Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Ricoh Aficio™SP 4100N vs Ricoh SP C420DN

20specifications compared
14differ
6identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- Aficio™SP 4100N:No
- SP C420DN:Yes
Maximum resolution
- Aficio™SP 4100N:600 x 1200 DPI
- SP C420DN:1200 x 1200 DPI
Warm-up time
- Aficio™SP 4100N:12 s
- SP C420DN:30 s
Total input capacity
- Aficio™SP 4100N:500 sheets
- SP C420DN:550 sheets
Total output capacity
- Aficio™SP 4100N:250 sheets
- SP C420DN:500 sheets
Maximum input capacity
- Aficio™SP 4100N:1600 sheets
- SP C420DN:2300 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- Aficio™SP 4100N:A4, A5, A6
- SP C420DN:A4, A5
Network ready
- Aficio™SP 4100N:No
- SP C420DN:Yes

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Comparison of Aficio™SP 4100N, SP C420DN
41 specifications	A Ricoh Aficio™SP 4100N View product	B Ricoh SP C420DN View product
Printing3 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Warm-up timeDiffers	12 s	30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	6.9 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 s
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	100000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	100000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	RPCS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of printer fontsKnown for one	182	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	500 sheets	550 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	250 sheets	500 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	1600 sheets	2300 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Legal, Letter
Network2 differ
Network readyDiffers	No	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Differs	TCP/IP,IPX/SPX,AppleTalk	TCP/IP, Novell IPX/SPX, AppleTalk
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	192 MB	256 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	400 MHz	800 MHz
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 GB
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Poweridentical
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	12.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 W
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	15.5 kg	50 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	388 x 450 x 345 mm	446 x 589.5 x 487 mm
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	220 - 240 V, 50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows95/98/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 NovellNetWare3.12/3.2/4.14.11/5.0/5.1/6/6.5 UNIX SunSolaris 2.6/7/8/9/10 HP-UX 10.x/11.x/11i v2 SCO OpenServer 5.0.7/6.0 RedHatLinux 6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/Enterprise IBMAIX v4.3/5L v5.1/5L v5.2/5L v5.3 Macintosh 8.6 or later (OS X Classic) Macintosh X v10.1 or lat	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista Mac 8.6 – 9.2x/10.1/10.2/10.3 + UNIX
Fonts includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal modemKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	60/162	Unknown — not stated by the source
Capacity cartridgeKnown for one	15000 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC UL
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR

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