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HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 vs HP OfficeJet Pro 8720

18.26 in
9.0 in
HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 Multifunction Printer
HP OfficeJet Pro 6970
19.67 in
13.35 in
HP OfficeJet Pro 8720 Multifunction Printer
HP OfficeJet Pro 8720
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Full Comparison

General

HP OfficeJet Pro 6970HP OfficeJet Pro 6970
HP OfficeJet Pro 8720HP OfficeJet Pro 8720
Copieryesyes
Scanneryesyes
Faxyesyes
Noise level50.0 dB60.0 dB
Supports duplexyesyes

Dimensions

HP OfficeJet Pro 6970HP OfficeJet Pro 6970
HP OfficeJet Pro 8720HP OfficeJet Pro 8720
Height9.0 in13.35 in
Width18.26 in19.67 in
Depth15.35 in20.87 in
Weight17.86 lb33.09 lb

Design

HP OfficeJet Pro 6970HP OfficeJet Pro 6970
HP OfficeJet Pro 8720HP OfficeJet Pro 8720
Colour of productBlack
  • Black,Grey
  • Black,White
Document feederyesyes
Auto document feeder (ADF)yesyes
Document feeder capacity35.0 pages50.0 pages
Double automatic document feederyesyes
Market positioningBusinessBusiness
Control typeTouchTouch
Card reader integratednono

Technical details

HP OfficeJet Pro 6970HP OfficeJet Pro 6970
HP OfficeJet Pro 8720HP OfficeJet Pro 8720
Color technologyInkjetInkjet
Internal memory1024.0 mB256.0 mB
Digital senderyesyes
Number of inks44
Memory capacity1.0 mB256.0 mB
Processor speed500.0 MHz600.0 MHz
Windows operating systems supported
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
Windows 7
Mac operating systems supported
  • Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
  • Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
  • Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 8020 - 80
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 405 - 40

Display

HP OfficeJet Pro 6970HP OfficeJet Pro 6970
HP OfficeJet Pro 8720HP OfficeJet Pro 8720
Displayyesyes
Display technologyCGDCGD
Display typeColourColour
Touchscreenyesyes
Size2.65 in4.3 in

Printer

HP OfficeJet Pro 6970HP OfficeJet Pro 6970
HP OfficeJet Pro 8720HP OfficeJet Pro 8720
Colour printeryesyes
Colour4-ink4-ink
Printing technologyThermal inkjetThermal inkjet
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi
Duplex printingyesyes
Automatic duplexingYesYes
Time to first page (colour, normal)15.0 s10.0 s
Time to first page (black, normal)12.0 s9.0 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)11.0 ppm20.0 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)20.0 ppm24.0 ppm
Color print speed26.0 ppm37.0 ppm
B/W print speed30.0 ppm37.0 ppm
Printing colours
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
AirPrint enabledyesyes

Scanner

HP OfficeJet Pro 6970HP OfficeJet Pro 6970
HP OfficeJet Pro 8720HP OfficeJet Pro 8720
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Scanner typeFlatbed & ADFFlatbed & ADF
Scan technologyCISCIS
Scan elementCISCIS
Duplex scanningyesyes
Automatic duplexingYesYes
Optical scanning resolution1200 x 1200 dpi1200 x 1200 dpi
Maximum scan area
  • 216
  • 356
8.5 in
Image formats supported
  • BMP
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
  • BMP
  • JPEG
  • PNG
  • TIFF
Grayscale levels256256
Grayscale depth8.0 bit8.0 bit
Colour depth24.0 bit24.0 bit
Scanner color depth24.0 bit24.0 bit

Copier

HP OfficeJet Pro 6970HP OfficeJet Pro 6970
HP OfficeJet Pro 8720HP OfficeJet Pro 8720
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Automatic duplexingYesYes
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi
Copy speed (normal quality, colour, A4)7.0 cpm16.0 cpm
Copy speed (normal quality, black, A4)13.0 cpm22.0 cpm
Maximum copying speed30.0 pages/min37.0 pages/min
Copier resize25 - 40025 - 400
Maximum document reduction25.0 %25.0 %
Maximum document enlargement400.0 %400.0 %
Maximum number of copies9999

Fax

HP OfficeJet Pro 6970HP OfficeJet Pro 6970
HP OfficeJet Pro 8720HP OfficeJet Pro 8720
FaxingColour faxingColour faxing
Document memory100.0 sheets100.0 sheets
Number memory2020

Paper handling

HP OfficeJet Pro 6970HP OfficeJet Pro 6970
HP OfficeJet Pro 8720HP OfficeJet Pro 8720
Paper tray media types
  • Matte paper
  • Photo paper
  • Plain paper
  • Recycled paper
  • Glossy paper
  • Lightweight paper
  • Matte paper
  • Photo paper
  • Plain paper
  • Recycled paper
  • Thick paper
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5B5
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Envelopes sizes
  • US No 10
  • International C5
  • International C6
  • International DL
  • Monarch
  • US No 10
  • International C5
  • International C6
  • International DL
  • Monarch
Output trays capacity60.0 sheets150.0 sheets
Standard media capacity225.0 sheets250.0 sheets
Total media capacity225.0 sheets250.0 sheets
Supported media type
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Photo paper
  • Thick paper
  • Glossy paper
  • Matte paper
  • Plain paper
  • Recycled paper
  • Photo paper
  • Thick paper
  • Card stock
  • Light-weight paper
  • Glossy paper
  • Matte paper
Original typeSheetsSheets
Media supported
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Photo
  • A1
  • Letter
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Letter
Feeder capacity60250
Number of trays11

Connectivity

HP OfficeJet Pro 6970HP OfficeJet Pro 6970
HP OfficeJet Pro 8720HP OfficeJet Pro 8720
Interfaces
  • Network
  • RJ-11
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
  • Network
  • RJ-11
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
USB portyesyes
Mobile printing technologies
  • Apple AirPrint
  • HP ePrint
  • Mopria Print Service
  • Apple AirPrint
  • HP ePrint
  • Mopria Print Service
Direct printingyesyes
Ethernetyesyes
Wi-Fiyesyes
Communication protocol
  • AirPrint
  • PCL 3
  • PCL 3GUI
  • AirPrint
  • PCL 3
  • PCL 3GUI
  • Google Cloud Print
Operating system
  • Linux
  • MS Windows Server 2008 R2
  • MS Windows Server 2003 R2
  • MS Windows Server 2012
  • MS Windows Server 2008 SP1
  • MS Windows Server 2003 SP1
  • MS Windows Server 2003 SP2
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.9
  • MS Windows 7
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.10
  • MS Windows XP 32-bit Edition SP3 or later
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 10
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.11
  • MS Windows Vista 32-bit Edition
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.8
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.9
  • MS Windows 7
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.10
  • MS Windows XP 32-bit Edition SP3 or later
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 10
  • MS Windows Vista 32-bit Edition

Power

HP OfficeJet Pro 6970HP OfficeJet Pro 6970
HP OfficeJet Pro 8720HP OfficeJet Pro 8720
AC input voltage110.0 V100.0 V
Power consumption (sleep)1.21 W1.3 W
Power consumption (standby)5.5 W6.7 W
Power consumption (average operating)27.0 W35.0 W

Certifications

HP OfficeJet Pro 6970HP OfficeJet Pro 6970
HP OfficeJet Pro 8720HP OfficeJet Pro 8720
EnergyStaryesyes

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