Ricoh MP C2051 and MP C2551 "Spec Review"

- Details on the new Ricoh A3 color laser MFPs, the Aficio MP C2051 and 2551 series:


o top speeds of 20ppm and 25ppm respectively

o Base MSRPs of $6,450 for C2051 and $8750 for C2551

o uses 4 tandem OPC drums w/PxP polymerized toner

o Induction heating belt fusing system

o 8.5” color touchscreen LCD control panel w/customizable icons

o 30 second warmup time, 10 seconds to recover from sleep mode with 9.2 second first color copy out time

o 600x600dpi as copier, 1200x1200dpi as printer, 4 bit
o Document feeder holds up to 50 originals with top color scan speed of 44opm

o Auto duplex standard, but can not handle card stock

o Comes standard with two 250 sheet paper drawers and 100 sheet stack bypass

 With options, can expand paper supply to 4,400 sheets maximum

• $580 to add 550 sheet paper drawer

• $1780 to add two 550 sheet drawers

• $1990 for 2,000 sheet letter drawer

• Bypass can hold up to 100 sheets, up to 12”x18” for tabloid full bleed output

• Bypass holds up to 256gsm for simplex output only

• Option can convert paper drawer to envelope feeder for $280

o Support App2Me for panel integration with third party software

o Includes 1 user license of Personal Paperless Document Management (PPDM) for simple OCR loaded on one PC

o Finishing options include

 250 sheet internal shift tray (no stapling) for $338

• Optional 2/3 hole punch for $765

o Optional $1375 analog fax board

 200dpi standard, can upgrade to 400dpi maximum with $195 RAM board

 Optional Internet Fax

o Built-in “GW” print controller

 Actual maker unknown (most likely Oak Technology)

 600MHz Intel Celeron processor

 1.5GB RAM standard (can not upgrade)

 160GB hard drive standard

• Requires $605 File Format Converter Kit to use boxes

• Comes standard with hard drive data overwrite, but ISO 15408 Common Criteria certified data overwrite is a $390 option

 PCL & XPS print drivers standard

• PostScript print driver for $611

 10/100BaseT port standard

• 1000BaseT port is $460

• WiFi for $565

• Optional USB port is for scan to and print from thumb drive

o Also accepts SD digital camera memory cards for $356

o Accept connection from digital camera for $267

 Optional IPv6 support

 Scan features standard include Twain/email/LDAP/SMB/FTP/URL

• Optional OCR called “ESA Transformer”

• Optional GlobalScan NX for routing

-=Good Selling=-