Ricoh Aficio MP 3352SP review
Expectations are high. You’re facing more tasks, more challenges—and
less time. So why not demand more from your multifunction system? The RICOH
Aficio MP 3352SP offers unmatched versatility and innovative security for
superior productivity and efficiency. It provides copy, print, scan and fax
capabilities in a compact design so you can produce a wide range of jobs
with exceptional quality. Plus, it incorporates a host of sustainable,
eco-friendly features that can enable fast-paced offices to save money
while conserving energy. Use it as your workhorse device to streamline
workflow from creation to finishing, or integrate it into a comprehensive
Managed Document Services (MDS) strategy and improve productivity while
reducing total cost of ownership.
Deliver exceptional multifunction performance with standard printing,
scanning and optional faxing.
Generate up to 33 black-and-white pages-per-minute and proceed to the next
job quickly.
Execute workflows seamlessly with a wide range of document distribution
tools that can be tailored for your office for maximum convenience.
Reprint, refax or scan instantly with the Document Server. It stores up to
3,000 frequently-used documents to expedite workflow.
Access a wide range of system settings including supply levels and job
details, assign e-mail notification to key team members, cancel jobs and
reboot the system remotely with Web Image Monitor.
Use Web SmartDeviceMonitor to configure, monitor and manage your entire
fleet of connected Ricoh devices—right from your desktop.
Promote proactive maintenance with automated alerts for low supplies and
errors with Auto-Email Notification.
Automate meter submissions, critical event notifications and remote
firmware updates with @Remote.
Capture documents in monochrome or in vibrant color and reduce file sizes
with high-compression PDF for faster transmission and printing without
compromising image quality.
Distribute documents instantly with Scan-to-Email or automate document
sharing and archiving with Scan-to-Folder.
Employ Scan-to-URL for network flexibility. Users can store the document on
the Hard Disk Drive to reduce network traffic and view and download files
via Web browser.
Preview electronic documents as full-color thumbnails for accurate review
that can enhance efficiency while minimizing wasted supplies.
Load scanned documents to portable media with the optional Scan to USB/SD
and print TIFF and JPEG files virtually everywhere.
Protect sensitive documents on the hard drive with the standard
DataOverwriteSecurity System (DOSS). It automatically overwrites the hard
drive to prevent retrieval of confidential information when enabled.
Add a powerful layer of security with standard HDD Encryption and encode
stored documents for maximum protection from hackers.
Safeguard critical data during transmission with Encrypted PDF
Transmission. Use it to scramble and encrypt transparent and vulnerable
data, including user name and password.
Ensure accurate user authentication with a variety of methods, including
user codes, LDAP, Windows Authentication and card based authentication
solutions.
Simplify print jobs with the icon-driven, PCL6 user interface driver and
optional genuine Adobe® PostScript3® drivers.
Enjoy seamless integration with Windows, Macintosh, Unix and AS/400
environments and a host of standard or optional interfaces to ensure that
local network requirements are met.
Modify queues for print jobs at any time with the Job Function List feature
and meet even the most ambitious deadlines.
Expedite jobs with PDF Direct Print. Users can print PDFs without opening
Adobe Acrobat or taxing the network.
Up to 3 G3 Fax lines can be configured to support simultaneous fax
transmission and reception in high volume environments. (optional)
Preview pages prior to transmission to decrease errors and detect blank
pages.
Send and receive faxes electronically with Internet faxing, using either a
PC or conventional fax numbers via IP to save on transmission costs and
paper.
Route inbound faxes to an e-mail address or network folder to ensure
timely, accurate delivery and distribution.
Print documents, e-mails and Web content from anywhere with optional
HotSpot Printing. Users can forward documents to the MFP via PDAs or other
Internet-enabled devices without installing drivers or software.
Accommodate visitors, such as employees visiting branch offices, with the
Mailto- Print feature. This allows users to send emails with attachments
directly to the MFP to print PDF/JPG files automatically without installing
print drivers.
Customize MFP touch-screen menus directly from the PC quickly without IT
support and create secure, searchable PDFs from text files, spreadsheets
and scanned documents with Personal Paperless Document Manager (PPDM)
software.
Expedite meta-data entry and integrate directly with many of the leading
Document Management Systems at the MFP with optional support for GlobalScan
NX, eCopy, NSi AutoStore and other applications with the optional USB
Keyboard. (Native embedded scanning is not supported.)
Connect to optional Cloud applications such as DocumentMall. Documents can
be securely scanned to a folder in DocumentMall or downloaded for printing.
Develop customized applications using Embedded Software Architecture, a
Java-compatible Software Development Kit (SDK).
Reduce paper consumption by printing double-sided documents—and reducing
output by up to half—with standard automatic duplexing.
Start printing and copying quickly. The Ricoh Aficio MP 3352SP warms up in
as few as 20 seconds and recovers from Sleep Mode as quickly as 10 seconds.
Save energy with fast first-copy times. This digital imaging system can
produce a first copy in less than 5.4 seconds.