

Those volume ratings are four and five times higher than the two HP Enterprise models mentioned in the previous paragraph. Aside from that, though, the 501SPF is a highly capable and sophisticated high-volume monochrome laser printer.ĭesigned to churn out thousands of pages each month, the 501SPF's maximum monthly duty cycle is 250,000 pages, with a recommended monthly print volume of 16,600 pages, which is close to 1,000 pages each business day per month. Even so, too many of the most useful and more common features, such as Wi-Fi, fax, and optical character recognition (OCR), are (often expensive) add-ons, given its lofty price, which is just enough to preclude it from gaining our Editors' Choice nod. In addition to printing well, and fast, everything about the 501SPF-its huge monthly duty cycle, highly expandable high-capacity paper input, tablet-size touch screen control panel, 350GB hard drive, and incredibly low cost per page-screams high-volume. Out of the box it comes with a richer feature set and greater functionality than your average high-volume monochrome laser all-in-one (AIO), and if it doesn't do what you want by default, rest assured, there's an add-on that can.

It prints capably, fast, and at a very low cost per page, but the printer itself will cost you.ĭesigned for midsize to large offices and workgroups, the Ricoh MP 501SPF Black and White Laser Multifunction Printer ($3,499) means business-and then some. The Ricoh MP 501SPF monochrome laser AIO comes with a wealth of top-drawer features and expansion options.
