Competitor Comparison
(CLX-9250 Vs. Ricoh MP C2550)
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2010.04.27
IT Solution Business
Enterprise Sales & Marketing Group
Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.
Why SAMSUNG ?
Despite the many copiers and multifunction printers in the market, there are very good reasons for choosing Samsung.
Samsung is a world-renowned global company that regularly wins awards for reliability, design and innovative technology.
Samsung has a wide range of technologies and products, making it an expert in digital media convergence across applications,
devices and networks. In the printing industry, Samsung is the fastest growing company,
topping competitor sales for many models in its class.
Samsung has earned its reputation with award-winning excellence
in performance, eco-friendliness and design innovation,
and by providing businesses with leading network and security solutions.
Samsung products are reliable and deliver a high monthly duty cycle,
maximizing uptime and keeping business productivity high.
Samsung printers are also designed for high toner yield, producing more high-quality,
fade-resistant and long-lasting prints per cartridge.
And that’s not all.
Samsung’s first originally developed and produced A3 MFP designed for high
productivity, high reliability and user friendliness. The CLX-9350 and CLX-9250 boast
a wide range of system options and high network capabilities to improve office
productivity and the overall communication environment.
The A3 MFP has been designed to improve TCO with high yield consumables.
Ease of maintenance is guaranteed to satisfy customers and dealers.
Suitable to any office environments seeking improving printing management,
document handling and communication.
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Product Image
SAMSUNG
Ricoh
CLX-9250ND
C2550
CLX-9250ND has received ‘’ Pick of the Year’’
award from the most reliable laboratory
BLI (Buyers Laboratory Inc).
The ‘’Pick of the Year’’ award ONLY goes to
one of the best products among highly recommended
Products.
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Executive Summary
SAMSUNG
CLX-9250ND
High performance color copier for
Office Biz Color
Easy to use design & full color LCD
panel(8.9 inch)
Easy to use LED indicators
Supporting High Input Capacity
Ease of optimize is guaranteed to satisfy
customers and dealers.
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Ricoh
C2550
 Low scan speed
No quick copy menu
Low input paper capacity
No ECO tab in the Driver
USB 2.0 interface for direct print (optional)
Low Toner yields(Only 10K black/5.5K color)
No simulating function for other MFP color
Spec Comparison
Print
Company
SAMSUNG
Model
CLX-9250
Ricoh
25ppm / A4
C2550
C2530(Reference)
25ppm / 25ppm A4
→
Speed (Mono / Color)
25ppm / A4
Resolution
4800 x 600 dpi effective output
1200 dpi X 1200dpi
600 dpi X 600dpi
Emulation
PCL5c, PCL6Ce, PJL, XPS
PostScript3, PDF2PS, TIFF
RPCS,
PCL5c,PCL6,XPS
Adobe PS3 (Option)
RPCS
PCL5c,PCL6(Option)
Resolution
600 x 600 dpi
600 x 600 dpi
→
6.5 sec/9.5 sec
→
600 X 600 dpi
600 X 600dpi
→
33.6Kbps
33.6Kbps
→
Standard Input Capa.
1140sheets
600 sheets
→
Max Input Capa.
3140 sheets
1600 sheets
→
Max Standard Output Capa.
3700sheets
550 sheets
→
ADF Capa.
100 sheets
50 sheets
→
800Mhz
533Mhz
400Mhz
1GB
768MB
512MB
HDD
250GB
60GB
N/A
LCD
8.9 inch Color Touch Screen
8.5” Color Touch Screen
4 lines LCD
Copy
FCOT(Mono / Color)
Scan
Fax
Paper Handle
Resolution (opt)
Speed
CPU
9.5 sec
10.5 sec
Memory
General
Consumable
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Toner Yield (Mono / Color)
25,000 pages
15,000 pages
10000 /5500 pages
→
Drum Yield (Mono / Color)
75000 pages
75000 pages
60,000 /60,000 pages
→
Deve. Yield.
75000 pages
75000 pages
160000/160000pages
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Spec Comparison (cont’d)
Company
SAMSUNG
Model
CLX-9250
C2550
C2530(Reference)
<45sec
<25 sec
→
25% ~ 400%
25% ~ 400%
→
60ipm @ 300dpi 40ipm @ 600dpi
26ipm @ 200dpi for Color
→
CST
16- 57lb (60 - 216gsm)
16-68 lb (60 - 256gsm)
→
Bypass
16- 67lb (60 – 253gsm)
14-68lb (52 - 256gsm)
→
Duplex
16- 46lb (60 – 175gsm)
16-28 lb (60 - 105gsm)
→
Max. width 12.6”(320mm)
Max. Length 18”(457mm)
Max. width 12”(304mm)
Max. length 18(457mm)
A6---A3
Warm-up
Zoom Range
Scan
Paper
Weight
Paper Size
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Speed
Ricoh
CLX-9250ND Strength
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Performance
Fast Duplex Copy speed of document save your time in real office
and ECO friendly.
 Test result shows that CLX-9250 needs shorter time to Copy Office Document
(20 pages) than Ricoh MPC2550 in 2:2 Sided Copy, while both machine have same
engine speed. (Use ISO Office Test Suite)
 CLX-9250 takes 124 seconds, And MP C2550 takes 194 seconds to complete printing job in 2:2 Sided Copy
Paper Size
A4
2-Sided
Duplex
Resolution
Normal
Color
Color
CLX-9250
MP C2550
1:1 Sided
1’02’’89
1’02'‘76
2:2 Sided
2’04’’08
3‘13'‘87
2-Up Copy
41’’00
52’’53
20 pages Color Copying Time from Ready
Ricoh MP C2550
70seconds faster
SAMSUNG CLX-9250
8
50
75
100
125
175
150
seconds
200
Performance
The Scanning performance of CLX-9250 is suitable for office environment in
which many people share scanner
SAMSUNG
 High speed scanner 60ipm
 It is only 26ipm for color
 100 sheet feeder capacity
 Only 50 sheet feeder capacity
 60 ipm for both Mono and Color
Standard 100-sheet automatic reversing document feeder
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Ricoh
 41 for Mono/26 for Color ipm
Standard 50-sheet automatic reversing document feeder
Easy to use touch panel
8.9 inch LCD panel allows for quick and secure operation
SAMSUNG
Ricoh
 The Full color 8.9 inch LCD panel
 8.5 inch LCD is smaller
 Flexible panel design
 The angle of the control panel cannot
be tilted
 Flexible Operation panel design
 Can tilt and move horizontally 100mm
Big Icon button
(35X30mm)
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Small Icon button
Easy to use touch panel
The main screen is user-friendly and well-labeled
SAMSUNG
 Large touch-sensitive buttons for all
of the device’s 11 functions
Ricoh
 Only 6 fixed function menu button
 Easy to change the order for the customer
priority
Only 6 fixed Buttons for Copy / Document Server/Fax/
Printer/Scanner /Other
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Easy to use
Convenient LED indicator (Machine Status)
SAMSUNG
Ricoh

Paper Tray LED indicators for Low and Empty status

DADF indicator for Error(Red) and Ready(Green)
LED indicators
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 No LED indicator
Easy to Use
Easy access to toner usage information on the panel
SAMSUNG
Ricoh
 User can find the information of toner
remainder by click soft-button on main-menu.
Click Here!
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 Can not find toner level information
on main menu.
Easy to use Quick Copy Menu
The Quick Copy Menu
SAMSUNG

Ricoh
The Quick Copy Screen enables users to program all
 No Quick Copy Menu
basic and many advanced functions without having
to navigate menus
Only 2 preset Reduce/Enlarge menu available,
other than that 2 more steps necessary
Variety Reduce/Enlarge menu
allows you to setup only pressing once
Easy to set up book mode
The Quick Copy menu allows you to set the copy options
quickly all on the one screen
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When you set up book mode, 3 more steps necessary
1.Press Dup./combine/series
2.Press Book
3.Press OK
Easy to use built in USB Port
Don’t need to use Optional USB Reader, Built in USB Port
SAMSUNG
 Built in USB port
Ricoh
 USB/SD Card Slot should be necessary
(Option $)
 CLX-9250 supports direct printing from and scanning
to a USB flash drive.
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Easy to Use
Do you copy ID card everyday? Our simple & advanced ID copy function will
boost up your performance.
SAMSUNG
 ID Copy Button save your time.
Ricoh
 One-Sided Combine needs 7 steps
1. Press [Dup./Combine/Series].
(Just 5 Click)
1. Copy  Advanced  ID copy
2. Place front side of ID card & press “Start”
3. Place rear side of ID card & press “Start”
4. Print output
2.Press [Combine].
3. Select [1 Sided] or [2 Sided] for Original, and then press [Combine 1 Side]
for Copy.
4.Select the number of originals to
combine.
5.Select the paper size.
6.Press [OK].
7.Place the originals, and then press
the [Start] key.
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Easy to Use
The control panel is very well designed and offers exceptional ease of use
SAMSUNG
 Easy -to-understand control panel design
Ricoh

There is no selection for 1:1 copying, which might be
confusing if a user needs to make a single-sided copy
after completing a double-sided cop job
1:1 setting menu is also available
Only 1:2 /2:2 setting No menu for 1:1 setting
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Easy to Use
Option 3250 sheets Booklet Finisher
SAMSUNG
 If you print using the Folding or Folding Staple
option with the booklet finisher, you can only
load the paper by short edge feeding in trays.
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Ricoh

Only 500 Internal Finisher is available

No booklet Finisher available
Easy to Use
High Toner yield
SAMSUNG
High toner yield (25K black/15K color) will let you
free cumbersome refilling work
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Ricoh
Only 10K black/5.5K color toner yield makes you
refill very often
The toner yields are lower than the average
Supporting High Input Capacity
High-capacity feeder will let you free from cumbersome paper loading work.
Once a week would be more then enough.
SAMSUNG
Ricoh
 Choose 3 kinds of paper input option
 Max Input capacity : Max 1600 sheets
2000 High capacity
Feeder
2,720
Max 3140
 Option 1 : 520 (CST) *2 + 100(Multi purpose) = 1140
 Option 2 : 520*4 (CST) + 100(Multi purpose) = 2180
 Option 3 : 520*2 (CST) + 2000+ 100(Multi purpose)= 3140
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Max 1600
 Standard 250X2 + 100(Bypass Tray) = 600
Option 500 X2trays + 600= 1600
Environmental Friendly Design
The ECO Mode setting in the driver saves energy and shows users how much
SAMSUNG
 Easy to recognize how you print ECO
The Eco tab on the print driver gives you the ability to change
the features that can influence the environmental footprint
of the device.
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Ricoh
 No ECO tab in the Driver
Environmental Friendly Design
The ECO button on the panel saves energy and paper
SAMSUNG

Ricoh
The Eco button allows you to save print resources
 No one touch ECO setup button
without any cumbersome setting
ECO button
Duplex and B/W
setting at once
When you want to setup ECO, you should setup one by one
such as Duplex/2 in 1 setting etc.
The Eco setting can be changed in Machine Setup ECO setting
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Image Quality
High image quality
SAMSUNG
Ricoh
CLX-9250
MP C2550
Text
Sample
Text
Sample
Text Sample
Fine Quality
Text
Text Sample
Solid Images
Text
Sample
Line Sample
Text Sample
Smooth Lines
Line Sample
Jaggy Lines
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Easy to Optimize
Simulating other MFP color
It is possible to simulate other manufacturer’s color profile behavior
SAMSUNG
If user changes their current color device to
Samsung CLX-9250, they can optimize for
keeping their current color setting.
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Ricoh
 No such Function
Easy to Optimize
Easy to change 5 different languages for multilingual environment
SAMSUNG
Easy to set up 5 different languages for the
operation panel for multilingual environment
such as global company
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Ricoh
 Only 2 languages Korean and English
can be changed
Easy to Optimize
Various Color adjustment features in the Driver make customer color
optimize easily
SAMSUNG
Ricoh
Easy to adjust Color and Easy to import a
image you want to print for Adjustment
 Limited Color Adjustment Function without
Image
Ricoh MP 2550
Click the Import Image Button
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Easy to Optimize
Various Color adjustment features make customer color optimize easily
SAMSUNG
Ricoh
CLX-9250
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C2550
Single Color
O
Single Color
Twin Color
O
Twin Color
Color Tone
O
Color Tone
Appointed Color
O
Appointed Color
Color Removal
O
Color Removal
O
Color Replacement
O
Color Replacement
O
Add Background Color
O
Add Background Color
Color Balance
O
Color Balance
O
Color Shift (Hue Control)
O
Color Shift (Hue Control)
O
Saturation
O
UCR
O
Fine Density
O
Fine Density
Contrast
O
Contrast
O
Sharpness
O
Sharpness
O
O
Saturation
Ricoh MP 2550
UCR
O
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Easy to Optimize
Single Color:
Select this setting to print the copy in a specified single color, regardless of whether the scanned document is in color
or in black and white. By using this option, you can achieve aesthetically pleasing prints or make images for specific purposes.
When the SingleColor setting is selected, you can select only one color out of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Red, Green or Blue.
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Easy to Optimize
Twin Color:
Select this setting to print the copy in black and a specified single color, regardless of whether the scanned document is in color or in black
and white. By using this option, you can achieve aesthetically pleasing prints or you can make images for specific purposes.
When the Twin Color setting is selected, you can select one out of from Black + Cyan, Black + Magenta, Black + Yellow, Black + Red, Black + Green
or Black + Blue.
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Easy to Optimize
Appointed Color:
The appointed color effect changes the original image to grayscale except for the appointed color. This effect can be used to emphasize an
appointed color area. When you select colors from <1-Color>, the non selected colors will be changed to black and white in printouts.
You can also select a color from <Target Color> if necessary. The selected original colors will be changed to the selected color from
<Target Color> in printouts.
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Easy to Optimize
Add Background Color:
Select this setting to print the copy with a background color added to blank areas,. When the Add Background Color setting is selected, you can
select Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Red, Green, Blue, Deep Cyan, Deep Magenta, Deep Yellow, Deep Red, Deep Green, or Deep Blue.
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Easy to Optimize
Saturation:
This option allows you to adjust the level of saturation of the colors in the image. You can use this adjustment to make images more vibrant.
The more gray there is in a color, the less saturated it is. The less gray in a color, the more saturated it is.
So, a fully saturated color is the purest version of that color. Select a color , and adjust the level of saturation using the left/right arrows.
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Easy to Optimize
Fine Density:
The Fine Density effect increases or decreases the image density on relatively bright or dark areas of an image. By regulating the amount of
CMYK toner, you can use this option to emphasize the area of an image, or you can improve the image quality. You can also enhance
text readability by using this option.
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