Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Ricoh SP 8300DN vs Ricoh SP C830DN

28specifications compared
19differ
9identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- SP 8300DN:600 x 600 DPI
- SP C830DN:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- SP 8300DN:50 ppm
- SP C830DN:45 ppm
Warm-up time
- SP 8300DN:25 s
- SP C830DN:29 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- SP 8300DN:3.5 s
- SP C830DN:3.7 s
Printing colours
- SP 8300DN:Black
- SP C830DN:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridges
- SP 8300DN:1
- SP C830DN:4
Maximum output capacity
- SP 8300DN:3500 sheets
- SP C830DN:4000 sheets
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
- SP 8300DN:A3
- SP C830DN:A4

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Comparison of SP 8300DN, SP C830DN
65 specifications	A Ricoh SP 8300DN View product	B Ricoh SP C830DN View product
Printing4 differ
ColourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 s	29 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	3.5 s	3.7 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
Features2 differ
Printing coloursDiffers	Black	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	4
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF 1.2, PDF 1.3, PDF 1.4, PDF 1.5, PDF 1.6, PDF 1.7, PDF 1.7+, PostScript 3, XPS
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	300000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 sheets
Maximum output capacityDiffers	3500 sheets	4000 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A3	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A3, A4, A5, A6	A3, A4, A5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C5, C6
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C6, D5
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5x11"
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 216 g/m²	52 - 256 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	52 - 300 g/m²
Duplex media weightDiffers	60 - 169 g/m²	52 - 169 g/m²
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Letterhead	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B4, B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Optional connectivityDiffers	Wireless LAN	Parallel, Wireless LAN
Networkidentical
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	TCP/IP (IP v6), Bonjour, IPX/SPX (option)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1536 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® M
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 MHz
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	120 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage mediaKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
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	10.9 cm (4.3")
Power3 differ
Power consumption (max)Differs	1470 W	1584 W
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	110 - 127 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	60 Hz
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	153 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	2.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	3330 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
HeightDiffers	641 mm	640 mm
WeightDiffers	73 kg	97 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
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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