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Product comparison · 2 laser printers

HP Enterprise 500 color M551dn vs Ricoh Aficio SP C240DN

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 12identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 32 ppm
    • 16 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 32 ppm
    • 16 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 11 s
    • 14 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • 11 s
    • 14 s
  • Maximum duty cycle
    • 75000 pages per month
    • 30000 pages per month
  • Total input capacity
    • 600 sheets
    • 250 sheets
  • Total output capacity
    • 250 sheets
    • 150 sheets

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HP

Enterprise 500 color M551dnView product
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Ricoh

Aficio SP C240DNView product
Printing5 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs32 ppm16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs32 ppm16 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs11 s14 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs11 s14 s
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers75000 pages per month30000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersPCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF 1.4, PostScript 3GDI
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one5000
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers600 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers250 sheets150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one1 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one751 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers216 x 297 mm210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, TransparenciesBond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneLetterhead
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 160 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 160 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one60 - 160 g/m²
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneB5, C6, DL
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 2.0Ethernet, USB 1.1, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneHP ePrint
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers1024 MB64 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers800 MHz220 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor modelKnown for oneARM Cortex-A8
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, GreyGrey, White
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (max)Known for one1300 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one5 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (printing)Known for one605 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one51 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.3 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, 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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers514 mm400 mm
DepthDiffers491 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers402 mm320 mm
WeightDiffers34.6 kg23.8 kg
Other featuresidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneFast Ethernet
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Power LEDKnown for oneYes
Stand-by LEDKnown for oneYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneTCP/IP (IPv4, IPv6), IPP, Bonjour
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes

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