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Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2230 laser printer vs Ricoh Aficio SP C240DN

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 8identical
  • 45known for one product only

Key differences

  • Colour
    • No
    • Yes
  • Duplex printing
    • No
    • Yes
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 24 ppm
    • 16 ppm
  • Warm-up time
    • 18 s
    • 30 s
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 8.5 s
    • 14 s
  • Printing colours
    • Black
    • Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
  • Number of print cartridges
    • 1
    • 4
  • Maximum input capacity
    • 250 sheets
    • 751 sheets

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Brother

HL-2230 laser printer

Model HL-2230

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Ricoh

Aficio SP C240DNView product
Printing5 differ
ColourDiffersNoYes
Print technologyLaserLaser
Duplex printingDiffersNoYes
Maximum resolution2400 x 600 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs24 ppm16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one16 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers18 s30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs8.5 s14 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one14 s
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one30000 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Page description languagesKnown for oneGDI
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one2
Total input capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one1 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers250 sheets751 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers216 x 356 mm210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Plain paper, Pre-printedBond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneLetterhead
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Paper tray media weightDiffers60 - 105 g/m²60 - 160 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 160 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one60 - 160 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Folio, Letter, Legal
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 220 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for one116 - 406.4 mm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 2.0Ethernet, USB 1.1, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiNoNo
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Network readyDiffersNoYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 MB64 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers200 MHz220 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one8 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one53 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one31 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for oneGrey, White
DisplayDiffersNoLCD
Power2 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one1300 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs65 W5 W
AC input voltageDiffers120 V220 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (printing)Known for one495 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.9 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesENERGY STARENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one400 mm
DepthKnown for one450 mm
HeightKnown for one320 mm
WeightDiffers6.7 kg23.8 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one368 x 360 x 183 mm
Other featuresidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneFast Ethernet
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Power LEDKnown for oneYes
Stand-by LEDKnown for oneYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneTCP/IP (IPv4, IPv6), IPP, Bonjour
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2000 Professional, XP Home Edition, XP Professional Edition, XP Professional x64 Edition, Server 2003, Server 2003 x64 Edition, Vista, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, Windows 7 Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.x, 10.6.x
DVD/CD printingKnown for oneNo
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one475 x 454 x 331 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 32.5 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneInteractive Help

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