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Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-1212WE laser printer vs Ricoh SP 213w + Lenovo Thinkpad E550

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 16identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 20 ppm
    • 22 ppm
  • Total input capacity
    • 150 sheets
    • 151 sheets
  • ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
    • A4, A5
    • A4, A5, A6
  • ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
    • B5
    • B5, B6
  • Paper tray media weight
    • 65 - 105 g/m²
    • 60 - 105 g/m²
  • Network ready
    • No
    • Yes
  • Mobile printing technologies
    • Brother iPrint & Scan
    • Not supported

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Brother

HL-1212WE laser printer

Model HL-1212WE

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Ricoh

SP 213w + Lenovo Thinkpad E550View product
Printing2 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs20 ppm22 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one25 s
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one20000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlack
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 6
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers150 sheets151 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper tray
Maximum input capacityKnown for one151 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Folio, Letter, Legal
Custom media widthKnown for one148 - 216 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for one148 - 355.6 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers65 - 105 g/m²60 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Network readyDiffersNoYes
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, SMTP-AUTH, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port 9100, IPP, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c, HTTP Server, TFTP Client and Server, SMTP Client, ICMP, Web Services (Print)
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/ Port 9100, IPP, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c, HTTP Server, TFTP Client and Server, SMTP Client, ICMPv6, Web Services (Print)
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersBrother iPrint & ScanNot supported
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 MB128 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one200 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one51 dB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one128 MB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, GreyBlack, White
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one380 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs1.3 W65 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.28 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.7 kWh/week
Power consumption (max)Known for one400 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one5 W
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 32 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one35 - 85%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneBlue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers340 mm402 mm
DepthDiffers238 mm360 mm
HeightDiffers189 mm165 mm
WeightDiffers4.6 kg7.2 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one415 mm
Package depthKnown for one303 mm
Package heightKnown for one324 mm
Package weightKnown for one5.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes

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