Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Ricoh Aficio SP 4310N vs Ricoh SP C252DN

34specifications compared
26differ
8identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- Aficio SP 4310N:No
- SP C252DN:Yes
Maximum resolution
- Aficio SP 4310N:600 x 600 DPI
- SP C252DN:2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Aficio SP 4310N:36 ppm
- SP C252DN:20 ppm
Warm-up time
- Aficio SP 4310N:19 s
- SP C252DN:30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- Aficio SP 4310N:6.9 s
- SP C252DN:14 s
Maximum duty cycle
- Aficio SP 4310N:150000 pages per month
- SP C252DN:65000 pages per month
Number of print cartridges
- Aficio SP 4310N:1
- SP C252DN:4
Page description languages
- Aficio SP 4310N:PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3
- SP C252DN:PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3

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Comparison of Aficio SP 4310N, SP C252DN
53 specifications	A Ricoh Aficio SP 4310N View product	B Ricoh SP C252DN View product
Printing5 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	36 ppm	20 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	19 s	30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	6.9 s	14 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 s
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	150000 pages per month	65000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	4
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	600 sheets	251 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	1600 sheets	751 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
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
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Letterhead
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 130 g/m²	60 - 160 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 90 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Wireless LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	TCP/IP, Ipsec, AppleTalk, IPP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® M
Processor frequencyDiffers	466 MHz	350 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey, White	Black, White
Power3 differ
Power consumption (max)Differs	970 W	1300 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	3.9 W	3.8 W
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	50 Hz
System requirements3 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	Yes	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	IBM AS/400, IBM iSeries, Novell NetWare 6.x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	388 mm	400 mm
HeightDiffers	345 mm	320 mm
WeightDiffers	15.5 kg	23.8 kg
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84433210	Unknown — not stated by the source

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