Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson Stylus Office BX305FW Inkjet A4 vs Ricoh MP 171SPF

27specifications compared
20differ
7identical
60known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- Stylus Office BX305FW Inkjet A4:Inkjet
- MP 171SPF:Laser
Printing
- Stylus Office BX305FW Inkjet A4:Colour printing
- MP 171SPF:No
Maximum resolution
- Stylus Office BX305FW Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
- MP 171SPF:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Stylus Office BX305FW Inkjet A4:34 ppm
- MP 171SPF:17 ppm
Copying
- Stylus Office BX305FW Inkjet A4:No
- MP 171SPF:Colour copying
Fax memory
- Stylus Office BX305FW Inkjet A4:180 pages
- MP 171SPF:4 MB
Total input capacity
- Stylus Office BX305FW Inkjet A4:120 sheets
- MP 171SPF:250 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- Stylus Office BX305FW Inkjet A4:A4, A5, A6
- MP 171SPF:A4, A5

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Comparison of BX305FW, MP 171SPF
87 specifications	A Epson Stylus Office BX305FW Inkjet A4 Model BX305FW View product	B Ricoh MP 171SPF View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	5760 x 1440 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	34 ppm	17 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	15 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	7.5 s
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffers	No	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 cpm
Scanningidentical
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPG
Fax1 differ
Faxing	Mono faxing	Mono faxing
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers	180 pages	4 MB
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	JBIG, MH, MMR, MR
Featuresidentical
Digital sender	No	No
Country of originKnown for one	Indonesia	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	120 sheets	250 sheets
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	250 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1350 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	210 x 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	C6, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	75 - 95 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media weight (tray 1)Differs	64 g/m2	60 - 90 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet, USB 2.0
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP(IPv4, IPv6), IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, SMB
Performance1 differ
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
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	640 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 GB
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SD
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PMC-Sierra
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RM5231
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	14 W	900 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	7.1 kg	29 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	9.32 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Epson Easy Photo Print, EpsonNet setup, Presto! PageManager 9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	485 x 450 x 371 mm
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Fax, Scan	Copy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Print, Scan	Copy, Scan, No
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP / XP-x64 / Vista / 7, Mac OS 10.4.11	Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 Mac 8.6 - 9.x, X v10.1 +
Power requirementsDiffers	AC 220-240V	220 - 240 V, 50 - 60 Hz
Print headKnown for one	Micro Piezo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless technologyKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b/g/n	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard media sizesKnown for one	20x25 cm, 13x20 cm, 13x18 cm, 10x15 cm, 9x13 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet, 10 base-T/100 base-TX
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL5e, PCL6
Modem typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITU-T (CCITT) G3
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scan speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 sec/page

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