Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Ricoh Aficio SP C430DN vs Ricoh SP C240DN

38specifications compared
25differ
13identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- Aficio SP C430DN:1200 x 1200 DPI
- SP C240DN:2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Aficio SP C430DN:35 ppm
- SP C240DN:16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Aficio SP C430DN:35 ppm
- SP C240DN:16 ppm
Warm-up time
- Aficio SP C430DN:50 s
- SP C240DN:30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- Aficio SP C430DN:10 s
- SP C240DN:14 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- Aficio SP C430DN:15 s
- SP C240DN:14 s
Maximum duty cycle
- Aficio SP C430DN:150000 pages per month
- SP C240DN:30000 pages per month
Total input capacity
- Aficio SP C430DN:550 sheets
- SP C240DN:250 sheets

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Comparison of Aficio SP C430DN, SP C240DN
48 specifications	A Ricoh Aficio SP C430DN View product	B Ricoh SP C240DN View product
Printing6 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Print technologyKnown for one	Laser	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	35 ppm	16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	35 ppm	16 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	50 s	30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	10 s	14 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	15 s	14 s
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	150000 pages per month	30000 pages per month
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffers	Microsoft XPS, PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3	GDI
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	550 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	500 sheets	150 sheets
Paper tray 2 input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityDiffers	2300 sheets	751 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Coated paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, 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	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
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 (IPv4, IPv6), AppleTalk, IPX/SPX	TCP/IP (IPv4, IPv6), IPP, Bonjour
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	384 MB	64 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	768 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	80 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage mediaKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	600 MHz	220 MHz
Designidentical
Product colour	Black, White	Black, White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Power2 differ
Power consumption (max)Differs	1510 W	1300 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	6 W	5 W
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
System requirements2 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 supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Novell NetWare 6.x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	444 mm	400 mm
DepthDiffers	658 mm	450 mm
HeightDiffers	490 mm	320 mm
WeightDiffers	57 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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