Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson Stylus CX6900F Inkjet A4 vs Ricoh Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4

24specifications compared
13differ
11identical
47known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- Stylus CX6900F Inkjet A4:Inkjet
- Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4:Laser
Printing
- Stylus CX6900F Inkjet A4:Colour printing
- Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4:No
Maximum resolution
- Stylus CX6900F Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
- Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- Stylus CX6900F Inkjet A4:27 ppm
- Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4:28 ppm
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- Stylus CX6900F Inkjet A4:27 cpm
- Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4:28 cpm
Maximum input capacity
- Stylus CX6900F Inkjet A4:100 sheets
- Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4:550 sheets
Ethernet LAN
- Stylus CX6900F Inkjet A4:No
- Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4:Yes
Weight
- Stylus CX6900F Inkjet A4:6.9 kg
- Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4:18 kg

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Comparison of CX6900F, SP3400SF
71 specifications	A Epson Stylus CX6900F Inkjet A4 Model CX6900F View product	B Ricoh Aficio SP3400SF Laser A4 Model SP3400SF View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	5760 x 1440 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	27 ppm	28 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	27 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	8 s
Copying1 differ
Copying	Mono copying	Mono copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	27 cpm	28 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	27 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 s
Scanningidentical
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 2400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	9600 x 9600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	216 x 297 mm	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
Input colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
Faxing	Mono faxing	Mono faxing
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 pages
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MH, MMR, MR
Featuresidentical
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Maximum input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	550 sheets
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
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 typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Coated paper, Glossy paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	10, C6, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	A4	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
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	No	No
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	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Designidentical
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
System requirementsidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	200 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-25 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	6.9 kg	18 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	ArcSoft PhotoImpression ABBYY FineReader Sprint OCR	PageManager PC fax utility
Other features4 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	463 x 344 x 178 mm	420 x 397 x 442 mm
All-in-one functions	Copy, Fax, Scan	Copy, Fax, Scan
Buffer sizeKnown for one	64 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Print, Scan	Scan, No
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/XPx64/Vista Mac OS X 10.2.8	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/Server 2003/Server 2008 Mac OS X 10.2.8 -10.6
Power requirementsDiffers	AC 100 - 240V, 50/60	220 - 240 V, 50 - 60 Hz
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%
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	895 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 W

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