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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP Photosmart 5521 Thermal inkjet A4 vs Ricoh SP 3500SF

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 7identical
  • 65known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Thermal inkjet
    • Laser
  • Printing
    • Colour printing
    • Mono printing
  • Duplex printing
    • Yes
    • No
  • Maximum resolution
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 8 ppm
    • 28 ppm
  • Copying
    • Colour copying
    • Mono copying
  • Maximum number of copies
    • 50 copies
    • 99 copies
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI

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HP

Photosmart 5521 Thermal inkjet A4

Model 5521

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Ricoh

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Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffersThermal inkjetLaser
PrintingDiffersColour printingMono printing
Duplex printingDiffersYesNo
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers4800 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs8 ppm28 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one11 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one23 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one22 ppm
Print resolution blackKnown for one1200 x 1200 DPI
Warm-up timeKnown for one30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one8 s
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffersColour copyingMono copying
Maximum copy resolution600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one6.5 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one5.5 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one23 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one22 cpm
Maximum number of copiesDiffers50 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
Duplex copyingKnown for oneNo
Scanning2 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers216 x 297 mmA4 (210 x 297)
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
TWAIN versionKnown for one1.9
Duplex scanningKnown for oneNo
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Scan driversKnown for oneTWAIN
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoMono faxing
Duplex faxingKnown for oneNo
Fax resolution (black)Known for one200 x 200 DPI
Modem speedKnown for one33.6 Kbit/s
Fax coding methodsKnown for oneJBIG, MH, MMR, MR
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one1000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one100 - 300 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for oneYes
Number of print cartridgesDiffers41
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack
Page description languagesDiffersPCL 3PCL 6, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers80 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers15 sheets125 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers80 sheets550 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one125 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Iron-On Transfers, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, TransparenciesPlain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A4, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5B5, B6
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneDL
Paper tray media weightDiffers70 - 90 g/m²52 - 162 g/m²
Maximum print sizeKnown for one210 x 297 mm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 2.0, Wireless LANEthernet, USB 1.1, USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneTCP/IP, IPP
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneTCP/IP, IPP
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers64 MB128 MB
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMMC, MS Duo, SD
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, White
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Built-in displayYesYes
Display diagonalKnown for one6.73 cm (2.65")
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Poweridentical
Power consumption (max)Known for one14.64 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one14.64 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one4.75 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one1.54 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.09 W
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one895 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one10 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 V
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP ePrintKnown for oneYes
HP Auto-On/Auto-OffKnown for oneYes
HP Software providedKnown for oneHP Photo Creations
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7, Windows 8, Windows VistaWindows 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 Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain LionMac OS X 10.4 Tiger, 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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 60 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers436 mm420 mm
DepthDiffers324 mm397 mm
HeightDiffers144 mm442 mm
WeightDiffers5.05 kg17.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one492 mm
Package depthKnown for one190 mm
Package heightKnown for one408 mm
Package weightKnown for one6.47 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUSB
Other featuresidentical
Fax compatibilityKnown for oneITU-T G3

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