Ricoh Launches a New Compact, Affordable Black and White Laser Printer

Jan 30, 2012 Amstelveen, The Netherlands – Ricoh Europe (Netherlands) B.V. today launched the Aficio™SP 300DN, an A4 laser printer for small offices. This compact device prints at a fast 28 pages per minute and is easy to use and maintain. It is network-ready as standard, offers versatile printing, and is available at an affordableprice.

“The Aficio™SP 300DN is designed to meet the everyday personal document production needs of busy small offices,” says Chi Chung Man, Senior Product Manager at Ricoh Europe. “It only takes 20 seconds to warm up and the first print is ready just eight seconds later. With its continuous print speed of 28 pages per minute, standard duplex printing, and maximum capacity of 550 sheets, the Aficio™SP 300DN will significantly enhance office productivity. The all-in-one cartridge means users don’t need to store or handle various consumables for the printers, and easy front access saves time in maintenance.”

The SP 300DN is perfect for shared use. With standard USB 2.0 and Ethernet 10 base-T/100 base-TX, it integrates smoothly into an office’s existing network. Each print job can be sent to the most appropriate network machine, so users can collect their prints at the printer that is most convenient for them.

The SP 300DN is highly versatile. It takes a wide range of formats such as A4, A5, A6 and B5, and enables the use of plain and recycled paper up to 162 g/m². It prints on envelopes and transparencies, while confidential documents can be protected with a printed watermark.

As with all Ricoh products, reducing environmental impact is a prime focus. The SP 300DN has environmentally responsible and money-saving features such as short warm-up time, ultra-low sleep mode, duplex printing and increased toner yield. An Energy Saver mode and low Typical Electricity Consumption further reduce energy costs. In addition, Ricoh products are Energy Star compliant. This means less CO2 is produced in providing the energy needed to run Ricoh devices.

The Aficio™SP 300DN is the latest addition to Ricoh’s advanced range of digital office equipment. Ricoh currently manufactures one of the most extensive line-ups of printers, copiers, faxes and multifunctional devices, as well as advanced software solutions.

This article was originally posted on Bertl.