Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 1515 Inkjet A4 vs Ricoh SG 3100SNw

48specifications compared
29differ
19identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- DeskJet Ink Advantage 1515 Inkjet A4:No
- SG 3100SNw:Yes
Maximum resolution
- DeskJet Ink Advantage 1515 Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
- SG 3100SNw:3600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DeskJet Ink Advantage 1515 Inkjet A4:7 ppm
- SG 3100SNw:29 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DeskJet Ink Advantage 1515 Inkjet A4:4 ppm
- SG 3100SNw:29 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- DeskJet Ink Advantage 1515 Inkjet A4:17 s
- SG 3100SNw:5.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- DeskJet Ink Advantage 1515 Inkjet A4:24 s
- SG 3100SNw:6.5 s
Maximum copy resolution
- DeskJet Ink Advantage 1515 Inkjet A4:600 x 300 DPI
- SG 3100SNw:600 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copies
- DeskJet Ink Advantage 1515 Inkjet A4:9 copies
- SG 3100SNw:99 copies

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Comparison of 1515, SG 3100SNw
92 specifications	A HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 1515 Inkjet A4 Model 1515 View product	B Ricoh SG 3100SNw View product
Printing6 differ
Print technology	Inkjet	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	3600 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	7 ppm	29 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	4 ppm	29 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	16 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	17 s	5.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	24 s	6.5 s
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ipm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 s
Copying2 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 300 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	4.5 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	3 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	9 copies	99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400%
Scanning1 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 297 mm	A4 (210 x 297)
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	File, Image	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Document formats supportedKnown for one	PDF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TWAIN
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Duplex faxingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	1000 pages per month	10000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	300 - 400 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	2	4
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 3	PCL 5c, PCL 6, RPCS
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	60 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	25 sheets	100 sheets
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Paper tray
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	850 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5	B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	10, DL	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 weightDiffers	60 - 90 g/m²	60 - 163 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Direct printing	No	No
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, IPSec
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, IPSec
Performanceidentical
Card reader integrated	No	No
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	54 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Charcoal, Grey	Black, White
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	10 W	45 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.1 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, 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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	425.2 mm	399 mm
DepthDiffers	305.8 mm	436.5 mm
HeightDiffers	156.6 mm	329.5 mm
WeightDiffers	3.6 kg	15.3 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin DeskTopBinder Lite Communication Gate S Pro

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