Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Ricoh SP 112SU

46specifications compared
37differ
9identical
79known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Colour printing
- SP 112SU:Mono printing
Duplex printing
- MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Yes
- SP 112SU:No
Maximum resolution
- MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- SP 112SU:1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:32 ppm
- SP 112SU:16 ppm
Warm-up time
- MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:33 s
- SP 112SU:25 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:15 s
- SP 112SU:13 s
Copying
- MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Colour copying
- SP 112SU:Mono copying
Duplex copying
- MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Yes
- SP 112SU:No

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Comparison of MFC-L8850CDW, SP 112SU
125 specifications	A Brother MFC-L8850CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-L8850CDW View product	B Ricoh SP 112SU View product
Printing6 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	32 ppm	16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	32 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	7 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	7 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeDiffers	33 s	25 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	15 s	13 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	15 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Secure printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Duplex copyingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	32 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	32 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 scanningDiffers	Yes	No
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan area	A4 (210 x 297)	A4 (210 x 297)
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	Dual CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	Cloud, E-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, OCR, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Document formats supportedKnown for one	DOCX, PDF, PPTX, XML	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversDiffers	ICA, ISIS, SANE, TWAIN, WIA	TWAIN
Fax2 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	No
Duplex faxingDiffers	Yes	No
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	2.5 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	500 pages	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
Caller IDKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Distinctive ringKnown 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 methodsKnown for one	JBIG, MH, MMR, MR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	60000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	4	1
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black
Page description languagesDiffers	BR-Script 3, PCL 6	GDI
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	50 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	10 sheets
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	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B6	B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weight (imperial)Known for one	7.26 - 12.7 kg (16 - 28 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight (imperial)Known for one	7.26 - 19.5 kg (16 - 43 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weight (imperial)Known for one	7.71 - 10.9 kg (17 - 24 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	USB 1.1, USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	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
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, LEAP, MD5, PEAP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA, WINS/NetBIOS, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, POP3, 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, I	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, IPP/IPPS, POP3, SMTP Client, FTP Client/Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client/server, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, LDAP, Web Services (Print/Scan), IMAP4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online services supportedKnown for one	Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, OneDrive, OneNote, Picasa	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service	Not supported
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	16 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	Star Sapphire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one	55 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
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Black, White
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	12.3 cm (4.85")	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
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	565 W	60 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	565 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (copying)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 (sleep)Known for one	1.8 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 voltageDiffers	100 - 120 V	220 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 32.5 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffers	Nordic Swan Ecolabel, Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	620 mm	402 mm
DepthDiffers	700 mm	368.5 mm
HeightDiffers	670 mm	163 mm
WeightDiffers	27.7 kg	8.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	33.1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Nuance PaperPort SE Presto! PageManager Brother Control Center 4 Nuance PaperPort 12 SE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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