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Ricoh Aficio SP C222DN

B&W Pages per Min.: 21 • Color Pages per Min.: 21 • Max. B&W dpi: 2400-by-600 • Max. Color dpi: 2400-by-600 • Tray Capacity, pages: 251 • Price When Reviewed: $599
Ricoh Aficio SP C222DN (Front)
Ricoh Aficio SP C222DN (Front)
71.6 Good
Last updated
July 11, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Melissa Riofrio
Pros
  • Automatic duplexing
Cons
  • Cheap-feeling construction
  • Expensive toner
  • Pricing:Inexpensive: $599 (7/11/2008)
  • Performance:Fair: 65
  • Features:Good: 70
  • Design:Fair: 67
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Inexpensive: $599

Inexpensive: $599
Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $55
Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 99.5
Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 99.5
Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 99.5

Performance Fair: 65

Fair: 65
Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm) 17.4 
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 25.94 
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 44.71 
Text Output Quality Superior 
Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 2.4 
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 21.87 
One-Page Webpage (secs) 20.67 
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) 56.51 
Color Output Quality Good 
Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 0.9 
Sports Action Shot (secs) 65.2 
Color Photo Quality Good 
Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) 1.6 
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) 37.41 
Grayscale Output Quality Fair 
Grayscale Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality n/a 
Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) 2.4 
300dpi Line Art Image (secs) 24.95 
Line Art Output Quality Good 
Scan Tests (in seconds)
Overall Scan Quality n/a 
Copy Tests
Copy Output Quality n/a 

Features Good: 70

Good: 70
Memory (in MB)
RAM Installed 128 
Maximum Amount of RAM 640 
Dimensions
Dimensions 16.0 by 18.0 by 12.8 
Weight (pounds) 50.7 
Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min. 21 
Color Pages per Min. 21 
Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi 2400-by-600 
Max. Color dpi 2400-by-600 
Language & Emulation
Printer Emulation Type PS 
PCL Emulation PCL5c, PCL6 
PostScript Type Standard 
Interfaces
Parallel Port No 
Serial Port No 
USB 1.1 Yes 
USB 2.0 Yes 
Ethernet Yes 
PictBridge Yes 
Drivers
Macintosh Yes 
Windows 98 No 
Windows NT No 
Windows 2000 Yes 
Windows XP Yes 
Linux No 
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 1300 
Standby Power Draw (watts) 15 
Multifunction Printer Specs
Fax Memory (pages) 0 
Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard 1 
Number of Input Trays, Maximum 2 
Tray Capacity, pages 251 
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays 751 
Manual Feed Slot Yes 
Maximum Paper Size Legal 
Output Tray Capacity 150 
Auto Duplexer Yes 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 12 
Saturday Support Hours 0 
Sunday Support Hours 0 
Other Service Extended warranty available 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Cost of Operation Inside of Warranty
Cost per Page, Black 0.15 
Cost per Page, Color 0.18 
Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle 30000 
Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields 2000 
Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield 2000 
Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield 2000 
Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield 2000 
Waste Tray/Cartridge/Bin (Service Life) 25000 
Bundled Items
Included Software Smart Organizing Monitor 

Design Fair: 67

Fair: 67
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