Compare M525 Multifunction Laser Printer M425dw Multifunction Laser Printer

A full side-by-side comparison of reference models M525 Multifunction Laser Printer and M425dw Multifunction Laser Printer within the same category.

Specifications

Specification ⁦M525 Multifunction Laser Printer⁩ ⁦M425dw Multifunction Laser Printer⁩
Price Not for sale Not for sale
Features
Printer Functions Print, Copy, Scan Print, Copy, Scan, Fax
Display ⁦8.0-inch (20.3 cm) touchscreen, SVGA LCD (color graphics)⁩ ⁦3.5-inch (8.89 cm) touchscreen CGD (Color Graphic Display)⁩
Control Panel ⁦8.0-inch (20.3 cm) color touchscreen display⁩ ⁦8.89 cm touchscreen CGD (Color Graphic Display)⁩
Printer Specifications
تقنية الطباعة Monochrome Laser Monochrome Laser
Print Speed ⁦40 ppm⁩ ⁦33 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
Print Margins — ⁦4.23 mm top/left/bottom/right mm⁩
Performance
ISO Black Print Speed A4 ⁦40 ppm⁩ ⁦33 ppm⁩
ISO Black Print Speed Letter ⁦42 ppm⁩ ⁦35 ppm⁩
First Page Out Time Black A4 ⁦As fast as 8.5 sec⁩ ⁦As fast as 8 sec⁩
Duplex Print Speed A4 — ⁦15 sides/min⁩
Recommended Monthly Volume ⁦6000 pages⁩ ⁦3000 pages⁩
Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle ⁦75000 pages⁩ ⁦50000 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 HP Auto-On/Auto-Off Technology
Printing Power Consumption ⁦780 W⁩ ⁦600 W⁩
Ready Mode Power ⁦30 W⁩ ⁦10.5 W⁩
Sleep Mode Power ⁦9.6 W⁩ ⁦9.5 W⁩
Copying Power Consumption ⁦785 W⁩ ⁦420 W⁩
Input Voltage ⁦100 to 127 VAC or 220 to 240 VAC⁩ ⁦110 to 127 VAC (+/-10%), 50/60 Hz (+/-2 Hz); 220 to 240 VAC (+/-10%), 50/60 Hz (+/-2 Hz)⁩
Input Frequency ⁦50/60 Hz⁩ ⁦50/60 Hz (±3 Hz) Hz⁩
Off Power Consumption ⁦0.2 W⁩ ⁦0.1 W⁩
Maximum Power Consumption ⁦785 W⁩ ⁦600 W⁩
Supplies
Replacement Toner Cartridge ⁦HP 55A Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge CE255A; HP 55X Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge CE255X⁩ ⁦HP 80A Black Original LaserJet Toner Cartridge (CF280A)⁩
Replacement Toner Yield ⁦HP 55A: ~6000 pages; HP 55X: ~13,500 pages⁩ ⁦2,700 pages⁩
Starter Toner Yield ⁦6000 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 ⁦Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port; network port; fax and telephone ports⁩
Wireless Connectivity — Yes
Wi-Fi Direct — Yes
Mobile Printing Services HP ePrint, Apple AirPrint, Mopria-certified HP app / HP Smart app; Apple AirPrint; Samsung Print Service Plugin; Mopria Print Service
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 (IPv4/IPv6), LPD, IPP 2.0, Web Services Printing, AirPrint, HP ePrint, FTP Print; SNMPv2/v3, HTTP/HTTPS, Telnet⁩
Network Printing Yes Yes
Wireless Printing — Yes
Ethernet Connectivity Yes Yes
Optional Connectivity ⁦HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server J8021A; HP Jetdirect 2700w USB Wireless Print Server J8026A⁩ —
Network Ready Yes Yes
Software
Included Software ⁦Windows Installer, HP PCL 6 discrete driver, Mac Installer, HP Postscript emulation driver⁩ ⁦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; Mac: HP Installer/Uninstaller, HP PS driver, HP Scan, HP Setup Assistant, HP Fax Print Driver, HP Ink Widget, HP Utility, Scan to Email/Folder Setup⁩
Printer Management Utility — HP Device Toolbox; HP Web Jetadmin; HP Utility (Mac)
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 8; Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit); Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit); Windows XP 32-bit SP2 or higher; Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit); Windows Server 2003 32-bit SP3 or higher; Mac OS X v10.5, v10.6, v10.7; Linpus Linux 9.4 and 9.5; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 and 6.0; OpenSuSE 11.3 and 11.4; Fedora 14 and 15; Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04; Debian 5.0 and 6.0; HPUX11i⁩
Windows Server Support ⁦Windows Server 2003 (SP1+), Windows Server 2008 (32 and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)⁩ ⁦Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit); Windows Server 2003 32-bit SP3 or higher; printer and scanner drivers only⁩
Mac Compatible Yes Yes
Copy
Black Copy Speed A4 ⁦40 cpm⁩ ⁦33 cpm⁩
Black Copy Speed Letter ⁦42 cpm⁩ ⁦35 cpm⁩
Copy Resolution ⁦600 x 600 dpi⁩ ⁦600 x 600 dpi⁩
Maximum Copies — ⁦99 copies⁩
Copy Scaling ⁦25 to 400%⁩ ⁦25 to 400 %⁩
Scanning
Scan File Formats PDF, JPEG, TIFF, MTIFF, XPS, PDF/A PDF, searchable PDF, JPG, RTF, TXT, BMP, PNG, TIFF
Scan Input Modes — Front control panel Scan, Copy or Fax buttons; Solution Center Lite; Device Stage; TWAIN-compliant software; WIA-compliant software
Scan Technology Charge Coupled Device (CCD) —
Scanner Type Flatbed, ADF Flatbed, ADF
Scanner Advanced Features — Scan to email, network folder, USB and Cloud; automatic two-sided scanning
Scan Speed A4 — ⁦Up to 20 ppm (black and white); up to 9 ppm (color)⁩
Scanner Colour Bit Depth — ⁦30 bit⁩
Colour Scanning Yes Yes
Optical Scan Resolution ⁦600 dpi⁩ ⁦1200 dpi⁩
Maximum Scan Document Size — ⁦216 x 381 mm (ADF)⁩
Native Scan File Formats PDF, JPEG, TIFF, MTIFF, XPS, PDF/A PDF, searchable PDF, JPG, RTF, TXT, BMP, PNG, TIFF
Digital Sending Features — Scan direct to email; scan to network folder; scan to Cloud
Hardware Scan Resolution ⁦600 dpi⁩ ⁦Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi mono; up to 600 x 600 dpi color dpi⁩
Duplex ADF Scanning Yes Yes
Maximum ADF Scan Size ⁦216 x 356 mm⁩ ⁦216 x 381 mm⁩
Minimum ADF Scan Size ⁦68 x 148 mm⁩ ⁦102 x 127 mm⁩
Black Scan Speed A4 — ⁦20 ppm⁩
Dimensions
Width — ⁦440 mm⁩
Depth ⁦547 mm⁩ ⁦382 mm⁩
Height ⁦576 mm⁩ ⁦423.5 mm⁩
Maximum Dimensions — ⁦439.9 x 633.4 x 660 mm⁩
Physical
Weight ⁦29.4 kg⁩ ⁦15.1 kg⁩
Warranty
Manufacturer Warranty One-year onsite warranty One-year unit exchange warranty; warranty and support options vary by product, country and local legal requirements
Sustainability
ENERGY STAR Certified Yes Yes
Ecolabels — ENERGY STAR; EPEAT Silver
Product Information
Product Number ⁦CF116A (M525dn); CF117A (M525f)⁩ ⁦CF288A⁩
Paper Handling
Automatic Document Feeder Capacity ⁦50 sheets⁩ ⁦50 sheets⁩
Paper Input Capacity ⁦600 sheets⁩ ⁦300 sheets⁩
Paper Output Capacity ⁦250 sheets⁩ ⁦150 sheets⁩
Supported Paper Weight ⁦Tray 1: 14 to 53 lb; Tray 2 and optional 500-sheet trays: 14 to 32 lb lb bond⁩ ⁦Tray 1: 60–163 g/m²; Tray 2/optional Tray 3: 60–120 g/m² 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; A5; A6; B5 (JIS)⁩
Envelope Capacity ⁦10 envelopes⁩ ⁦10 envelopes⁩
Standard Tray Media Weight — ⁦60 to 120 g/m²⁩
Multipurpose Tray Capacity ⁦100 sheets⁩ ⁦50 sheets⁩
Maximum Paper Input Capacity ⁦1600 sheets⁩ ⁦800 sheets⁩
Automatic Duplex Media Weight — ⁦60 to 120 g/m²⁩
Minimum Custom Media Size — ⁦76.2 x 127 mm (Tray 1) mm⁩
Maximum Custom Media Size — ⁦215.9 x 355.6 mm⁩
Paper Trays ⁦2 tray⁩ ⁦2 tray⁩
Finished Output Handling Sheetfed 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 ⁦Multipurpose tray: 76 x 127 to 216 x 356 mm; tray 2 and optional 500-sheet feeder/tray: 105 x 148 to 216 x 356 mm⁩
ADF Media Weight ⁦45 to 120 g/m²⁩ ⁦60 to 90 g/m²⁩
Standard Paper Input ⁦100-sheet multipurpose Tray 1 + 500-sheet Tray 2⁩ ⁦50-sheet multipurpose Tray 1 + 250-sheet Tray 2⁩
Noise
Acoustic Power Active Printing ⁦6.7 B(A)⁩ ⁦6.4 B(A)⁩
Printing Sound Pressure ⁦54 dB(A)⁩ ⁦51 dB(A)⁩
Fax
Faxing — Yes
Fax Transmission Speed — ⁦3 sec/page⁩
Fax Memory Capacity — ⁦Up to 300 pages⁩
Fax Speed Dial Locations — ⁦120 locations⁩
Fax Group Dial Groups — ⁦119 groups⁩
Fax Broadcasting Locations — ⁦119 locations⁩
Fax Resolution — ⁦300 x 300 dpi⁩
Fax Type — Plain-paper fax / analog fax
Fax Broadcast Locations — ⁦119 locations⁩
Fax Memory — ⁦300 pages⁩
Printer
Printer Language ⁦HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5e, PostScript Level 2 emulation⁩ ⁦HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5e, PostScript Level 2 emulation⁩
CPU Speed ⁦800 MHz⁩ ⁦800 MHz⁩
Standard Memory ⁦1024 MB⁩ ⁦256 MB⁩
Maximum Memory ⁦1024 MB⁩ ⁦256 MB⁩
Printer Memory ⁦1024 MB⁩ ⁦256 MB⁩
Media Handling
Supported Media Types Paper (bond, color, letterhead, plain, preprinted, prepunched, recycled, rough), envelopes, labels, cardstock, transparencies, user-defined Paper (plain, Green mode, light, heavy, bond, color, letterhead, preprinted, prepunched, recycled, rough); envelopes; labels; transparencies; cardstock
Custom Media Sizes — ⁦Tray 1: 76 x 127 to 216 x 356; Tray 2/optional tray: 105 x 148 to 216 x 356 mm⁩
Supported Media Weight ⁦Tray 1: 52 to 199 g/m²⁩ ⁦Tray 1: 60 to 163 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 ⁦30 to 70 % RH⁩
Packaging
Carton Dimensions — ⁦597 x 497 x 490 mm⁩
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 ⁦Password-protected EWS; SNMPv3; 802.1x; SSL certificate management; firewall; ACL⁩
Certifications and Compliance
EPEAT Rating EPEAT Silver —
Dimensions and Weight
Product Dimensions ⁦516 x 547 x 576 mm⁩ ⁦423 x 382 x 439 mm⁩
Operating Environment
Recommended Operating Humidity Range ⁦30 to 70 % RH⁩ ⁦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:

  • وزن الوسائط المدعوم في وحدة التغذية التلقائية: 45 to 120 g/m² vs 60 to 90 g/m²
  • الشاشة: 8.0-inch (20.3 cm) touchscreen, SVGA LCD (color graphics) vs 3.5-inch (8.89 cm) touchscreen CGD (Color Graphic Display)

Choose HP M425dw Multifunction Laser Printer if you need:

  • استهلاك الطاقة أثناء النسخ: 420 W vs 785 W
  • نطاق مقاسات الوسائط المخصصة: Multipurpose tray: 76 x 127 to 216 x 356 mm; tray 2 and optional 500-sheet feeder/tray: 105 x 148 to 216 x 356 mm مم vs 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 مم
  • العمق: 382 مم vs 547 مم

There is no clear overall winner. The decision depends on the use case and which specifications matter most to you.

What Is the Difference Between HP M525 Multifunction Laser Printer and HP M425dw Multifunction Laser Printer?

Both models share specifications such as سعة وحدة التغذية التلقائية للمستندات, دقة النسخ, سرعة المعالج.

The main differences: وزن الوسائط المدعوم في وحدة التغذية التلقائية: 45 to 120 g/m² vs 60 to 90 g/m²; الشاشة: 8.0-inch (20.3 cm) touchscreen, SVGA LCD (color graphics) vs 3.5-inch (8.89 cm) touchscreen CGD (Color Graphic Display); استهلاك الطاقة أثناء النسخ: 420 W vs 785 W; نطاق مقاسات الوسائط المخصصة: Multipurpose tray: 76 x 127 to 216 x 356 mm; tray 2 and optional 500-sheet feeder/tray: 105 x 148 to 216 x 356 mm مم vs 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 مم; العمق: 382 مم vs 547 مم. 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 M425dw Multifunction 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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