Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon PIXMA MX521 Inkjet A4 Wi-Fi vs Ricoh SP 100SF

22specifications compared
15differ
7identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- PIXMA MX521 Inkjet A4 Wi-Fi:Inkjet
- SP 100SF:Laser
Printing
- PIXMA MX521 Inkjet A4 Wi-Fi:Colour printing
- SP 100SF:Mono printing
Time to first page (black, normal)
- PIXMA MX521 Inkjet A4 Wi-Fi:46 s
- SP 100SF:13 s
Optical scanning resolution
- PIXMA MX521 Inkjet A4 Wi-Fi:1200 x 2400 DPI
- SP 100SF:600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan area
- PIXMA MX521 Inkjet A4 Wi-Fi:A4 / Letter (216 x 297)
- SP 100SF:A4 (210 x 297)
Maximum print size
- PIXMA MX521 Inkjet A4 Wi-Fi:216 x 356 mm
- SP 100SF:210 x 297 mm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- PIXMA MX521 Inkjet A4 Wi-Fi:A4, A5
- SP 100SF:A4
Ethernet LAN
- PIXMA MX521 Inkjet A4 Wi-Fi:Yes
- SP 100SF:No

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Comparison of MX521, SP 100SF
73 specifications	A Canon PIXMA MX521 Inkjet A4 Wi-Fi Model MX521 View product	B Ricoh SP 100SF View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	9.7 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	5.5 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	46 s	13 s
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 s
Copyingidentical
CopyingKnown for one	Colour copying	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	21 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400%
Scanning2 differ
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 areaDiffers	A4 / Letter (216 x 297)	A4 (210 x 297)
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Document formats supportedKnown for one	PDF	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scan driversKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TWAIN
Faxidentical
FaxingKnown for one	Colour faxing	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	50 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MH, MMR, MR
Featuresidentical
Digital senderKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000 pages per month
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	100 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	30 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper	Heavy paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	4x6,5x7,8x10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Apple AirPrint	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, White
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	6.35 cm (2.5")	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Window	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	458 mm	402 mm
DepthDiffers	200 mm	368.5 mm
HeightDiffers	385 mm	205 mm
WeightDiffers	8.8 kg	9 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 W

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