Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4820DWF vs HP OfficeJet Pro 9132e
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| EpsonWorkForce Pro WF-4820DWF | HPOfficeJet Pro 9132e | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | September 2020 | October 2023 |
| Printing | ||
| Type | Inkjet | Inkjet |
| Colour | Yes | Yes |
| Speed, black | 25 pages a minute | 25 pages a minute |
| Speed, colour | 12 pages a minute | 20 pages a minute (better) |
| Resolution | 4800 × 2400 dpi | 4800 × 1200 dpi |
| Prints both sides | Yes | Yes |
| Printing detail | PrecisionCore print head, 800 black nozzles and 256 per colour; 3.8 pl minimum droplet; automatic 2-sided printing on A4 plain paper at 16 pages a minute black and 9 colour (ISO/IEC 24734); up to 36 pages a minute black and 22 colour in draft on 75 g/m² paper | Automatic two-sided printing; draft speeds up to 39 ppm black and colour; borderless on photo paper up to A4; print language HP PCL3 GUI; 1.2 GHz processor, 512 MB memory |
| First page out | – | As fast as 10 sec black, 11 sec colour (A4, ready) |
| Resolution detail | – | 1200 x 1200 rendered dpi black; up to 4800 x 1200 optimised dpi colour on HP Advanced Photo Paper (1200 x 1200 input dpi) |
| Ink or toner | DURABrite Ultra pigment inks in four separate cartridges; Epson 405 and 405XL (Suitcase) | Four cartridges (black, cyan, magenta, yellow), HP 937 or HP 937e EvoMore; HP Instant Ink subscription available |
| Page yield | 405XL cartridges print 1,100 pages each colour; standard 405 cartridges 350 pages black and 300 per colour | HP 937: ~1,250 pages black, ~800 pages each colour (ISO/IEC 19752); HP 937e EvoMore: ~2,500 pages black, ~1,650 pages each colour |
| Duty cycle | Up to 33,000 pages a month | Up to 30,000 pages a month (A4); up to 2,000 pages recommended |
| Scanning and copying | ||
| Does | Print, Scan, Copy and Fax | Print, Scan, Copy and Fax |
| Document feeder | Yes | Yes |
| Scanner | Contact image sensor (CIS) with flatbed and 35-page document feeder; 1,200 × 2,400 dpi optical from the glass, 1,200 dpi from the feeder; saves BMP, JPEG, TIFF, multi-TIFF, PDF and PNG | Flatbed (up to 215.9 x 297 mm) and 35-sheet single-pass two-sided feeder; up to 1200 dpi optical; up to 18 ipm black and colour, 21 ipm black and 15 ipm colour two-sided (A4, 200 ppi); scan to email, network folder, SharePoint and USB drive; OCR |
| Copying | – | Up to 23 cpm black, 15 cpm colour (ISO, A4); up to 99 copies; 25 to 400% |
| Fax | Black-and-white and colour fax at up to 33.6 kbps (about 3 seconds a page), Group 3 with error correction; 100 speed dials; 180-page memory; broadcast, fax preview, memory reception | Colour fax, 33.6 kbps; up to 100 pages of fax memory |
| Paper | ||
| Largest paper | A4 | A4 |
| Paper tray | 250 sheets | 500 sheets (better) |
| Paper sizes | A4, A5, A6, B5, Letter, Legal, 10 × 15 cm, 13 × 18 cm, 16:9, envelopes (No. 10, DL, C6) and user-defined sizes | A4, A5, A6, B5 (JIS), 13 x 18 cm, 10 x 15 cm, envelopes (C5, C6, DL); custom 76.2 x 127 to 215.9 x 355.6 mm (tray 1); two 250-sheet trays (tray 2 plain paper only) |
| Paper types | 64–90 g/m² | Plain, photo, matte and glossy brochure papers, cards, envelopes, labels; plain paper 60 to 105 g/m², photo paper 220 to 280 g/m² |
| Output tray | 80 sheets | 100 sheets |
| Connections | ||
| Connects by | Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct and USB | Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB and Wi-Fi Direct |
| Connection detail | Hi-Speed USB 2.0; Ethernet (10/100); Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n); Wi-Fi Direct; USB host port | Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (device); Hi-Speed USB 2.0 host; Ethernet; dual-band Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) with self-healing; Wi-Fi Direct; 2 RJ-11 fax ports |
| Printing from phones | Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Mopria Scan, Epson Connect (iPrint, Email Print, Remote Print Driver) | HP app, Apple AirPrint, Mopria, Wi-Fi Direct, Chrome OS |
| App | Epson iPrint | HP app |
| Control panel | 10.9 cm colour touchscreen | 4.3-inch colour touchscreen |
| Design | ||
| Weight | 10.2 kg | 11.84 kg |
| Power use | – | 5.58 W ready, 1.22 W sleep, 0.14 W off |
| Noise | – | 7.0 B(A) sound power, 61 dB(A) sound pressure (printing at 21 ppm) |
| Size | 425 × 389 × 265 mm (W × D × H) | 437 x 396.3 x 318.3 mm (W x D x H); 437 x 547 x 318.3 mm with output tray extended |
| In the box | Printer, individual ink cartridges, power cable, quick start guide, warranty document | Printer, HP 937 setup cartridges (black, cyan, magenta, yellow), setup poster, reference guide, power cord |
