Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Canon i-SENSYS LBP5300 Colour vs Ricoh SP C311N

17specifications compared
11differ
6identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- i-SENSYS LBP5300 Colour:9600 x 600 DPI
- SP C311N:2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- i-SENSYS LBP5300 Colour:21 ppm
- SP C311N:26 ppm
Warm-up time
- i-SENSYS LBP5300 Colour:45 s
- SP C311N:30 s
Total input capacity
- i-SENSYS LBP5300 Colour:250 sheets
- SP C311N:500 sheets
Maximum input capacity
- i-SENSYS LBP5300 Colour:500 sheets
- SP C311N:1100 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- i-SENSYS LBP5300 Colour:A4, A5
- SP C311N:A4
Internal memory
- i-SENSYS LBP5300 Colour:16 MB
- SP C311N:128 MB
Power consumption (standby)
- i-SENSYS LBP5300 Colour:45 W
- SP C311N:15 W

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Comparison of LBP5300, SP C311N
42 specifications	A Canon i-SENSYS LBP5300 Colour Model LBP5300 View product	B Ricoh SP C311N View product
Printing3 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printing	No	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	9600 x 600 DPI	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	21 ppm	26 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	45 s	30 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	10.1 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one	5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 s
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	55000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	500 sheets
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
Maximum input capacityDiffers	500 sheets	1100 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	200 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Letter
Networkidentical
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 MB	128 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	53 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	35 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	415 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	45 W	15 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	50 - 86 °F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	26.8 kg	28 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	412 x 453 x 437.7 mm	400 x 480 x 387 mm
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	220 - 240V/50 - 60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win 98/Me/2000/2003/Vista Mac X10.2.8 - 10.5 Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended media weightKnown for one	105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Capacity cartridgeKnown for one	6000 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (active)Differs	415 W	1300 W
CompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008 Mac v.10.2+ UNIX

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