Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-5250DNT laser printer vs Ricoh Aficio™SP 5100N

15specifications compared
11differ
4identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:30 ppm
- Aficio™SP 5100N:43 ppm
Maximum duty cycle
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:20000 pages per month
- Aficio™SP 5100N:200000 pages per month
Internal memory
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:32 MB
- Aficio™SP 5100N:128 MB
Processor frequency
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:266 MHz
- Aficio™SP 5100N:500 MHz
Power consumption (PowerSave)
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:9 W
- Aficio™SP 5100N:13 W
Weight
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:12.2 kg
- Aficio™SP 5100N:17.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:371 x 384 x 348 mm
- Aficio™SP 5100N:396 x 453 x 353 mm
Power requirements
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:AC 120 V 50/60 Hz
- Aficio™SP 5100N:220 - 240 V, 50/60

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Comparison of HL-5250DNT, Aficio™SP 5100N
46 specifications	A Brother HL-5250DNT laser printer Model HL-5250DNT View product	B Ricoh Aficio™SP 5100N View product
Printing1 differ
Print technologyKnown for one	Laser	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	30 ppm	43 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	8.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	20000 pages per month	200000 pages per month
Input & output capacityidentical
Total output capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2100 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies	Envelopes, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A4, A5, A6	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plain paper, thin paper, thick paper, recycled paper, transparencies, laser printer labels, envelopes
Networkidentical
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, AppleTalk
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	128 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	NEC VR5500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	266 MHz	500 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	13 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	17.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	371 x 384 x 348 mm	396 x 453 x 353 mm
Other features3 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsDiffers	AC 120 V 50/60 Hz	220 - 240 V, 50/60
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows, Mac OS, Linux	Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, Apple MacOS 8.6 - 9.2.x, Apple MacOS X 10.1 - 10.4
Power consumption (active)Differs	610 W	650 W
Fonts includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type B 1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45 1 x parallel - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP)
Standard media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A6 - A4
Media weights by paper pathKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 105 g/m²
Media weight (tray 2)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 163 g/m²
Media weight (tray 3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 - 90 g/m²
Technical featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF Direct Print

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