Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Ricoh Aficio SPC221N vs Samsung ML-1640 laser printer

18specifications compared
15differ
3identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- Aficio SPC221N:Yes
- ML-1640 laser printer:No
Duplex printing
- Aficio SPC221N:No
- ML-1640 laser printer:Yes
Maximum resolution
- Aficio SPC221N:2400 x 600 DPI
- ML-1640 laser printer:600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Aficio SPC221N:20 ppm
- ML-1640 laser printer:16 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- Aficio SPC221N:14 s
- ML-1640 laser printer:10 s
Maximum duty cycle
- Aficio SPC221N:30000 pages per month
- ML-1640 laser printer:5000 pages per month
Total input capacity
- Aficio SPC221N:250 sheets
- ML-1640 laser printer:150 sheets
Total output capacity
- Aficio SPC221N:150 sheets
- ML-1640 laser printer:100 sheets

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Comparison of Aficio SPC221N, ML-1640
36 specifications	A Ricoh Aficio SPC221N View product	B Samsung ML-1640 laser printer Model ML-1640 View product
Printing5 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	51 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	14 s	10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	14 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	30000 pages per month	5000 pages per month
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	100 sheets
Paper tray 2 input capacityKnown for one	1 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	751 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	210 x 297 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Networkidentical
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	TCP/IP, AppleTalk, IPX/SPX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	8 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	CPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	150 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 dB
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	1300 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	15 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	23 kg	5.7 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	400 x 450 x 320 mm	353 x 298 x 209 mm
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	220 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista Macintosh X v10.2.8-10.4 Novell Netware 4.x	Windows 2000/ XP/ 2003 Server/ Vista Linux OS Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.5
Toner cartridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Ethernet 10 base-T/100 base-TX USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory technologyKnown for one	SDRAM DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SPL

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