Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-L8650CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Ricoh SP C250SF

46specifications compared
24differ
22identical
85known for one product only

Key differences

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-L8650CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:28 ppm
- SP C250SF:20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-L8650CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:28 ppm
- SP C250SF:20 ppm
Warm-up time
- MFC-L8650CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:31 s
- SP C250SF:30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MFC-L8650CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:15 s
- SP C250SF:14 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- MFC-L8650CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:15 s
- SP C250SF:14 s
Maximum copy resolution
- MFC-L8650CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- SP C250SF:600 x 600 DPI
Optical scanning resolution
- MFC-L8650CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
- SP C250SF:1200 x 1200 DPI
Scan drivers
- MFC-L8650CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:ICA, ISIS, TWAIN, WIA
- SP C250SF:TWAIN

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Comparison of MFC-L8650CDW, SP C250SF
131 specifications	A Brother MFC-L8650CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-L8650CDW View product	B Ricoh SP C250SF View product
Printing5 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	2400 x 600 DPI	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	28 ppm	20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	28 ppm	20 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	31 s	30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	15 s	14 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	15 s	14 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Secure printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying1 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	18 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one	20 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99 copies
Scanning3 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	A4 (210 x 297)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	ADF scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toDiffers	Cloud, E-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, OCR, USB	E-mail
Input colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversDiffers	ICA, ISIS, TWAIN, WIA	TWAIN
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
Faxidentical
FaxingKnown for one	Colour faxing	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one	500 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	350 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax coding methods	JBIG, MH, MMR, MR	JBIG, MH, MMR, MR
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 x 100 DPI
Features1 differ
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffers	BR-Script 3, PCL 6	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one	66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one	66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30000 pages per month
Number of printer fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	251 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	35 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 handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper	Bond paper, Card stock, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	127 - 355.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	76.2 - 215.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 105 g/m²	60 - 160 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
Duplex media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 90 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technology	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, HTTPS, MD5, PEAP, SSL/TLS, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, POP3, SMTP Client, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMP, Web Services (	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	NDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, POP3, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, Web Services (Print/Scan), LDAP, IMAP4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Email protocolsKnown for one	APOP, IMAP4, POP3, SMTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online services supportedKnown for one	OneDrive, Box, Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, Picasa	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memory	256 MB	256 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyDiffers	Star Sapphire	Intel® Celeron® M
Processor frequency	400 MHz	400 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	55 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one	52 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	28 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Black, White
Market positioning	Business	Business
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	TFT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	9.14 cm (3.6")	Unknown — not stated by the source
TouchscreenKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	565 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.04 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1300 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.8 W
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 32 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffers	Nordic Swan Ecolabel, Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	550 mm	420 mm
DepthDiffers	650 mm	493 mm
HeightDiffers	640 mm	460 mm
WeightDiffers	25.9 kg	29 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	30.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Brother Control Center 4 Nuance PaperPort 12 SE Brother Control Center 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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