Graphics and photos alike had neutral colours, and the toner gave an even, satin finish.
Duplex printing 10 sides of colour graphics onto five pages took the best part of three minutes, but repeating this with the less complex pages took just 70 seconds. Timed over just the last 10 pages, which represent printing off typical web pages, it reached 10.5ppm - much faster than a similarly priced inkjet would manage. In common with most printers, it was far slower to deal with the complex graphics contained in our 24-page colour test - the whole test completed at 5.8ppm. It produced a first page of black text in 23 seconds, and went on to deliver 25 pages at a rate of 16.0ppm. In use, the SP C250dn was some way off Ricoh's claimed 20-pages-per-minute (ppm) speed. There are no orientation markings in the main paper tray, which is a pain if you want to print on the flipside of a previous single-sided job. While the display is backlit, it's a basic two-line LCD. There are some nice touches, too, as the vents over its two cooling fans can be rotated to blow hot air to the front or back.
Despite the bulk, it's a pleasant enough design, with a couple of white panels seemingly wrapped around a black plastic core. The SP C250dn isn't the smallest colour laser, and at about 29kg, it's good to have a friend help you unpack it.
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