Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson Stylus Office BX305F vs Ricoh Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4

30specifications compared
18differ
12identical
64known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- Stylus Office BX305F:Inkjet
- Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4:Laser
Printing
- Stylus Office BX305F:Colour printing
- Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4:No
Duplex printing
- Stylus Office BX305F:No
- Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4:Yes
Maximum resolution
- Stylus Office BX305F:5760 x 1440 DPI
- Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Stylus Office BX305F:34 ppm
- Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4:28 ppm
Maximum copy resolution
- Stylus Office BX305F:1200 x 2400 DPI
- Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Fax memory
- Stylus Office BX305F:180 pages
- Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4:100 pages
Total input capacity
- Stylus Office BX305F:120 sheets
- Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4:250 sheets

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Comparison of BX305F, SP3400SF
94 specifications	A Epson Stylus Office BX305F Model BX305F View product	B Ricoh Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4 Model SP3400SF View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	No
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	5760 x 1440 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	34 ppm	28 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	15 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 s
Copying1 differ
Duplex copyingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 s
Scanningidentical
Duplex scanningKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
Duplex faxingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	200 x 200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	3 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryDiffers	180 pages	100 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	60	Unknown — not stated by the source
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MH, MMR, MR
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	120 sheets	250 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	30 sheets	35 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	550 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	10, C6, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	75 - 95 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	52 - 162 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, IPP
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	38 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Designidentical
Display number of linesKnown for one	2 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	10 W	895 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	2.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	7.1 kg	18 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	475 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	525 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	290 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	9.44 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Epson Web Support Epson Easy Photo Print Epson Fax Utility Presto! PageManager 9	PageManager PC fax utility
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	80 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	2.18 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	2 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per palletKnown for one	14 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	100 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	2.18 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	4 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	28 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features5 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	460 x 411 x 235 mm	420 x 397 x 442 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan	Copy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Print, Scan	Scan, No
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/Vista/7 Mac 10.4.11 +	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/Server 2003/Server 2008 Mac OS X 10.2.8 -10.6
Power requirementsDiffers	220 - 240V	220 - 240 V, 50 - 60 Hz
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print headKnown for one	Epson Micro Piezo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	75	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ink dropKnown for one	4 pl	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 base-T/100 base-TX
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL6, PostScript 3
Modem typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITU-T, G3
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scan speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 sec/page
Image scaling/enlargement rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400%

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