Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Epson WorkForce AL-M300DN vs Ricoh SP C830DN

37specifications compared
26differ
11identical
66known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- WorkForce AL-M300DN:No
- SP C830DN:Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- WorkForce AL-M300DN:35 ppm
- SP C830DN:45 ppm
Warm-up time
- WorkForce AL-M300DN:18 s
- SP C830DN:29 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- WorkForce AL-M300DN:6 s
- SP C830DN:3.7 s
Printing colours
- WorkForce AL-M300DN:Black
- SP C830DN:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridges
- WorkForce AL-M300DN:1
- SP C830DN:4
Total input capacity
- WorkForce AL-M300DN:250 sheets
- SP C830DN:1200 sheets
Total output capacity
- WorkForce AL-M300DN:150 sheets
- SP C830DN:500 sheets

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Comparison of AL-M300DN, SP C830DN
103 specifications	A Epson WorkForce AL-M300DN Model AL-M300DN View product	B Ricoh SP C830DN View product
Printing4 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	35 ppm	45 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	21 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeDiffers	18 s	29 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	6 s	3.7 s
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto
Print resolution colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.7 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	100000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursDiffers	Black	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	4
Page description languagesDiffers	ESC P, Epson ESC/P2, Epson FX, PCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF 1.6, PostScript 3	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF 1.2, PDF 1.3, PDF 1.4, PDF 1.5, PDF 1.6, PDF 1.7, PDF 1.7+, PostScript 3, XPS
Country of originKnown for one	Vietnam	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	1200 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	500 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	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	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityDiffers	550 sheets	4400 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4000 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Plain paper	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A3, A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Differs	C6	C5, C6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesDiffers	C6, DL	C6, D5
Custom media widthKnown for one	76.2 - 215.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	127 - 355.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 216 g/m²	52 - 256 g/m²
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5x11"
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	52 - 300 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	52 - 169 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	RJ-45, USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
USB connectorKnown for one	USB Type-B	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Parallel, Wireless LAN
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP, HTTP, DHCP, BOOTP, APIPA, DDNS, mDNS, SNTP, SSDP, SLP, WSD, LLTD, Ping, TCP/IPv4, TCP/IPv6, IPSec, IEEE 802.1X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Epson iPrint	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	512 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	1152 MB	1536 MB
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor frequency	600 MHz	600 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	53.4 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	14.9 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® M
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black, White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one	5 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.9 cm (4.3")
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	439 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Differs	940 W	1584 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	39 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	1.01 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	110 - 127 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 32 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	20 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	393 mm	670 mm
DepthDiffers	426 mm	684 mm
HeightDiffers	277 mm	640 mm
WeightDiffers	12 kg	97 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	498 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	523 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	400 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	14.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables included	AC	AC
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Manual	Yes	Yes
Software CDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	80 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	2.12 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	15.3 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	2 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per palletKnown for one	10 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	100 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	2.12 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	4 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	20 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	LPR, FTP, IPP, 9100, WSD, TCP/IPv4, TCP/IPv6, IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source

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