Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Ricoh Aficio SP C821DN vs Ricoh SP 5100N

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- Aficio SP C821DN:Yes
- SP 5100N:No
Maximum resolution
- Aficio SP C821DN:1200 x 1200 DPI
- SP 5100N:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Aficio SP C821DN:50 ppm
- SP 5100N:43 ppm
Warm-up time
- Aficio SP C821DN:48 s
- SP 5100N:45 s
Internal memory
- Aficio SP C821DN:512 MB
- SP 5100N:128 MB
Weight
- Aficio SP C821DN:97 kg
- SP 5100N:17.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Aficio SP C821DN:670 x 670 x 640 mm
- SP 5100N:396 x 453 x 353 mm
Power consumption (active)
- Aficio SP C821DN:1500 W
- SP 5100N:650 W

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Comparison of Aficio SP C821DN, SP 5100N
29 specifications	A Ricoh Aficio SP C821DN View product	B Ricoh SP 5100N View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	50 ppm	43 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	48 s	45 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	50 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, A5
Networkidentical
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, AppleTalk
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	512 MB	128 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 GB
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 MHz
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	2.7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	97 kg	17.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	670 x 670 x 640 mm	396 x 453 x 353 mm
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
CompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win 98, Me, 2000, XP Mac 8.6 - 9.2.x Mac v10.1 - 10.4
Power consumption (active)Differs	1500 W	650 W
Custom media sizesKnown for one	A3+, A3, B4, A4, B5, A5, B6, A6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	550 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	500 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray 2 input capacityKnown for one	550 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	3200 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	3750 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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