Color - 21 ppm Mono - 17 ppm Color - Parallel - Fast Ethernet - PC, Mac, SPARC - MPN: 400832 See Product Details
Description
The Ricoh Aficio CL3000 brings the performance of a workgroup printer in the same footprint as a desktop - at a fraction of the price. Affordable and accessible color at 16.9 ppm is only part of the story; the CL3000 has an impressive black & white printing speed of 21 ppm
Quick Glance
Functions: Printer
Printer Type: Color Laser Printer
Interface Type: Parallel Yes, Network RJ-45 Yes
Networking: Fast Ethernet
System Type: PC, Mac, SPARC
Max Print Speed: 21 ppm
Summary
Product Title: Ricoh Aficio CL3000 Laser Printer
Manufacturer: Ricoh
Power Score: 3.8 | 13 Reviews
Printing
Functions: Printer
Printer Type: Color Laser Printer
Color Horizontal Resolution: 1200 dpi
Color Vertical Resolution: 1200 dpi
Color Print Speed: 17 ppm
Black & White Horizontal Resolution: 1200 dpi
Black & White Vertical Resolution: 1200 dpi
Black & White Print Speed: 21 ppm
Media Handling
Paper Handling Support: Plain Paper, Card Stock, Label, Transparency, Envelope
Standard Input Sheet Capacity: 630 sheets
General
Category: B&W Laser
Media Size: 8" x 11", 8.50" x 14", A4, B5, 3.56" x 5.86", 7.25" x 10.50", 8" x 13", Custom Size
Color: White
Class: Printer
Print Resolution: 1200 x 1200 dpi
Automated Duplex Printing: Manual
Interface Connection: Parallel Yes, Network RJ-45 Yes
Included Network Card: Fast Ethernet
System Type: PC, Mac, SPARC
Monthly Duty Cycle: 50000 pages per month
Installed Memory: 64 MB
Processor Speed: 400 MHz
Dimensions
Height: 15.5 in
Width: 16.5 in
Depth: 21.0 in
Weight: 68.00 lbs
Dimensions: 15.50" Height x 16.50" Width x 21" Depth
Warranty
Warranty Information: 1 Year
More Info
URL: Manufacturer Link
Strengths: Graphics, text, and photo quality - equal to any competition. Price, price, price - nothing compares. Small footprint - nothing compares in its class. Connectivity and ease of set-up excellent
Weakness: Noise
For the price, you simply cannot buy anything close to this printer, with all its features and quality. My first one had a manufacturing problem, which I let Ricoh and PC Connection know about. PC Connection had a new one at my house the next day before I even packed the old one up; I was astounded. In the past nine months, this printer has churned out thousands of pages of perfect color...
Strengths: fast, fairly accurate color, not difficult to set up
Weakness: utilities/functions available to Mac users not equal to Windows users
Worried after reading some reviews but glad I bought it. Set up was not difficult and knowing it connects to Macs with Ethernet cable made it simple, despite no clear instructions about that part of it. After setup, when first starting up, calibrating, etc. it emitted loud, scary cracking noises, but nothing went wrong (no broken plastic). Can be a little noisy but so was old bubblejet -- energy...
Strengths: Price, Speed, Cost of consumables, Quality!
Weakness: None that I can find. Super reliable. Not one paper jam.
This printer is amazing in my opinion. It is remarkably well priced for a one pass color printer. It is four times faster than the Minolta 2300 series. Has a 50,000 copy per month duty cycle and comes network ready. This handles paper wonderfully and the by pass tray can handle heavy duty glossy laser card stock. Make sure that you never use anything but laser rated paper. Inkjet paper will melt...
Strengths: Price, speed, ease of use, networking.
Weakness: None found yet
This is an awesome step up from the B/W laser & inkjet combination that I'd been using. I was able to set it up and get it running very quickly on a SOHO network with 4 Macs, a WinXp machine and a Linux box. It works beautifully with all of them, and grabbed a DHCP address right away from my router. From low power mode to printed page is about 5 seconds. I've yet to see how consumable costs will...
Strengths: High Speed, Outstanding Color, Optional Duplexer (which arrived before the printer), Compact, & Windows/Mac/LINIX Friendly
Weakness: Documentation could use a major rewrite - but on todays scale - guess it's as good as other companies. But could use improvements.
I researched over 20 Color Laser Printers - I needed Moderate Speed, Duplex Capability, Excellent Color Graphics/Photos, Low Operational Cost and ease of use. I use both PCs and Macs and need the printer on the network to work with both at ease. The Ricoh CL3000 fit the profile - the cost was quite reasonable - I did get the $200 rebate which paid for the duplexor accessory. It should actually be...
Strengths: Fast at up to 21ppm, even printing complex and large files! Great true 1200 x 1200 dpi and speedy warm up time!
Weakness: It was a little awkward getting the waste toner bottle in, but once I did it, it will be a breeze next time!
I can not believe the small size of this color laser! Its slightly larger than most of the Black & White laser printers! I had a few questions on what types of paper Ricoh advises one to use and their 1-800-ricoh-38 line was extremely helpful!!!! I highly recommend this product and encourage one to recommend this product to other as this was how I was turned on to it!!!
Strengths: The size is not much bigger than my monochrome HP4200, True 1200 x 1200 dpi for awesome output! True adobe postrscript, USB standard as well as NIC, and warm up time in less than 31 seconds!
Weakness: Ricoh does not advertise this great color laser? I found this product by mistake.???????
I had an LED color laser and I will never buy anything other than a true color laser like the Ricoh CL3000 again! I highly recommend it and feel confidence in the product as Ricoh is the #1 copier and multifunction manufacturer in the world! My duplex speed is also as fast as my simplex speed. I also can print up to 28 lb paper stock at up to 17ppms in color and 21 in black and white! I compared...
Strengths: Nice looking prints..... at least when it prints.
Weakness: Made of flimsy plastic parts, that are always breaking!
Big, heavy, loud, hot, and did I meantion it breaks.... ALOT! Every week I get a call about this printer, and every time I open it up some broken piece of plastic falls out!! Terrible printer! Bought this printer as a result of reading the reviews on this site. Don't believe them. This printer has given me trouble from day one.If your looking for a reliable printer, this isn't it. Had a quarter...
Strengths: It's fairly fast.
Weakness: This printer is loud, so you don't want to put it in your office. Difficult to use. Very expensive to operate. The print quality leaves a lot to be desired.
I got sucked in by the low price, but I guess they were desperate to sell them. You give up a lot in print quality, and the speed doesn't live up to the specs.
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Not for high volume
Strengths: Low entry price, good quality & speed
Weakness: Reliability, high cost to maintain
Our company owns several of these printers. We were originally paying for maintenance and supplies on a "per-page" basis. That cost was a bit high, so we switched to paying for supplies and maintenance as needed. Our average coverage is low, so this seemed to make sense. The ongoing cost of these printers is very high. One needed a new black drum unit after about 10,000 pages. The number of...
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