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The einlita einn-virka Ricoh SP 330DN framköllun vel og er fær um ólgandi út þúsundir síðna á mánuði, en mikil rekstrarkostnaðar þess að gera það dýrt uppástunga.
The Ricoh SP 330DN Black and White Laser Printer ($195) is an entry-level single-function monochrome machine designed for use in small offices, or as a personal laser printer. It produces good-looking black and grayscale output, and it's plenty fast enough for the price. It also has high maximum monthly duty and recommended print volume ratings. But, like many laser printers in this class, it's plagued with running costs high enough to relegate it to low-volume applications, such as sales desks and similar environments where churning out quick one- or two-page quotes, receipts, and similar documents is the norm.
At 10.3 by 14.6 by 15.4 inches (HWD) and weighing 28.7 pounds, the Ricoh 330DN is, compared with the Editors' Choice Brother HL-L2370DW, a couple inches taller and longer and weighs almost twice as much. It's also bigger and heavier than Lexmark's single-function monochrome B2236dw and a few other closely positioned print-only models. Epson's inkjet alternative, the WorkForce Pro WF-M5299 is, on the other hand, several inches smaller all the way around and 5 pounds lighter. The 330DN is probably a bit big to fit comfortably on the average desktop.
As a print-only machine, it doesn't require much of a control panel. What you get is a handful of buttons, including Menu, Job Reset (cancel), Wi-Fi Direct, NFC, Back, and a set of navigation keys, as well as Data In and Error status indicators. This simple but effective button array is anchored by a four-line monochrome LCD with a vintage-looking drill-down menu structure for configuring security and other features.
Everything available from the control panel (and more) is also accessible from the 330DN's built-in website, or Web Image Monitor, as Ricoh calls it. From here you can configure and monitor all aspects of the device, from checking toner and paper levels to setting network and mobile security options. The web portal is also accessible and fully functional from your smartphone's browser.
Eins og fyrir meðhöndlun pappír, sem 330DN koma tilbúin til að halda 300 blöð af pappír, skipt á milli 250-blað helstu snælda og 50-lak multipurpose bakki.
If 300 sheets from two sources aren't enough, Ricoh offers a 250-sheet add-on that lists for $235, shown below. The Brother HL-L2370DW and the Lexmark B2236dw hold 251 sheets (both come with one-sheet multipurpose trays) and are not expandable, while Epson's WF-M5299 holds 330 sheets and is expandable to 830.
The 330DN's maximum monthly duty cycle is 35,000 prints, with a whopping 5,800 recommended monthly volume. Of the printers mentioned here, only the WF-M5299 has a higher maximum monthly duty cycle, but its recommended monthly print volume lower.
Compared with its sub-$200 competitors, the 330DN's connectivity features are somewhat sparse. Its standard interfaces include an Ethernet connection, connecting to a single computer via USB, and near-field communication, or NFC.
Wireless networking and Wi-Fi Direct, though, are available only through an optional USB adapter ($55), which is highly unusual nowadays. Nearly all printers, no matter what the price range, come with Wi-Fi 802.11. The 330DN provides additional mobile device support via Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service, and Ricoh's own Smart Device Connector app for both Android and iOS.
Aside from the standard IPSec, SNMP, and WEP routing, monitoring, and authentication safeguards, the 330DN's security features include Locked Print (known as Secure Print on some other devices) for protecting documents at the printer level, allowing only users in possession of a password to release specific print jobs. In addition, the Wi-Fi USB dongle mentioned earlier provides some additional wireless networking security options.
Líkur á nokkrum framleiðendum prentara leysir eins og Canon og Lexmark, Ricoh setur vélar sínar að sjálfgefið að tveggja hliða (duplex) prentun. Í þeim tilvikum, tími og taka prenta hraða í báðum simplex og tvíátta ham við. Til að ákvarða hversu vel 330DN hefur eigin móti keppa tvílita prentara, ég klukka það eins og það churned gegnum röð af gögnum próf (í gegnum Ethernet tengingu) frá venjulegu Intel Core i5 testbed tölvunni okkar með Windows 10 Professional.
The 330DN printed our 12-page Microsoft Word text document in duplex mode at the rate of 13.2 pages per minute (ppm), and churned out the same document on one-sided pages at 31.3ppm, or just short of Ricoh's 34ppm rating. Those speeds fell behind the Lexmark B2236dw by 4.8ppm for two-sided pages and 3.6ppm in simplex mode. Neither the Brother HL-L2370DW nor the Epson WF-M5299 default to two-sided printing; hence, I only recorded their one-sided scores. The Brother model placed 1.7ppm ahead of our Ricoh test unit, while Epson's lower-rated (24ppm) monochrome inkjet came in behind the 330DN by 3.8ppm.
Next, I tested the 330DN's ability to handle a document with graphics, photos, and text of various sizes and colors. Then, I combined the results of these tests with those from printing the 12-page text document in the previous test, to come up with a score for printing our entire suite of test documents. The 330DN churned at the rate of 9.4ppm when printing two-sided pages and 15.6ppm in simplex mode. Here, the Ricoh and Lexmark models scored almost exactly the same. The HL-L2370DW and the WF-M5799 managed 14.4ppm and 16.9ppm, respectively, on this portion of our tests in simplex mode.
Like most laser printers, the 330DN prints excellent-looking text with well-shaped characters and attractive spacing at all sizes I could see without magnification. Some of the decorative and headline test fonts we use looked better-than-average, too. The 330DN's type will hold up well in most scenarios, including those where you're trying to put your best foot forward.
The viðskipti grafík, Excel tafla, töflur og myndritum, svo og PowerPoint form, fyllir og bakgrunn, einnig kom út með aðlaðandi fyllir og blöndun vel fallin fyrir bæði innri og ytri handouts og skýrslur. Eins og með næstum því hvaða prentara framleiðsla, einkum grátóna, ég vissi finna einhverja nálægt-óljós andlitsvatn-dreifingu lýti, svo sem litlum blettum og strokur, en þetta voru þær tegundir galla sem ég þurfti að veiða.
The test photos I printed looked decent, too. This isn't by any means a photo printer, but it converts color images to grayscale with reasonable accuracy.
While the SP 330DN's running costs of 2.8 cents per page isn't necessarily high compared with its most direct competitors, it deserves your consideration. But if you plan on pushing the 330DN anywhere close to its 5,800-page recommended monthly print volume, it will cost you a small fortune over the life of the printer.
When you use the Lexmark B2236dw's highest-capacity toner cartridge, your running costs will be about 3.4 cents per page, and the Brother HL-L2370DW's cost per page is 3.5 cents. However, when you buy the Epson WF-M5299's 40,000-page ink bag (which, by the way, actually costs more than the printer itself) your per-page cost drops to 0.75 cents per page, or 2 cents lower than the 330DN. That can make a huge difference if you're printing hundreds of pages every month.
The SP 330DN is a highly capable single-function printer with an impressive duty cycle, but its high running costs relegate it to relatively low-volume printing. If your printing needs are more aggressive, you should look into either a higher-volume monochrome laser model, such as Brother's MFC-L6800DW, or an inkjet alternative, like our current favorite low- to medium-volume small-office monochrome machine, the Epson WF-M5299. Otherwise, if your output tops out at a couple hundred pages per month, the Ricoh SP 330DN's quality output and comparatively fast speeds will serve your needs.
Bottom Line: The einlita einn-virka Ricoh SP 330DN prent vel og er fær um að ólgandi út þúsundir síðna á mánuði, en hár rekstrarkostnaður þess að gera það dýrt uppástunga.
William Harrel is a contributing editor focusing on printer and scanner technology and reviews. He has been writing about computer technology since well before the advent of the internet. He has authored or coauthored 20 books—including titles in the popular "Bible," "Secrets," and "For Dummies" series—on digital design and desktop publishing softw... See Full Bio
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