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Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-3172CDW laser printer Colour vs Ricoh SP 211

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 6identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

  • Colour
    • Yes
    • No
  • Print technology
    • LED
    • Laser
  • Duplex printing
    • Yes
    • No
  • Duplex printing mode
    • Auto
    • Manual
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 16 ppm
    • 22 ppm
  • Warm-up time
    • 24 s
    • 25 s
  • Maximum duty cycle
    • 30000 pages per month
    • 20000 pages per month

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78 specifications
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Brother

HL-3172CDW laser printer Colour

Model HL-3172CDW

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Ricoh

SP 211View product
Printing7 differ
ColourDiffersYesNo
Print technologyDiffersLEDLaser
Duplex printingDiffersYesNo
Duplex printing modeDiffersAutoManual
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs16 ppm22 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one16 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one7 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one7 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers24 s25 s
N-up printingKnown for one2, 4, 9, 16, 25
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one10 s
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers30000 pages per month20000 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack
Page description languagesDiffersBR-Script 3, PCL 6, PostScript 3GDI
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one1
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets151 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets50 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper tray
Paper handling6 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paperPlain paper, Recycled paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneEnvelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Letterhead, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5, B6B6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, FolioExecutive, Legal, Letter
Custom media widthDiffers76.2 - 216 mm100 - 216 mm
Custom media lengthDiffers116 - 355.6 mm148 - 356 mm
Paper tray media weight60 - 105 g/m²60 - 105 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightDiffers60 - 163 g/m²52 - 105 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one60 - 105 g/m²
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB6
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersRJ-45, USB 2.0, Wireless LANUSB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Network4 differ
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Network readyDiffersYesNo
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, APOP, HTTPS, IPPS, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP, SSL/TLS, WEP, 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/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, FTP Server, TELNET Server, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c/ v3, ICMP, Web Services (Print), CIFS client, SNTP cli
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, FTP Server,TELNET Server, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, ICMPv6, Web Services (Print), CIFS Client, SNTP Client
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print ServiceNot supported
Performance1 differ
Internal memory128 MB128 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one333 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs53 dB56.7 dB
Noise level (ready)Known for one33 dB
Powersave acoustic emissionKnown for one16.5 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, GreyBlack, White
Built-in displayDiffersYesNo
Display number of linesKnown for one1 lines
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs380 W65 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one5.5 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs60 W5 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one0.57 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one400 W
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, WindowsYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac 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, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneBlue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers410 mm402 mm
DepthDiffers465 mm360 mm
HeightDiffers240 mm165 mm
WeightDiffers18.1 kg7.2 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one597 mm
Package depthKnown for one521 mm
Package heightKnown for one364 mm
Package weightKnown for one21.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
ManualKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBRAdmin Professional 3
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Power LEDKnown for oneYes
Stand-by LEDKnown for oneYes

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