HP LaserJet 4000 series
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medium-duty monochrome
Monochrome
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laser printer
Laser printer
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range and the successor to the LaserJet 5
HP LaserJet 5
The HP LaserJet 5 is a group of monochrome laser printers produced in the mid-1990s as part of the LaserJet series by Hewlett Packard . It was the successor to the HP LaserJet 4 series of printers; after the LaserJet 5 series, HP introduced a new naming convention for its LaserJet line...
series.
The LaserJet 4000 series, like most of Hewlett-Packard's laser printer series, follow the standard nomenclature for denoting factory-included features.
- n = network ready
- t = two (smaller in some models) paper trays
- d = double sided printing
- s = stacker for output tray
- l = stapler.
Further accessories could also be purchased if the desired functions didn't come factory fitted on the model purchased. For example, network cards, additional trays and duplexing units are the most commonly found.
LaserJet 4000
Serial port
In computing, a serial port is a serial communication physical interface through which information transfers in or out one bit at a time...
, parallel port
Parallel port
A parallel port is a type of interface found on computers for connecting various peripherals. In computing, a parallel port is a parallel communication physical interface. It is also known as a printer port or Centronics port...
or Ethernet
Ethernet
Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies....
( for the network capable "N" series ). The LaserJet 4000 series was introduced in November 1997 and was discontinued in May 1999.
| Name | Model # | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LaserJet 4000 | C4118A | 4 MB RAM (internal); one 100-sheet multi-purpose tray (Tray 1); one 500-sheet tray (Tray 2). |
| LaserJet 4000T | C4119A | 4 MB RAM (internal); one 100-sheet multi-purpose tray (Tray 1); one 250-sheet tray (Tray 2); one extra 250-sheet tray (Tray 3). |
| LaserJet 4000N | C4120A | 8 MB RAM (4 MB internal); HP Jetdirect print server card (J3111A) for connecting to a network; one 100-sheet multi-purpose tray (Tray 1); one 500-sheet tray (Tray 2). |
| LaserJet 4000TN | C4121A | 8 MB RAM (4 MB internal); HP Jetdirect print server card (J3111A) for connecting to a network; one 100-sheet multi-purpose tray (Tray 1); one 250-sheet tray (Tray 2); one extra 250-sheet tray (Tray 3). |
| LaserJet 4000se | C3094A | 4 MB RAM (internal); one 500-sheet tray. HP LaserJet Internet Publishing software is also included. |
| Name | Model # | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LaserJet 4050 | C4251A | 8 MB RAM (internal); one 100-sheet multi-purpose tray (Tray 1); one 500-sheet tray (Tray 2). |
| LaserJet 4050T | C4252A | 8 MB RAM (internal); one 100-sheet multi-purpose tray (Tray 1); one 250-sheet tray (Tray 2); one extra 250-sheet tray (Tray 3). |
| LaserJet 4050N | C4253A | 16 MB RAM (8 MB internal); HP Jetdirect print server card (CJ3113A) for connecting to a network; one 100-sheet multi-purpose tray (Tray 1); one 500-sheet tray (Tray 2). |
| LaserJet 4050TN | C4254A | 16 MB RAM (8 MB internal); HP Jetdirect print server card (CJ3113A) for connecting to a network; one 100-sheet multi-purpose tray (Tray 1); one 250-sheet tray (Tray 2); one extra 250-sheet tray (Tray 3). |
| LaserJet 4050se | C4255A | 4 MB RAM (internal); one 100-sheet multi-purpose tray (Tray 1); one 500-sheet tray (Tray 2). |
| LaserJet 4050USB | C7829A | 4 MB RAM (internal); USB; LocalTalk; one 100-sheet multi-purpose tray (Tray 1); one 500-sheet tray (Tray 2). |
LaserJet 4100
The HP LaserJet 4100 series were replacements for the HP LaserJet 4000/4050 series of printers. The LaserJet 4100 series printers print letter paper at 25 pages per minute, and can be set to print at 600 dpi or 1200 dpi. Unlike the 4000 and 4050 series, the 4100 series printers are capable of printing at true 1200 dpi at full engine speed. These printers may be connected to a computer using either the serial portSerial port
In computing, a serial port is a serial communication physical interface through which information transfers in or out one bit at a time...
, parallel port
Parallel port
A parallel port is a type of interface found on computers for connecting various peripherals. In computing, a parallel port is a parallel communication physical interface. It is also known as a printer port or Centronics port...
or Ethernet
Ethernet
Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies....
( for the network capable "N"series" ). The LaserJet 4100 series was introduced in March 2001 and was discontinued in February 2003. The 4100MFP, however, was introduced in March 2002, and discontinued in August 2006.
| Name | Model # | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LaserJet 4100 | C8049A | 16 MB RAM (internal); one 100-sheet multi-purpose tray (Tray 1); one 500-sheet tray (Tray 2) |
| LaserJet 4100T | C4119A | 16 MB RAM (internal); one 100-sheet multi-purpose tray (Tray 1); one 500-sheet tray (Tray 2); one extra 500-sheet tray (Tray 3). |
| LaserJet 4100N | C8050A | 32 MB RAM; HP Jetdirect print server card (J4169A) for connecting to a network; one 100-sheet multi-purpose tray (Tray 1); one 500-sheet tray (Tray 2) |
| LaserJet 4100TN | C8051A | 32 MB RAM; HP Jetdirect print server card (J4169A) for connecting to a network; one 100-sheet multi-purpose tray (Tray 1); one 500-sheet tray (Tray 2); one extra 500-sheet tray (Tray 3). |
| LaserJet 4100DTN | C8052A | 32 MB RAM; duplexer; HP Jetdirect print server card (J4169A) for connecting to a network; one 100-sheet multi-purpose tray (Tray 1); one 500-sheet tray (Tray 2); one extra 500-sheet tray (Tray 3). |
| LaserJet 4100mfp | C9148A | 64 MB RAM; 5GB (or larger) hard disk; HP Jetdirect print server card (J4169A) for connecting to a network; one 100-sheet multi-purpose tray (Tray 1); one 500-sheet tray (Tray 2); automatic document feeder (ADF). |
| LaserJet 4101mfp | C9149A | 64 MB RAM; 5GB (or larger) hard disk; duplexer; HP Jetdirect print server card (J4169A) for connecting to a network; one 100-sheet multi-purpose tray (Tray 1); one 500-sheet tray (Tray 2); one extra 500-sheet tray (Tray 3); automatic document feeder (ADF). |
LaserJet 4200
The HP 4200 series of printers consists of the following
- 4200
- 4200n
- 4200tn
- 4200dtn
- 4200dtns
- 4200dtnsl.
The base model, the 4200, has the following specifications: 48 MB of memory, parallel port connection and a 600 sheet paper tray. All the others with factory-installed features as indicated above have 64 MB of memory.
They are all powered by a PMC-Sierra
PMC-Sierra
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RM7065A CPU running at 300 MHz. This is a 64 bit processor based on the MIPS architecture
MIPS architecture
MIPS is a reduced instruction set computer instruction set architecture developed by MIPS Technologies . The early MIPS architectures were 32-bit, and later versions were 64-bit...
. The printing engine is manufactured by Canon.
This series of printers can handle PCL, PostScript
PostScript
PostScript is a dynamically typed concatenative programming language created by John Warnock and Charles Geschke in 1982. It is best known for its use as a page description language in the electronic and desktop publishing areas. Adobe PostScript 3 is also the worldwide printing and imaging...
, HP-GL/2 and PJL print languages.
LaserJet 4300
The LaserJet 4300 series are a faster version of the LaserJet 4200 series of printers.The HP 4300 series of printers consists of the following
- 4300
- 4300n
- 4300tn
- 4300dtn
- 4300dtns
- 4300dtnsl.
The base model, the 4300, has the following specifications: 64MB of memory, parallel port connection and a 600 sheet paper tray. All the others with factory-installed features as indicated above have 80MB of memory.
They are all powered by a PMC-Sierra
PMC-Sierra
PMC-Sierra is a fabless semiconductor company which develops and sells devices into the communications, storage, printing, and embedded computing marketplaces.-Corporate history:...
RM7065A CPU running at 350 MHz. This is a 64 bit processor based on the MIPS architecture
MIPS architecture
MIPS is a reduced instruction set computer instruction set architecture developed by MIPS Technologies . The early MIPS architectures were 32-bit, and later versions were 64-bit...
.
This series can handle PCL, PostScript
PostScript
PostScript is a dynamically typed concatenative programming language created by John Warnock and Charles Geschke in 1982. It is best known for its use as a page description language in the electronic and desktop publishing areas. Adobe PostScript 3 is also the worldwide printing and imaging...
, HP-GL/2 and PJL print languages.
Comparison
| Model | Introduction | Discontinued | CPU Speed | Print resolution (DPI) Dots per inch Dots per inch is a measure of spatial printing or video dot density, in particular the number of individual dots that can be placed in a line within the span of 1 inch . The DPI value tends to correlate with image resolution, but is related only indirectly.- DPI measurement in monitor... |
Print speed (PPM) | Standard memory | Maximum memory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4000 | November 1997 | May 1999 | 100 MHz | 1200 | 17 | 4 MB | 100 MB |
| 4050 | May 1999 | November 2001 | 133 MHz | 1200 | 17 | 8 MB | 192 MB |
| 4100 | March 2001 | February 2003 | 250 MHz | 1200 | 25 | 16 MB | 256 MB |
| 4200 | November 2002 | June/November 20051 | 300 MHz | 1200 | 35 | 48 MB | 416 MB |
| 4240 | ? - Please add details on this model | ? - Discontinued | ? - 460 MHz | ? - 1200 | ? - 40 | ? - 48 MB | ? - 512 MB |
| 4250 | November 2002 | June/November 20051 | 460 MHz | 1200 | 43 | 48 MB | 512 MB |
| 4300 | December 2002 | June 2005 | 350 MHz | 1200 | 45 | 64 MB | 416 MB |
| 4350 | November 2002 | June 2005 | 460 MHz | 1200 | 52 | 64 MB | 512 MB |
1 = 4200 and 4200dtn were discontinued in November 2005, all other models were discontinued in June 2005