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Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-L5050D laser printer vs Ricoh IP C8500

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 6identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

The Ricoh IP C8500 has 3,600 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer (4800 x 1200 DPI vs 1200 x 1200 DPI). The Brother HL-L5050D laser printer has 4 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Ricoh IP C8500 (7.2 s vs 3.2 s). The Ricoh IP C8500 has 2 more total input trays than the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer (3 vs 1). Only the Ricoh IP C8500 has colour. Printing colours: Black on the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer, Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow on the Ricoh IP C8500.

  • Colour
    • No
    • Yes
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 7.2 s
    • 3.2 s
  • Printing colours
    • Black
    • Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
  • Total number of input trays
    • 1
    • 3
  • Total input capacity
    • 250 sheets
    • 1200 sheets
  • Total output capacity
    • 150 sheets
    • 500 sheets
  • Maximum ISO A-series paper size
    • A4
    • A3

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Brother

HL-L5050D laser printer

Model HL-L5050D

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Ricoh

IP C8500View product
Printing3 differ
ColourDiffersNoYes
Print technologyLaserLaser
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one45 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A3)Known for one45 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one21 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs7.2 s3.2 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one5.2 s
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one40 ppm
Features2 differ
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersBR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, XPSPCL 6, PDF, PostScript 3
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one1
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers13
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets1200 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets500 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one4850 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one4000 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Letterhead, Plain paper, Recycled paperEnvelopes
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A3, A4, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB4, B5, B6
Custom media widthKnown for one90 - 320 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for one148 - 1260 mm
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Folio, Legal
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portYesYes
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB Type-A / USB Type-B
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneTCP/IP
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneTCP/IP
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Security algorithmsKnown for oneSMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLS
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneBrother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB6000 MB
Built-in processorYesYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1600 MHz
Design1 differ
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, White
Built-in displayYesYes
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Display diagonalKnown for one17.8 cm (7")
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Power1 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one1584 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one57.4 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.52 kWh/week0.44 kWh/week
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP ProfessionalWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big SurMac OS 12.4, Mac OS 13.1, Mac OS 14.5, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Maveric
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers373 mm587 mm
DepthDiffers388 mm701 mm
HeightDiffers255 mm779 mm
WeightDiffers10.7 kg81 kg
Other featuresidentical
PrintingKnown for oneColour printing
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one485 mm
Package depthKnown for one450 mm
Package heightKnown for one377 mm
Package weightKnown for one13 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes
Cables includedKnown for oneAC

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