Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-6050DW laser printer vs Ricoh SP 5100N

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- HL-6050DW laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
- SP 5100N:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-6050DW laser printer:25 ppm
- SP 5100N:43 ppm
Internal memory
- HL-6050DW laser printer:32 MB
- SP 5100N:128 MB
Processor frequency
- HL-6050DW laser printer:200 MHz
- SP 5100N:500 MHz
Weight
- HL-6050DW laser printer:20.8 kg
- SP 5100N:17.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- HL-6050DW laser printer:398.78 x 424.18 x 309.88 mm
- SP 5100N:396 x 453 x 353 mm

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Comparison of HL-6050DW, SP 5100N
39 specifications	A Brother HL-6050DW laser printer Model HL-6050DW View product	B Ricoh SP 5100N View product
Printing2 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	25 ppm	43 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	11 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 s
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	60000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	500 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	250 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	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, A5
Network1 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for one	SSID	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Differs	TCP/IP (ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS,DNS, LPR/LPD, Raw Port/Port9100, TELNET, SNMP, HTTP, TFTP, POP3/SMTP, SMB Print, IPP, FTP, SSDP); Netware IPX/SPX, AppleTalk	TCP/IP, AppleTalk
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	128 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	Aurora SPARClite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	200 MHz	500 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	52 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 GB
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	600 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	50 - 90.5 °F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	20.8 kg	17.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	398.78 x 424.18 x 309.88 mm	396 x 453 x 353 mm
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC 120V 50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
EmulationsKnown for one	PCL6, BR-Script3, IBM Proprinter, Epson FX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless technologyKnown for one	802.11b/g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win 98, Me, 2000, XP Mac 8.6 - 9.2.x Mac v10.1 - 10.4
Power consumption (active)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	650 W

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