Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Ricoh Aficio SP 5210DN vs Ricoh SP C240DN

36specifications compared
24differ
12identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- Aficio SP 5210DN:No
- SP C240DN:Yes
Maximum resolution
- Aficio SP 5210DN:1200 x 600 DPI
- SP C240DN:2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Aficio SP 5210DN:50 ppm
- SP C240DN:16 ppm
Warm-up time
- Aficio SP 5210DN:29 s
- SP C240DN:30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- Aficio SP 5210DN:7.5 s
- SP C240DN:14 s
Maximum duty cycle
- Aficio SP 5210DN:200000 pages per month
- SP C240DN:30000 pages per month
Printing colours
- Aficio SP 5210DN:Black
- SP C240DN:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languages
- Aficio SP 5210DN:PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3
- SP C240DN:GDI

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Comparison of Aficio SP 5210DN, SP C240DN
43 specifications	A Ricoh Aficio SP 5210DN View product	B Ricoh SP C240DN View product
Printing5 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	50 ppm	16 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	29 s	30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	7.5 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
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	200000 pages per month	30000 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffers	Black	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3	GDI
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	550 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	650 sheets	150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityDiffers	2850 sheets	751 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thick 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	52 - 220 g/m²	60 - 160 g/m²
Duplex media weightDiffers	60 - 163 g/m²	60 - 160 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Differs	TCP/IP (IPv4, IPv6), IPX/SPX, Apple Talk, Bonjour	TCP/IP (IPv4, IPv6), IPP, Bonjour
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	768 MB	64 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	768 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	533 MHz	220 MHz
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black, White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Power1 differ
Power consumption (max)Differs	1400 W	1300 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)	5 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
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	411 mm	400 mm
DepthDiffers	435 mm	450 mm
HeightDiffers	400 mm	320 mm
WeightDiffers	23 kg	23.8 kg
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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