Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Ricoh SP 5300DN vs Ricoh SP C840DN

29specifications compared
22differ
7identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- SP 5300DN:No
- SP C840DN:Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- SP 5300DN:50 ppm
- SP C840DN:45 ppm
Warm-up time
- SP 5300DN:25.4 s
- SP C840DN:22 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- SP 5300DN:6 s
- SP C840DN:4 s
Number of print cartridges
- SP 5300DN:1
- SP C840DN:4
Total number of input trays
- SP 5300DN:1
- SP C840DN:2
Maximum input capacity
- SP 5300DN:2600 sheets
- SP C840DN:4700 sheets
Maximum output capacity
- SP 5300DN:500 sheets
- SP C840DN:4000 sheets

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Comparison of SP 5300DN, SP C840DN
62 specifications	A Ricoh SP 5300DN View product	B Ricoh SP C840DN View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	50 ppm	45 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	25.4 s	22 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	6 s	4 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.7 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warm-up time (from sleep mode)Known for one	21 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	4
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3	PCL 5c, PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3, TIFF
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	1	2
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	2600 sheets	4700 sheets
Maximum output capacityDiffers	500 sheets	4000 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A3, A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B4, B5, B6
Paper tray media weightDiffers	64 - 120 g/m²	60 - 300 g/m²
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper, Transparencies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex media weightKnown for one	64 - 120 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Bluetooth, Ethernet
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Wireless LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Apple AirPrint
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2000 MB	2048 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SD
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	2000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	Intel® Celeron® M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1460 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Business
Product colour	White	White
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25.6 cm (10.1")
Power2 differ
Power consumption (ready)Differs	80.4 W	52.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs	2.6 kWh/week	1.8 kWh/week
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one	1400 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.63 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, 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 Ultimat	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	420 mm	587 mm
DepthDiffers	410 mm	685 mm
HeightDiffers	345 mm	864 mm
WeightDiffers	18 kg	85 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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