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Ricoh Aficio SP C222SF Color Laser Printer Review

The Ricoh Aficio SP C222SF comes in the same color theme as most printers, featuring a dark grey and cream tone. It can print up to 21 pages per minute for black and white documents and also up to 8 pages per minute for colored works. You can connect this printer using the network cord which is included or you can choose the USB option.

This all in one printer comes with 64MB of RAM but you can easily buy more RAM to expand it. The paper tray can hold 250 sheets but like the RAM you can also expand it with an optional 530 sheet tray. Both trays work together to give you up to 780 sheets of paper to print on. Working on both sides of your printing paper is an easy process as the Ricoh Aficio SP C222SF Color Laser Printer has software and drivers that supports manual duplexing.

The Ricoh Aficio SP C222SF is a large printer that should be set in its own personal area. If you place at your desk, it will take up too much space to allow you to work comfortably. At over 65 pounds the Aficio SP is a bit on the heavy side, it will be safer to request help when you are trying to move it to a new surface.

This printer is multifunctional and it allows for printing, faxing and copying. Once it is in place, you will only need to remove a few materials that kept it safe during shipping. Once this is completed, you can connect the Ricoh Aficio SP C222SF and start using it immediately if you have works to fax or copy. A little more work will need to be completed before you can use it as a printer.

In the packaging, you will note a disc that contains drivers for your new printer. This disc contains drivers for a few different operating systems such as Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, Mac OS X 10.2.8 to Mac OS X 10.4. Easy setup instructions make it a simple process to get the printer section up and running.

The Ricoh does a good job of printing and the quality will impress most home and small business users. Documents printed in plain black text that was easy to read and clear without smudges and ink spattering.

If you need to print out colored graphs, the Ricoh Aficio SP C222SF can do that as well, but it is not as clear as the black text. Printing an image is done very easily and you are not likely to notice any errors left by an overuse of toner.

The Ricoh Aficio SP C222SF is an overall great laser printer but it does lack one key feature. If you bought this product to do a lot of faxing, you may be disappointed to note that you cannot fax as easily as you would like to. For instance, if you needed to fax letters that are on your computer, you have to take a few extra steps that are not necessary in other multifunction printers. Before you can fax your documents, you have to print the page and then run it through the fax machine.

If you need a printer that can do a lot of heavy work such as large printing jobs, the Ricoh Aficio SP C222SF Color Laser Printer may the printer that you have been looking for. It’s a great printer but it can be pricey. A quick internet search will show that you may have to pay up to $850 if you want to own this all in one printing machine.

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