Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Dell 2230d 1200 x 1200 DPI vs Ricoh Aficio SP C821DN

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- 2230d 1200 x 1200 DPI:No
- Aficio SP C821DN:Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- 2230d 1200 x 1200 DPI:33 ppm
- Aficio SP C821DN:50 ppm
Total input capacity
- 2230d 1200 x 1200 DPI:250 sheets
- Aficio SP C821DN:550 sheets
Maximum input capacity
- 2230d 1200 x 1200 DPI:501 sheets
- Aficio SP C821DN:3200 sheets
Maximum output capacity
- 2230d 1200 x 1200 DPI:150 sheets
- Aficio SP C821DN:3750 sheets
Network ready
- 2230d 1200 x 1200 DPI:No
- Aficio SP C821DN:Yes
Internal memory
- 2230d 1200 x 1200 DPI:32 MB
- Aficio SP C821DN:512 MB
Weight
- 2230d 1200 x 1200 DPI:13.5 kg
- Aficio SP C821DN:97 kg

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Comparison of 2230d, Aficio SP C821DN
27 specifications	A Dell 2230d 1200 x 1200 DPI Model 2230d View product	B Ricoh Aficio SP C821DN View product
Printing2 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	33 ppm	50 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	7.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	35000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	550 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	1 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityDiffers	501 sheets	3200 sheets
Maximum output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	3750 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 sheets
Paper tray 2 input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	550 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Network readyDiffers	No	Yes
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	512 MB
Processor frequencyKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	13.5 kg	97 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	406 x 370 x 260 mm	670 x 670 x 640 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2008 Server, 2003 Server, 2000 Server, XP, 2000, Vista MacOS Unix( PS PPD for Sun Solaris 8,9,10.0) HP UX 11i NetWare: 5.1, 6.0 Linux: 3.0,4.0,5.0 WS SuSE Linux 10.x or later	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A3+, A3, B4, A4, B5, A5, B6, A6
Power consumption (active)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500 W
Poweridentical
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7 W

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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