This is a wide format printer aimed at users who wish to improve their productivity while minimising costs. The Ricoh SP W2470 wide-format digital printer is fairly compact for the small or medium-sized office. It offers security, networking features, and support for the commonly used file formats in graphic design, but the SP W2470 printer is still lacking in some aspects.
Design
The main unit weighs approximately 107Kg but it can weigh up to 177Kg with two roll feeds installed. The clamshell design allows full frontal access to the consumables, while the minimalist operator panel with a monochrome display screen makes the wide-format Ricoh SP W2470 mono laser printer easier to configure or programme on-board. The device uses electro-photographic method for printing and it runs on 512MB of memory. A black Ricoh 888029 toner cartridge must be installed into the Ricoh SPW2470 monochrome laser printer.
Advantages
Files can be stored up to 180 days in the Ricoh Aficio SPW2470 wide-format printer because of the 80GB hard disk drive. The Aficio SP W2470 printer supports common HDI print, Postscript, AutCAD, and Windows formats, and a web printing GUI can be installed for easy access to network files and directories. It is simple to switch paper types and users may integrate an optional cassette tray in the Ricoh Aficio SPW2470 mono wide-format printer for more versatile media handling. Lines and simple designs are printed sharply in 600dpi.
Disadvantages
High volume users may find the Ricoh Aficio SP W2470 black and white laser printer to be slow and inefficient because the print speed is only up to 4ppm. Very detailed graphics are printed poorly because of the limited 600dpi resolution. The SP-W2470 printer could be better if it offered networking, data overwrite security, and data encryption as standard features.
