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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson WorkForce M205 Inkjet A4 vs Ricoh MP 2501SP

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 15identical
  • 57known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1440 x 720 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 35 ppm
    • 25 ppm
  • Maximum number of copies
    • 99 copies
    • 999 copies
  • Copier resize
    • 25 - 400%
    • 50 - 200%
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Faxing
    • No
    • Mono faxing
  • Maximum ISO A-series paper size
    • A4
    • A3

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Epson

WorkForce M205 Inkjet A4

Model M205

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Ricoh

MP 2501SPView product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
Maximum resolutionDiffers1440 x 720 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs35 ppm25 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one20 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one6 s
Print resolution blackKnown for one1440 x 720 DPI
Copying2 differ
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copiesDiffers99 copies999 copies
Copier resizeDiffers25 - 400%50 - 200%
Scanning1 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, FTP, Memory card, SMB, USB
Scan speed (colour)Known for one50 ppm
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPEG, JPG, TIFF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Scan driversKnown for oneTWAIN
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 297 mm
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoMono faxing
Fax resolution (black)Known for one200 x 200 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one2 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one4 MB
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneJBIG, MMR
Featuresidentical
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 5e, PCL 6, XPS
Input & output capacityidentical
Total output capacityKnown for one350 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one1600 sheets
Total input capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Plain paperPlain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A3, A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5B4, B5, B6
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 105 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 162 g/m²
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 x 1110 mm
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Oficio, Statement
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, C6, DL
Custom media lengthKnown for one89 - 1117 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one89 - 216 mm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 2.0Ethernet, USB 2.0
Optional connectivityKnown for oneBluetooth, Parallel, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for oneNo
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneTCP/IP
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneTCP/IP
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one1536 MB
Card reader integratedDiffersNoYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneSD
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one39 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Grey
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Display diagonalKnown for one10.9 cm (4.3")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Display number of linesKnown for one2 lines
Power2 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one1550 W
Power consumption (average operating)Differs10 W892 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one113 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one0.6 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one1.082 kWh/week
AC input voltageDiffers110 V220 - 240 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one2.2 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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, WinWindows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain LionMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneRed Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 5.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6.0
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneIBM AIX 5.3, IBM AIX 6.1, IBM AIX 7.1, Novell NetWare 6.x
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers435 mm587 mm
DepthDiffers377 mm568 mm
HeightDiffers366 mm558 mm
WeightDiffers6 kg44 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneSmartDeviceMonitor, Web SmartDeviceMonitor, Web Image Monitor
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
All-in-one functionsKnown for oneCopy, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for oneScan

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