Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP DeskJet 3720 Thermal inkjet A4 vs Ricoh SP 220SNw

47specifications compared
28differ
19identical
55known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DeskJet 3720 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
- SP 220SNw:Laser
Printing
- DeskJet 3720 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour printing
- SP 220SNw:Mono printing
Maximum resolution
- DeskJet 3720 Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
- SP 220SNw:1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DeskJet 3720 Thermal inkjet A4:8 ppm
- SP 220SNw:23 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- DeskJet 3720 Thermal inkjet A4:15 s
- SP 220SNw:10 s
Copying
- DeskJet 3720 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour copying
- SP 220SNw:Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution
- DeskJet 3720 Thermal inkjet A4:600 x 300 DPI
- SP 220SNw:600 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copies
- DeskJet 3720 Thermal inkjet A4:9 copies
- SP 220SNw:99 copies

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Comparison of 3720, SP 220SNw
102 specifications	A HP DeskJet 3720 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 3720 View product	B Ricoh SP 220SNw View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal inkjet	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printing	No	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	8 ppm	23 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	5.5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	19 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	15 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	15 s	10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	18 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 s
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Duplex copying	No	No
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 300 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	4 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	2.5 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one	2.5 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one	4 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%
Scanningidentical
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanning	No	No
Optical scanning resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	216 x 355 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	ADF scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	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, RTF, TXT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
TWAIN versionKnown for one	2.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TWAIN
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Duplex faxing	No	No
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	1000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	50 - 200 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital senderKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	2	1
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, White
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 3	GDI
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacityDiffers	60 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	25 sheets	50 sheets
Paper input type	Paper tray	Paper tray
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	25 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A6	A4, A5, A6
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	HP ePrint	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
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
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	128 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	128 MB
Card reader integrated	No	No
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	360 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue, White	Black, Grey
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
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 (standby)Known for one	2.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	0.69 W	2 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.06 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	0.026 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 W
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 W
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP Instant InkKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HP Instant Ink durationKnown for one	2 month(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 H
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, 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 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	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	403 mm	402 mm
DepthDiffers	177 mm	360 mm
HeightDiffers	141 mm	293 mm
WeightDiffers	2.33 kg	10 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	450 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	175 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	246 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	3.34 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi

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