Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Ricoh SP C250SF vs Ricoh SP204SF multifunction printer Laser A4

42specifications compared
29differ
13identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

Printing
- SP C250SF:Colour printing
- SP204SF multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
Maximum resolution
- SP C250SF:2400 x 600 DPI
- SP204SF multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- SP C250SF:20 ppm
- SP204SF multifunction printer Laser A4:22 ppm
Warm-up time
- SP C250SF:30 s
- SP204SF multifunction printer Laser A4:25 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- SP C250SF:14 s
- SP204SF multifunction printer Laser A4:10 s
Copying
- SP C250SF:Colour copying
- SP204SF multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
Optical scanning resolution
- SP C250SF:1200 x 1200 DPI
- SP204SF multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Scan to
- SP C250SF:E-mail
- SP204SF multifunction printer Laser A4:E-mail, File, USB

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Comparison of SP C250SF, SP204SF
92 specifications	A Ricoh SP C250SF View product	B Ricoh SP204SF multifunction printer Laser A4 Model SP204SF View product
Printing5 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
PrintingDiffers	Colour printing	Mono printing
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Manual
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	22 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	30 s	25 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	14 s	10 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	14 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffers	Colour copying	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 cpm
Copy speed (black, normal, US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 s
Maximum number of copies	99 copies	99 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
Scanning3 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 x 4800 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4 / Letter (216 x 297)
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Scan toDiffers	E-mail	E-mail, File, USB
Scan speed (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.5 ppm
Output colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 bit
Scan driversDiffers	TWAIN	TWAIN, WIA
Image formats supportedKnown for one	JPG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Document formats supportedKnown for one	PDF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mono faxing
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 sec/page
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax coding methodsDiffers	JBIG, MH, MMR, MR	MH, MMR, MR
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	200 x 100 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	30000 pages per month	20000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3	GDI
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of printer fontsKnown for one	80	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	251 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Paper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Maximum input capacityDiffers	751 sheets	151 sheets
Maximum output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	50 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Card stock, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper	Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5, B6	B5, B6
Custom media lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148 - 356 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 160 g/m²	60 - 105 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one	60 - 90 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	32 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	Intel® Celeron® M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Black, Grey
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 W
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one	1300 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	3.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	420 mm	402 mm
DepthDiffers	493 mm	360 mm
HeightDiffers	460 mm	291 mm
WeightDiffers	29 kg	9.9 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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