Product comparison · 2 laser printers

HP LaserJet M251n Colour vs Ricoh SP 112

35specifications compared
23differ
12identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- LaserJet M251n Colour:Yes
- SP 112:No
Maximum resolution
- LaserJet M251n Colour:600 x 600 DPI
- SP 112:1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- LaserJet M251n Colour:14 ppm
- SP 112:16 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- LaserJet M251n Colour:18.5 s
- SP 112:13 s
Maximum duty cycle
- LaserJet M251n Colour:1500 pages per month
- SP 112:10000 pages per month
Page description languages
- LaserJet M251n Colour:PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3
- SP 112:GDI
Total input capacity
- LaserJet M251n Colour:150 sheets
- SP 112:50 sheets
Total output capacity
- LaserJet M251n Colour:125 sheets
- SP 112:10 sheets

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Comparison of M251n, SP 112
84 specifications	A HP LaserJet M251n Colour Model M251n View product	B Ricoh SP 112 View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing mode	Manual	Manual
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print resolution blackKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	14 ppm	16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	14 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	18.5 s	13 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	19 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 s
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	1500 pages per month	10000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	0 - 30000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3	GDI
HP segmentKnown for one	Business	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	50 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	125 sheets	10 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	125 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 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	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5	B5, B6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	B5, C5, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	10x15"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 163 g/m²	60 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	USB 1.1, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Network readyDiffers	Yes	No
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS, HTTPS, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	TCP/IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	TCP/IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP v1/v2/v3, HTTP/HTTPS, Telnet, TFTP, FTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	16 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	750 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	47 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, White
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
TouchscreenKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one	2 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	IEC, EN, UL/cUL, GS, CE, CISPR, FCC, ICES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	315 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	5.1 W	60 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers	110 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Windows 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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Fedora 11, Fedora 12, Fedora 9, RedHat EL Linux 5.0, SuSE Linux 10.3, SuSE Linux 11, Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10, Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012
Minimum RAMKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	1 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	200 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	15 - 32.5 °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	20 - 70%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	405 mm	402 mm
DepthDiffers	453 mm	368.5 mm
HeightDiffers	250 mm	119 mm
WeightDiffers	18.7 kg	6.7 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	500 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	333 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	550 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	22.8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power LED	Yes	Yes
Stand-by LED	Yes	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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