Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Ricoh SP 213w + Lenovo Thinkpad E550 vs Ricoh SP 4520DN

33specifications compared
25differ
8identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- SP 213w + Lenovo Thinkpad E550:Laser
- SP 4520DN:LED
Duplex printing
- SP 213w + Lenovo Thinkpad E550:No
- SP 4520DN:Yes
Maximum resolution
- SP 213w + Lenovo Thinkpad E550:1200 x 600 DPI
- SP 4520DN:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- SP 213w + Lenovo Thinkpad E550:22 ppm
- SP 4520DN:40 ppm
Warm-up time
- SP 213w + Lenovo Thinkpad E550:25 s
- SP 4520DN:17 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- SP 213w + Lenovo Thinkpad E550:10 s
- SP 4520DN:5 s
Maximum duty cycle
- SP 213w + Lenovo Thinkpad E550:20000 pages per month
- SP 4520DN:150000 pages per month
Page description languages
- SP 213w + Lenovo Thinkpad E550:PCL 6
- SP 4520DN:PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3

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Comparison of SP 213w + Lenovo Thinkpad E550, SP 4520DN
52 specifications	A Ricoh SP 213w + Lenovo Thinkpad E550 View product	B Ricoh SP 4520DN View product
Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	LED
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	22 ppm	40 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	25 s	17 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	10 s	5 s
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	20000 pages per month	150000 pages per month
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 6	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	151 sheets	600 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	50 sheets	250 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	151 sheets	1600 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper, Recycled paper	Envelopes, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 105 g/m²	52 - 162 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, USB 2.0
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wireless LAN
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	512 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	1024 MB
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SD
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	533 MHz
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	White
Built-in displayDiffers	No	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LED
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.9 cm (4.3")
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1740 W
Power consumption (max)Differs	400 W	1110 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.58 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win	Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Win
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Novell NetWare 6.x
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	402 mm	370 mm
DepthDiffers	360 mm	392 mm
HeightDiffers	165 mm	306 mm
WeightDiffers	7.2 kg	14 kg

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