Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-4070CDW Colour vs Ricoh Aficio SPC420DN

25specifications compared
19differ
6identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- HL-4070CDW Colour:2400 x 600 DPI
- Aficio SPC420DN:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-4070CDW Colour:20 ppm
- Aficio SPC420DN:31 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-4070CDW Colour:20 ppm
- Aficio SPC420DN:31 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-4070CDW Colour:16 s
- Aficio SPC420DN:10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- HL-4070CDW Colour:17 s
- Aficio SPC420DN:15 s
Total input capacity
- HL-4070CDW Colour:250 sheets
- Aficio SPC420DN:550 sheets
Total output capacity
- HL-4070CDW Colour:150 sheets
- Aficio SPC420DN:500 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- HL-4070CDW Colour:A4, A5, A6
- Aficio SPC420DN:A4, A5

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Comparison of HL-4070CDW, Aficio SPC420DN
64 specifications	A Brother HL-4070CDW Colour Model HL-4070CDW View product	B Ricoh Aficio SPC420DN View product
Printing5 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Print technologyKnown for one	Laser	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	31 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	31 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	33 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	16 s	10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	17 s	15 s
N-up printingKnown for one	2, 4, 9, 16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printer fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL, PostScript
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	136
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	550 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	500 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray 2 input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2300 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Bond paper, Envelopes, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Folio, Letter, Legal	Letter
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex media weightKnown for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	60 - 105 g/m2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 x 297 mm
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Differs	TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6)	TCP/IP, Novell IPX/SPX, AppleTalk
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	256 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	576 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	800 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	54 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Powersave acoustic emissionKnown for one	6.6 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PMC-Sierra RM7935-835L
Designidentical
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	85 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	20 W	6 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthKnown for one	620 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	890 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	570 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	36.5 kg	50 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	419 x 475 x 317 mm	446 x 589.5 x 487 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	42.9 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP/Home/2003/2000 Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater Linux	Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista NetWare v 3.12, 3.2, 4.1, 4.11, 5.0, 5.1, 6, 6.5 Macintosh OS 8.6 – 9.2x, OS X 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 UNIX SAP R/3 3.x
EmulationsKnown for one	PCL 6, BR-Script 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100Base-TX	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless technologyKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b/g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	568 x 624 x 565 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media sizesKnown for one	(69.9 - 215.9mm) - (116 - 406.4mm)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex supported media sizeKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (active)Differs	510 W	990 W
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 V, 60 Hz
Fonts includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL UL60950, FCC P.15 Cl. B

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