Description: The Ricoh Aficio CL3500N is a 22 ppm, color laser printer. Compared to other color lasers on the market, it is very inexpensive at around $490. This unit prints at 1200dpi.
Pros: With paper trays installed, this printer has a capacity of 1690 sheets total capacity, which is somewhat more than some similarly priced lasers. This printer supports color at a resolution of 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi. This printer is capable of being directly connected to an ethernet network and operating as a standalone print-server. The printers 533 MHz processor allows the printer to transform a complex document into its printed form faster, speeding up printing.
Cons: Only prints at 22 ppm speed. This is not out of line with the product's price, but is slower than the average laser printer on the market today. This product does not support duplex printing.
Suitability: Suited for those who need high volume color printing. This printer is capable of accepting pages up to legal (8.5 in x 14 in) and A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in).
Value: In view of its very inexpensive price, this laser printer has great features for the money.
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Product Specifications:
Product Description:
Ricoh Aficio CL3500N - Workgroup printer - Color - Laser
Printer Type:
Workgroup printer - Laser - Color
Dimensions (WxDxH):
16.5 in x 21.1 in x 15.7 in
Weight:
72.8 lbs
Max Media Size (Standard):
A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in)
,
Legal (8.5 in x 14 in)
Max Media Size (Custom):
8.5 in x 14 in
Print Speed:
up to 22 pages/min - B/W - Letter A Size (8.5 in x 11 in)
,
up to 22 pages/min - Color - Letter A Size (8.5 in x 11 in)
,
up to 21 pages/min - B/W - A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in)
,
up to 21 pages/min - Color - A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in)
Max Resolution ( B&W ):
1200 dpi x 1200 dpi
Max Resolution ( Color ):
1200 dpi x 1200 dpi
Interface:
USB
,
Ethernet 10/100Base-TX
Processor:
533 MHz
RAM Installed ( Max ):
128 MB ( 512 MB ) - SDRAM
Language Simulation:
PCL 6
,
PCL 5C
,
Ricoh RPCS
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PostScript 3
Media Type:
Labels
,
Envelopes
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Index cards
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Plain paper
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Recycled paper
,
Transparencies
Total Media Capacity:
630 sheets
Modem:
None
Networking:
Print server - Ethernet
,
Fast Ethernet
Type:
None
Copier Type:
None
Printer Features:
Optional duplex
Power:
AC 120 V
Battery:
None
System Requirements:
UNIX
,
Apple MacOS 8.6 - 9.2
,
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
,
Apple MacOS X 10.1 or later
,
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
,
Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP