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This article will help you to decide between the Xerox Phaser 4510DT and the HP LaserJet P4015dn printers for your office. Comparisons will be based on manufacturers listed specifications as well as tests conducted by our review team. Both are work-horse category black and white laser printers that are designed to service the needs of small to medium sized businesses.

Initial Cost: Comparing the specific models we tested the Phaser loses to the LaserJet. The MSRP for the 4510 is $1599, while the price for the HP is $1479. This isn’t a significant difference and both companies offer other configurations with different price points.

Service: Both printers come with a one year service warranty standard. The Phaser wins this category easily because unlike HP which requires you to ship your printer to a service depot for repairs, Xerox provides free on-site maintenance service at no fee. If shipping your printer is not an option, the cost of on-site care from HP can quickly eclipse the initial savings at purchase.

First Page Printing: This round of competition was close, but the nod goes to the Phaser for producing the first page in 10 seconds on average, compared to the LaserJet’s 11 seconds. These speeds are slower than the manufacturers’ literature; however results were in line with the maximum speeds offered. The Xerox site claims a FPO rate of 8 seconds and the HP specs list the speed at 8.5 seconds.

Speed: Once the machines have warmed up the results reverse. Although on paper the LaserJet should trump the Phaser 4510 Printer Cartridge (52 ppm vs. 48) the test conducted by our team showed a much narrower gap. In our lab the LaserJet was able to print at a 47 ppm rate of speed compared to the Phaser’s 45.

Paper Load: HP clearly wins this category. At maximum capacity the LaserJet is capable of holding 3600 sheets of paper; nearly triple the load of the Phaser 4510 toner which maxes out at 1250 pages.

Output Sizes: Tie. Both printers feature the same range of sizes: 3″ x 5″ to 8.5″ x 14″.

Network Connections: The LaserJet comes equipped with a standard Ethernet adaptor, 1 EIEO port and 1 Hi-Speed USB port plus 3 “USB-like” ports. The Phaser offers a similar configuration with 10/100 integrated Ethernet adaptor, IEEE1284 Serial and USB connections. Both printers have wireless connectivity as an available upgrade option. In network connections both printers are similarly configured, so this is considered a tie.

Conclusion: Both the Xerox Phaser 4510DT and the HP LaserJet P4015dn are comparable. What you need to decide as a business owner is how to weigh the results of our findings. Will your decision be based on cost? Or will the HP’s slight speed advantage sway you? There is also the level of service to be considered. The warranty of both machines should also be considered. Will it be more pragmatic to ship your printer to a repair depot and wait for it to return, or to have a service technician come to you? Another consideration, which wasn’t discussed in this article, is the price for toner for the Xerox 4510DT and the HP P4015. Research the recurring cost of Phaser 4510 toner to decide which will better suit your needs. Ultimately, both printers are great entries in the work-horse category of laser printers and you can’t go wrong with either. For more information, please visit http://www.qtoner.us.