Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-5250DNT laser printer vs Ricoh Aficio CL3500N

25specifications compared
17differ
8identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:No
- Aficio CL3500N:Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:30 ppm
- Aficio CL3500N:22 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:8.5 s
- Aficio CL3500N:13.5 s
Total input capacity
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:500 sheets
- Aficio CL3500N:530 sheets
Total output capacity
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:150 sheets
- Aficio CL3500N:250 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:50 sheets
- Aficio CL3500N:100 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:A4, A5, A6
- Aficio CL3500N:A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:B5, B6
- Aficio CL3500N:B5

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Comparison of HL-5250DNT, Aficio CL3500N
43 specifications	A Brother HL-5250DNT laser printer Model HL-5250DNT View product	B Ricoh Aficio CL3500N View product
Printing3 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	30 ppm	22 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	8.5 s	13.5 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14.5 s
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	20000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	500 sheets	530 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	250 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers	50 sheets	100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1690 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies	Unknown — not stated by the source
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, Legal, Letter	Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C5, C6, DL
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 199 g/m²
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 105 gm2
Networkidentical
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	128 MB
Processor modelDiffers	NEC VR5500	RM7035
Processor frequencyDiffers	266 MHz	533 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	53 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	27 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	80 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	9 W	15 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	50 - 90.5 °F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	12.2 kg	33 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	371 x 384 x 348 mm	419 x 536 x 398 mm
Other features2 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsDiffers	AC 120 V 50/60 Hz	120 V, 60 Hz
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows, Mac OS, Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (active)Differs	610 W	460 W

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