Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-5370DWT laser printer vs Ricoh Aficio™SP C821DN

21specifications compared
16differ
5identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-5370DWT laser printer:No
- Aficio™SP C821DN:Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-5370DWT laser printer:32 ppm
- Aficio™SP C821DN:50 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-5370DWT laser printer:8.5 s
- Aficio™SP C821DN:8 s
Maximum duty cycle
- HL-5370DWT laser printer:30000 pages per month
- Aficio™SP C821DN:200000 pages per month
Total input capacity
- HL-5370DWT laser printer:500 sheets
- Aficio™SP C821DN:1200 sheets
Total output capacity
- HL-5370DWT laser printer:150 sheets
- Aficio™SP C821DN:500 sheets
Network ready
- HL-5370DWT laser printer:Yes
- Aficio™SP C821DN:No
Internal memory
- HL-5370DWT laser printer:32 MB
- Aficio™SP C821DN:512 MB

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Comparison of HL-5370DWT, Aficio™SP C821DN
51 specifications	A Brother HL-5370DWT laser printer Model HL-5370DWT View product	B Ricoh Aficio™SP C821DN View product
Printing3 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	32 ppm	50 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	8.5 s	8 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 s
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	30000 pages per month	200000 pages per month
Number of printer fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	183
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	500 sheets	1200 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	500 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3200 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4000 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 handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A3
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A3, A4, A5, A6
Network1 differ
Network readyDiffers	Yes	No
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP (IPv4,IPv6), SMB, AppleTalk
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	512 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 GB
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor modelDiffers	NEC VR5500	Intel Celeron-M
Processor frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	54 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	675 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	12.2 kg	97 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	370.84 x 383.54 x 347.98 mm	670 x 670 x 640 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DeskTopBinder Lite, SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin, Printer utility for Mac, Web Image Monitor, Font Manager 2000
Other features3 differ
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Power requirementsDiffers	AC 120V 50/60 Hz	220 - 240 V, 50 - 60 Hz
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Windows2000/XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista (32 bit) - Windows XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista (64 bit) - Macintosh OS 8.6-9.2x (OS X Classic) - Macintosh OS X 10.1 or later (native mode)¹ - Novell Netware 3.12, 3.2, 4.1, 4.11, 5.0, 5.1, 6, 6.5 - Sun Solaris 2.6/7/8/9 - HP-UX 10.x/11.x/11iv1/11i
EmulationsDiffers	PCL6, BR-Script3, IBM Proprinter, Epson FX	PS 3
Fonts includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal modemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Standard input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60/256
Toner cartridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CMY, K
Wireless technologyDiffers	802.11b/g	Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11a/b/g)
Power consumption (active)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1400 W
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100 Base-TX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	50 - 90.5 °F	Unknown — not stated by the source

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