Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-1430 laser printer vs Ricoh Aficio™SP 4100N

12specifications compared
9differ
3identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- HL-1430 laser printer:600 x 600 DPI
- Aficio™SP 4100N:600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-1430 laser printer:14 ppm
- Aficio™SP 4100N:31 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-1430 laser printer:15 s
- Aficio™SP 4100N:6.9 s
Maximum input capacity
- HL-1430 laser printer:250 sheets
- Aficio™SP 4100N:1600 sheets
Internal memory
- HL-1430 laser printer:4 MB
- Aficio™SP 4100N:192 MB
Processor frequency
- HL-1430 laser printer:66 MHz
- Aficio™SP 4100N:400 MHz
Weight
- HL-1430 laser printer:9.71 kg
- Aficio™SP 4100N:15.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- HL-1430 laser printer:360 x 370 x 235 mm
- Aficio™SP 4100N:388 x 450 x 345 mm

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Comparison of HL-1430, Aficio™SP 4100N
49 specifications	A Brother HL-1430 laser printer Model HL-1430 View product	B Ricoh Aficio™SP 4100N View product
Printing3 differ
Colour	No	No
Print technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laser
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	14 ppm	31 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	15 s	6.9 s
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RPCS
Number of printer fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	182
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	1600 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Envelopes, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, A5, A6
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	210 x 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media size (tray 1)Known for one	Custom: 69.8mm x 116mm – 216mm x 356mm, Paper Tray - A4, Letter, B5(ISO), A5, B6(ISO), A6, Legal, Executive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	Manual Feed Slot: 60 - 161 gsm. Paper Tray: 60 - 105 gsm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP,IPX/SPX,AppleTalk
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 MB	192 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	66 MHz	400 MHz
Processor modelKnown for one	Fujitsu MB86833	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	50 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.5 W
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	9.71 kg	15.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	360 x 370 x 235 mm	388 x 450 x 345 mm
WidthKnown for one	450 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	450 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	470 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240 V, 50 - 60 Hz
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 95/98/Me, NT4.0/2000 and XP Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2 and Mac OS X 10.1, 10.2	Windows95/98/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 NovellNetWare3.12/3.2/4.14.11/5.0/5.1/6/6.5 UNIX SunSolaris 2.6/7/8/9/10 HP-UX 10.x/11.x/11i v2 SCO OpenServer 5.0.7/6.0 RedHatLinux 6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/Enterprise IBMAIX v4.3/5L v5.1/5L v5.2/5L v5.3 Macintosh 8.6 or later (OS X Classic) Macintosh X v10.1 or lat
Fonts includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal modemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60/162
Capacity cartridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15000 sheets
Power consumption (active)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	990 W
CompatibilityKnown for one	PC & Mac	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Network Connectivity (Protocol):TCP/IP, NetBEUI, Optional: 10/100BaseTX Ethernet (NC-2100p)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard input traysKnown for one	Universal paper cassette, Multipurpose tray.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Toner cartridgeKnown for one	Toner Black (Low Yield): 3,000 pages A4/LTR pages @ 5% coverage. Toner Black (High Yield): 6,000 pages A4/LTR pages @ 5% coverage	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	11.9 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	GDI Printer driver for Windows 95/98/Me, NT4.0/2000 and XP Brother Laser driver for Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2 and Mac OS X 10.1, 10.2 Interactive help (This is an instructional movie for the solution when an error message appears on the Status Monitor)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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