Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Ricoh SP 211 vs Ricoh SP C250DN

30specifications compared
23differ
7identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- SP 211:No
- SP C250DN:Yes
Duplex printing
- SP 211:No
- SP C250DN:Yes
Maximum resolution
- SP 211:1200 x 600 DPI
- SP C250DN:2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- SP 211:22 ppm
- SP C250DN:20 ppm
Warm-up time
- SP 211:25 s
- SP C250DN:30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- SP 211:10 s
- SP C250DN:14 s
Maximum duty cycle
- SP 211:20000 pages per month
- SP C250DN:30000 pages per month
Printing colours
- SP 211:Black
- SP C250DN:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

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Comparison of SP 211, SP C250DN
63 specifications	A Ricoh SP 211 View product	B Ricoh SP C250DN View product
Printing6 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	22 ppm	20 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	25 s	30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	10 s	14 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 s
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	20000 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	GDI	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityDiffers	151 sheets	251 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	751 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper, Recycled 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
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B6	B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	100 - 216 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	148 - 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 105 g/m²	60 - 160 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	52 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 90 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Network readyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, Bonjour, IPP
Performanceidentical
Internal memory	128 MB	128 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	56.7 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Powersave acoustic emissionKnown for one	16.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® M
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 MHz
Design1 differ
Product colour	Black, White	Black, White
Built-in displayDiffers	No	Yes
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Differs	400 W	1300 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.8 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	402 mm	400 mm
DepthDiffers	360 mm	450 mm
HeightDiffers	165 mm	320 mm
WeightDiffers	7.2 kg	23.8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR

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