Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-L5050D laser printer vs Ricoh P 311SE

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 14identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother HL-L5050D laser printer has 8 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Ricoh P 311SE (40 ppm vs 32 ppm). The Brother HL-L5050D laser printer has 0.1 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Ricoh P 311SE (7.2 s vs 7.1 s). The Ricoh P 311SE has 50 sheets more total input capacity than the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer (300 sheets vs 250 sheets). Cabling technology: 10/100Base-T(X) on the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer, 10/100/1000Base-T(X) on the Ricoh P 311SE. Product colour: Black on the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer, Black, White on the Ricoh P 311SE.

  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:40 ppm
    • P 311SE:32 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:7.2 s
    • P 311SE:7.1 s
  • Total input capacity
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:250 sheets
    • P 311SE:300 sheets
  • Total output capacity
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:150 sheets
    • P 311SE:125 sheets
  • Cabling technology
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:10/100Base-T(X)
    • P 311SE:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
  • Internal memory
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:256 MB
    • P 311SE:128 MB
  • Product colour
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:Black
    • P 311SE:Black, White
  • Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)
    • HL-L5050D laser printer:0.52 kWh/week
    • P 311SE:0.408 kWh/week

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Comparison of HL-L5050D, P 311SE
53 specifications
Printing2 differ
ColourNoNo
Print technologyLaserLaser
Duplex printingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAutoUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs40 ppm32 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs7.2 s7.1 s
Warm-up timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26 s
Features1 differ
Printing coloursBlackBlack
Number of print cartridges11
Page description languagesDiffersBR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, XPSPCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets300 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets125 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheetsUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source550 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneBond paper, Letterhead, Plain paper, Recycled paperUnknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Folio, LegalUnknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceB5, B6
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portYesYes
USB connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSB Type-B
Network1 differ
Wi-FiNoNo
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Security algorithmsKnown for oneSMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLSUnknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneBrother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print ServiceUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB128 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, White
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCDUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.52 kWh/week0.408 kWh/week
Power consumption (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 W
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source220 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50/60 Hz
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP ProfessionalWindows 10, Windows 11
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 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers373 mm370 mm
DepthDiffers388 mm392 mm
HeightDiffers255 mm262 mm
WeightDiffers10.7 kg13 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one485 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one450 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one377 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one13 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for oneACUnknown — not stated by the source

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