Product comparison · 2 laser printers

HP Color Enterprise M553x vs Ricoh SP 212w

27specifications compared
23differ
4identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- Color Enterprise M553x:Yes
- SP 212w:No
Maximum resolution
- Color Enterprise M553x:1200 x 1200 DPI
- SP 212w:1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Color Enterprise M553x:38 ppm
- SP 212w:22 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- Color Enterprise M553x:6 s
- SP 212w:10 s
Maximum duty cycle
- Color Enterprise M553x:80000 pages per month
- SP 212w:20000 pages per month
Printing colours
- Color Enterprise M553x:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
- SP 212w:Black, White
Number of print cartridges
- Color Enterprise M553x:4
- SP 212w:1
Total input capacity
- Color Enterprise M553x:550 sheets
- SP 212w:50 sheets

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Comparison of Color Enterprise M553x, SP 212w
59 specifications	A HP Color Enterprise M553x View product	B Ricoh SP 212w View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	38 ppm	22 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	38 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	6 s	10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	80000 pages per month	20000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	2000 - 6000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, White
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	4	1
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, PostScript 3	GDI
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	550 sheets	50 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	250 sheets	50 sheets
Paper tray 2 input capacityKnown for one	2550 sheets	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	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Paper tray
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	151 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	128 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	128 MB
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1200 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Grey, White
Built-in displayDiffers	Yes	No
Display diagonalKnown for one	10.9 cm (4.3")	Unknown — not stated by the source
TouchscreenKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	617 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	3.95 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	458 mm	402 mm
DepthDiffers	479 mm	360 mm
HeightDiffers	581 mm	165 mm
WeightDiffers	33.4 kg	7.2 kg

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