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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L8450CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Ricoh SP C250SF

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 22identical
  • 83known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 30 ppm
    • 20 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 30 ppm
    • 20 ppm
  • Warm-up time
    • 33 s
    • 30 s
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 15 s
    • 14 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • 15 s
    • 14 s
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 600 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Scan drivers
    • ICA, ISIS, TWAIN, WIA
    • TWAIN

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Brother

DCP-L8450CDW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L8450CDW

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Ricoh

SP C250SFView product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyLaserLaser
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Maximum resolution2400 x 600 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs30 ppm20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs30 ppm20 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one7 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one7 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers33 s30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs15 s14 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs15 s14 s
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Copying1 differ
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one30 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one30 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one18 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one20 s
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Scanning3 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for oneA4 (210 x 297)
Scanner typeKnown for oneADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneDual CIS
Scan toDiffersCloud, E-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, OCR, USBE-mail
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Scan driversDiffersICA, ISIS, TWAIN, WIATWAIN
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Faxidentical
FaxingKnown for oneNo
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one300
Fax resolution (black)Known for one200 x 100 DPI
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneJBIG, MH, MMR, MR
Features1 differ
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one750 - 4000 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersBR-Script 3, PCL 6PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one66
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one6
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one30000 pages per month
Number of printer fontsKnown for one80
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one3
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets251 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one751 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one150 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paperBond paper, Card stock, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Folio, Legal, Letter
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 215.9 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers60 - 105 g/m²60 - 160 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Duplex media weightKnown for one60 - 90 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 1.1, USB 2.0, Wireless LANEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technology10/100Base-T(X)10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, HTTPS, LEAP, MD5, PEAP, SSL/TLS, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, SMTP Client, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client/Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client/server, ICMP, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, LDAP
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client/Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client/server, SMTP Client, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, Web Services (Print/Scan), LDAP
Online services supportedKnown for oneOneDrive, Box, Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, Picasa
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print
Performance1 differ
Internal memory256 MB256 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one512 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one1
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor familyDiffersStar SapphireIntel® Celeron® M
Processor frequency400 MHz400 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one56 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one53 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one28 dB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Designidentical
Product colourBlack, WhiteBlack, White
Market positioningBusinessBusiness
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one12.2 cm (4.8")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one565 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs355 W3.8 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one65 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.04 W
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage220 - 240 V220 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one1300 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, WinYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksMac 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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 32 °C
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffersNordic Swan Ecolabel, Blue Angel, ENERGY STARENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers630 mm420 mm
DepthDiffers700 mm493 mm
HeightDiffers660 mm460 mm
WeightDiffers27.1 kg29 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one32.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBrother Control Center 4 Nuance PaperPort 12 SE Brother Control Center 2
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes

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