Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 7identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour has 6 more print cartridges than the Epson EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour (10 vs 4). The Epson EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour has 99 sheets more Multi-Purpose tray input capacity than the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour (100 sheets vs 1 sheets). The Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour has 4 W more power consumption (printing) than the Epson EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour (16 W vs 12 W). Only the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour has Ethernet LAN. Only the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour has Wi-Fi.

  • Number of print cartridges
    • imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour:10
    • EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:4
  • Maximum resolution
    • imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour:4800 x 2400 DPI
    • EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:5760 x 1440 DPI
  • Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
    • imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour:1 sheets
    • EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:100 sheets
  • Maximum ISO A-series paper size
    • imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour:A3+
    • EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:A4
  • ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
    • imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour:A3, A3+, A4, A5
    • EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:A4, A5, A6
  • ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
    • imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour:B4, B5
    • EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:B5
  • Ethernet LAN
    • imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
    • EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:No
  • Wi-Fi
    • imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
    • EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:No

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Comparison of PRO-310, L1230
62 specifications
Features2 differ
ColourYesYes
Number of print cartridgesDiffers104
Duplex printingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceManual
Page description languagesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceESC/P-R
Printing coloursDiffersCyan, Grey, Magenta, Matte black, Photo cyan, Photo magenta, Red, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Ink tank systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ink typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDye-based ink
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers4800 x 2400 DPI5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source33 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 ppm
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total output capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayYesYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers1 sheets100 sheets
Total input capacityKnown for one100 sheetsUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA3+A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersArt paper, Photo paper, Plain paperPhoto paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA3, A3+, A4, A5A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB4, B5B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLegal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10, C6, DL
Photo paper sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10x15,13x18 cm
Paper tray media weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 - 300 g/m²
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one4x6,5x7,7x10,8x10,9x13,10x12,11x14,12x12Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Wi-Fi DirectDiffersYesNo
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Canon PRINT BusinessUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Product colourBlackBlack
Built-in displayDiffersYesNo
DisplayKnown for oneLCDUnknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one7.62 cm (3")Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs16 W12 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.05 W0.2 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.03 kWh/week
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one1 WUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one50/60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8.1Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 SonomaMac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 x64
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, ChromeOS, iOSUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers639 mm375 mm
DepthDiffers379 mm347 mm
HeightDiffers200 mm169 mm
WeightDiffers14.4 kg2.8 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8100 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6500 pages
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneREACH, RoHSUnknown — not stated by the source

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