HP ScanJet Pro 3000 s4 Sheet-Feed Document Scanner vs HP LaserJet Tank MFP 2604sdw Refillable Laser Printer
What separates them
These two differ on 3 recorded specifications. The HP ScanJet Pro 3000 s4 Sheet-Feed Document Scanner is $120.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — sheetfed document scanner against refillable mono laser mfp — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
HP ScanJet Pro 3000 s4 Sheet-Feed Document Scanner vs HP LaserJet Tank MFP 2604sdw Refillable Laser Printer
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HP ScanJet Pro 3000 s4 Sheet-Feed Document Scanner
$499.00
A dedicated sheetfed scanner exists because an MFP feeder is designed for occasional copying -- this one is rated for 4,000 sheets a day, roughly an order of magnitude beyond what a printer feeder tolerates.
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HP LaserJet Tank MFP 2604sdw Refillable Laser Printer
$379.00
A refillable laser is an unusual thing and it exists for one number: a toner reload kit covers about 5,000 pages for around $50, which is roughly 1 cent a page.
Full details →Who the HP ScanJet Pro 3000 s4 Sheet-Feed Document Scanner is for
Buy it if: Offices digitising records in bulk, where feeder reliability decides the throughput.
Avoid it if: Anyone scanning books, passports or fragile originals, which need a flatbed.
Who the HP LaserJet Tank MFP 2604sdw Refillable Laser Printer is for
Buy it if: High-volume mono offices that want laser output at ink-tank running cost.
Avoid it if: Anyone printing in color, and anyone unwilling to handle loose toner.
Specifications, side by side
3 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | HP ScanJet Pro 3000 s4 Sheet-Feed Document Scanner | HP LaserJet Tank MFP 2604sdw Refillable Laser Printer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $499.00 | $379.00 |
| Connectivity | USB 3.0 | Ethernet, Wi-Fi and USB |
| Duplex | Single pass, both sides in one pass | Automatic two-sided printing |
| Rated power | About 20 W scanning | About 500 W printing, 0.9 W in sleep |
| Warranty | 1-year limited hardware warranty | 1-year limited hardware warranty |
| Consumable parts | Roller replacement kit rated about 100,000 sheets | not published |
| Cost per page | not published | About 1 cent, excluding drum and paper |
| Daily duty cycle | Up to 4,000 sheets a day | not published |
| Document feeder | not published | 40-sheet ADF |
| Double feed detection | Ultrasonic | not published |
| Drum unit | not published | HP 120A, about 50,000 pages, replaced separately |
| Duty cycle | not published | Up to 25,000 pages a month maximum |
| Feeder capacity | 50 sheets | not published |
| Optical resolution | 600 dpi | not published |
| Print resolution | not published | 600 x 600 dpi |
| Print speed | not published | Up to 24 ppm, Letter mono |
| Replacement toner | not published | HP 151A reload kit, about 5,000 pages |
| Scan speed | 40 ppm, 80 images per minute duplex | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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