Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Ricoh Aficio SP 4310N vs Ricoh SP C240DN

34specifications compared
22differ
12identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- Aficio SP 4310N:No
- SP C240DN:Yes
Maximum resolution
- Aficio SP 4310N:600 x 600 DPI
- SP C240DN:2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Aficio SP 4310N:36 ppm
- SP C240DN:16 ppm
Warm-up time
- Aficio SP 4310N:19 s
- SP C240DN:30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- Aficio SP 4310N:6.9 s
- SP C240DN:14 s
Maximum duty cycle
- Aficio SP 4310N:150000 pages per month
- SP C240DN:30000 pages per month
Page description languages
- Aficio SP 4310N:PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3
- SP C240DN:GDI
Total input capacity
- Aficio SP 4310N:600 sheets
- SP C240DN:250 sheets

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Comparison of Aficio SP 4310N, SP C240DN
46 specifications	A Ricoh Aficio SP 4310N View product	B Ricoh SP C240DN View product
Printing5 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Print technologyKnown for one	Laser	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	36 ppm	16 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	19 s	30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	6.9 s	14 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 s
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	150000 pages per month	30000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3	GDI
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	600 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	250 sheets	150 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	1600 sheets	751 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Thick paper, Thin paper	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 130 g/m²	60 - 160 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 160 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Wireless LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Differs	TCP/IP, Ipsec, AppleTalk, IPP	TCP/IP (IPv4, IPv6), IPP, Bonjour
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	64 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	466 MHz	220 MHz
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey, White	Black, White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Power2 differ
Power consumption (max)Differs	970 W	1300 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	3.9 W	5 W
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	IBM AS/400, IBM iSeries, Novell NetWare 6.x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	388 mm	400 mm
Depth	450 mm	450 mm
HeightDiffers	345 mm	320 mm
WeightDiffers	15.5 kg	23.8 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84433210	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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