Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP OfficeJet 6974 Thermal inkjet A4 vs Ricoh MP C307SPF

49specifications compared
27differ
22identical
76known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- OfficeJet 6974 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
- MP C307SPF:Laser
Maximum resolution
- OfficeJet 6974 Thermal inkjet A4:600 x 1200 DPI
- MP C307SPF:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- OfficeJet 6974 Thermal inkjet A4:20 ppm
- MP C307SPF:30 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- OfficeJet 6974 Thermal inkjet A4:11 ppm
- MP C307SPF:30 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- OfficeJet 6974 Thermal inkjet A4:12 s
- MP C307SPF:7.2 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- OfficeJet 6974 Thermal inkjet A4:15 s
- MP C307SPF:8.6 s
Maximum number of copies
- OfficeJet 6974 Thermal inkjet A4:99 copies
- MP C307SPF:999 copies
Optical scanning resolution
- OfficeJet 6974 Thermal inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- MP C307SPF:600 x 600 DPI

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Comparison of 6974, MP C307SPF
125 specifications	A HP OfficeJet 6974 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 6974 View product	B Ricoh MP C307SPF View product
Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal inkjet	Laser
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	30 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	11 ppm	30 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	30 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	26 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	9 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	6 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	12 s	7.2 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	15 s	8.6 s
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one	2.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 s
N-in-1 print functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copying1 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	13 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	7 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one	30 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one	24 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	99 copies	999 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scanning3 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanning	Yes	Yes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (black)Known for one	8 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	3.5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex scan speed (colour)Known for one	1.5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex scan speed (black)Known for one	4 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedDiffers	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF	JPEG, TIFF
Document formats supportedDiffers	PDF, RTF, TXT	PDF
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	1.9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax2 differ
Faxing	Colour faxing	Colour faxing
Fax resolution (black)Differs	300 x 300 DPI	200 x 200 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	4 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers	100 pages	4 MB
Speed diallingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	99	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Distinctive ringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	20 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	20000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	200 - 800 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital sender	Yes	Yes
Number of print cartridges	4	4
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 3	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3
All-In-One-multitasking	Yes	Yes
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityDiffers	225 sheets	350 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	60 sheets	100 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	35 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1350 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	C5, C6, 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 - 163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 220 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Ethernet, RJ-11, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	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	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service	Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	2048 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	2048 MB
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	500 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 GB
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SD
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Grey, White
Market positioning	Business	Business
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display diagonalDiffers	6.73 cm (2.65")	25.6 cm (10.1")
TouchscreenKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	27 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.29 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs	0.3 kWh/week	1.1 kWh/week
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	53.1 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.83 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	20 - 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 certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	463.7 mm	498 mm
DepthDiffers	390 mm	585 mm
HeightDiffers	228.7 mm	510 mm
WeightDiffers	8.1 kg	46 kg
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18000 pages

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