Product comparison · 2 laser printers

HP LaserJet M603xh vs Ricoh Aficio SP C242DN

34specifications compared
21differ
13identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- LaserJet M603xh:No
- Aficio SP C242DN:Yes
Maximum resolution
- LaserJet M603xh:1200 x 1200 DPI
- Aficio SP C242DN:2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- LaserJet M603xh:62 ppm
- Aficio SP C242DN:20 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- LaserJet M603xh:8.5 s
- Aficio SP C242DN:14 s
Maximum duty cycle
- LaserJet M603xh:275000 pages per month
- Aficio SP C242DN:65000 pages per month
Printing colours
- LaserJet M603xh:Black
- Aficio SP C242DN:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridges
- LaserJet M603xh:1
- Aficio SP C242DN:4
Total input capacity
- LaserJet M603xh:1100 sheets
- Aficio SP C242DN:250 sheets

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Comparison of M603xh, Aficio SP C242DN
83 specifications	A HP LaserJet M603xh Model M603xh View product	B Ricoh Aficio SP C242DN View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	62 ppm	20 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	8.5 s	14 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 s
Features4 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	275000 pages per month	65000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	10000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursDiffers	Black	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	4
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PDF 1.4, PostScript 3	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	1100 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	600 sheets	150 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityDiffers	3600 sheets	751 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	1100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 297 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4	A4, A5, A6
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	4x6,5x7,5x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 160 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 160 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 160 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 1.1, USB 2.0
Networkidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	EAP, EAP-TLS, PEAP, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Auto-IP, SLP, Telnet, IGMPv2, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, IP Direct Mode, WS Print	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	DHCPv6, MLDv1, ICMPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP v1/v2c/v3, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, TFTP, Port 9100, LPD, WS Discovery, IPP, Secure-IPP, IPsec/Firewall, NetWare NDS, Bindery, NDPS, ePrint	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	512 MB	256 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeKnown for one	DDR2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	57 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	IIEC, EN, IEC, UL, cUL, GS, CE, CISPR, FCC, ICES-003, EMC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Grey, White
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	21 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	5.5 W	10 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1300 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240 V
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	200 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	59 - 89.6 °F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	32.8 kg	23.8 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	415 x 508 x 513 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP (SP2+) Windows Server 2003 (SP1+) Windows Server 2008 (32-64bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP (IPv4, IPv6), IPP, Bonjour

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