Pros
- Automatic duplexing
Cons
- Cheap-feeling construction
- Expensive toner
At A Glance
Middling in price, performance, and design, this printer suffers from spotty documentation.
Manufacturer’s Description
The Aficio SP C222DN brings the power of the award-winning Ricoh high-volume color technology right to your desktop. This sleek, streamlined color laser printer is customized for small offices, small workgroups and single-user environments. That means it delivers exceptional color and sensational speed for this class, with a feature set that is perfectly aligned with your daily workflow. It is easy to use and maintain. Best of all, this reliable color laser printer is available at a price that makes sense for your budget..
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 406011 |
| Inventory Number | 31168 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 128.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.64 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | Yes |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 1300 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 15 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax page memory capacity | 0.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 16.0 inches |
| Depth | 18.0 inches |
| Height | 12.8 inches |
| Weight | 50.7 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 251 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 1 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Standard |
| Max Input Trays | 2 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 2400 x 600 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 2400 x 600 dpi |
| Platform Support | |
| Printer languages supported | PCL5c, PCL6 |
| Postcript Type | Standard |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Superior |
| Print quality: Color photo | Good |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Fair |
| Copy quality | n/a |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 17.4 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | n/a |
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 65.2 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 2.4 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 1.6 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 25.94 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 24.95 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 44.71 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 0.9 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 20.67 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 21.87 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 56.51 |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 37.41 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2.4 |
