, Oficio, 5 x 7 in, 5 x 8 in, A4, A5, A6, RA4, B5 (JIS), B6 (JIS), 10 x 15 cm, 16K, Postcard (JIS), DPostcard (JIS)⁩ ⁦A4, Letter⁩
Envelope Capacity ⁦10 envelopes⁩ ⁦10 envelopes⁩
Multipurpose Tray Capacity ⁦100 sheets⁩ ⁦100 sheets⁩
Maximum Paper Input Capacity ⁦1600 sheets⁩ ⁦3100 sheets⁩
Paper Trays ⁦2 tray⁩ ⁦2 tray⁩
Finished Output Handling Sheetfed —
Custom Media Size Range ⁦Tray 1: 76.2 x 127 to 215.9 x 355.6 mm; Tray 2 and optional 500-sheet trays: 104.1 x 147.3 to 215.9 x 355.6 mm⁩ —
ADF Media Weight ⁦45 to 120 g/m²⁩ —
Standard Paper Input ⁦100-sheet multipurpose Tray 1 + 500-sheet Tray 2⁩ ⁦100-sheet multipurpose Tray 1 + 500-sheet Tray 2⁩
Noise
Acoustic Power Active Printing ⁦6.7 B(A)⁩ —
Printing Sound Pressure ⁦54 dB(A)⁩ ⁦55 dB(A)⁩
Printer
Printer Language ⁦HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5e, PostScript Level 2 emulation⁩ ⁦HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5, HP PostScript Level 3 emulation, PDF⁩
Shared Print Memory — ⁦128 MB⁩
CPU Speed ⁦800 MHz⁩ ⁦460 MHz⁩
Standard Memory ⁦1024 MB⁩ ⁦64 MB⁩
Maximum Memory ⁦1024 MB⁩ ⁦512 MB⁩
Printer Memory ⁦1024 MB⁩ ⁦64 MB⁩
Media Handling
Supported Media Types Paper (bond, color, letterhead, plain, preprinted, prepunched, recycled, rough), envelopes, labels, cardstock, transparencies, user-defined Paper, envelopes, labels, cardstock, transparencies
Supported Media Weight ⁦Tray 1: 52 to 199 g/m²⁩ —
Environment
Operating Temperature ⁦32.5–15 °C⁩ ⁦32.5–15 °C⁩
Operating Humidity 10-80 % 10-80 %
Storage Temperature ⁦0-35 °C⁩ ⁦0-35 °C⁩
Storage Humidity 10-90 % 10-90 %
Recommended Operating Temperature ⁦17 to 25 °C⁩ —
Recommended Operating Humidity ⁦30 to 70 % RH⁩ —
Security
Security Management ⁦SNMPv3, SSL/TLS, WPA2-Enterprise, 802.1X authentication (EAP-PEAP, EAP-TLS), IPP over TLS, IPsec/Firewall with Certificate, Pre-Shared Key Authentication, Kerberos Authentication; support for WJA-10 IPsec Configuration using IPsec Plug-in; compatible with HP Imaging & Printing Security Center⁩ —
Certifications and Compliance
EPEAT Rating EPEAT Silver —
Dimensions and Weight
Product Dimensions ⁦516 x 547 x 576 mm⁩ ⁦377 x 433 x 418 mm⁩
Operating Environment
Recommended Operating Humidity Range ⁦30 to 70 % RH⁩ —
Ink System
Number of Print Cartridges ⁦1 cartridge⁩ ⁦1 cartridge⁩
Print Resolution ⁦1200.00 dpi⁩ ⁦1200.00 dpi⁩

Summary: Which Product Should You Choose?

Choose HP M525 Multifunction Laser Printer if you need:

  • سرعة المعالج: 800 MHz vs 460 MHz
  • المسح التلقائي على الوجهين عبر وحدة التغذية: Yes vs No
  • الحد الأقصى للذاكرة: 1024 MB vs 512 MB

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, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP2+), Windows Server 2003 (SP1+), Windows Server 2008 (32 and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit), Mac OS X v10.5, 10.6, 10.7; support also listed for Citrix/Windows Terminal Services, Novell, Linux, UNIX and SAP device types
  • الارتفاع: 377 مم vs 576 مم

Overall, HP M525 Multifunction Laser Printer leads on the measurable paired differences. The choice still depends on use if a specific trait of HP 4240 Monochrome Laser Printer is what you need.

What Is the Difference Between HP M525 Multifunction Laser Printer and HP 4240 Monochrome Laser Printer?

Both models share specifications such as دقة الطباعة, اعتماد ENERGY STAR, سعة الأظرف.

The main differences: أنظمة التشغيل المتوافقة: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Macintosh vs Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP2+), Windows Server 2003 (SP1+), Windows Server 2008 (32 and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit), Mac OS X v10.5, 10.6, 10.7; support also listed for Citrix/Windows Terminal Services, Novell, Linux, UNIX and SAP device types; سرعة المعالج: 800 MHz vs 460 MHz; المسح التلقائي على الوجهين عبر وحدة التغذية: Yes vs No; الارتفاع: 377 مم vs 576 مم; الحد الأقصى للذاكرة: 1024 MB vs 512 MB. Some specifications appear on one side only; that is missing data, not a win.

HP M525 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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