Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW

29specifications compared
21differ
8identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour has 9 more print cartridges than the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW (10 vs 1). The Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour has 3,600 x 2400 DPI more maximum resolution than the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW (4800 x 2400 DPI vs 1200 x 2400 DPI). The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW has 1 more total input trays than the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour (2 vs 1). Maximum ISO A-series paper size: A3+ on the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour, A4 on the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW. Paper tray media types: Art paper, Photo paper, Plain paper on the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour, Thick paper on the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW.

Number of print cartridges
- imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour:10
- WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW:1
Maximum resolution
- imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour:4800 x 2400 DPI
- WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW:1200 x 2400 DPI
Total number of input trays
- imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour:1
- WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW:2
Total input capacity
- imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour:100 sheets
- WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW:251 sheets
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
- imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour:A3+
- WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW:A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour:A3, A3+, A4, A5
- WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW:A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
- imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour:B4, B5
- WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW:B5, B6
Market positioning
- imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour:Home & office
- WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW:Business

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Comparison of PRO-310, WF-M5298
70 specifications	A Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310 inkjet printer Colour Model PRO-310 View product	B Epson WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW Model WF-M5298 View product
Features2 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	10	1
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ESC/P-R, PCL 5c, PCL 6
Printing coloursDiffers	Cyan, Grey, Magenta, Matte black, Photo cyan, Photo magenta, Red, Yellow	Black
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8 s
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	1	2
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	251 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	1 sheets	1 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	251 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A3+	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Art paper, Photo paper, Plain paper	Thick paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A3, A3+, A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B4, B5	B5, B6
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C4, C5, C6, DL
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 - 256 g/m²
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	4x6,5x7,7x10,8x10,9x13,10x12,11x14,12x12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet, USB, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi Direct	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA2-AES
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LPR, FTP, IPP, LDP, Port 9100, WSD, Net BIOS over TCP/IP, WSD-Print, Bonjour/Airprint
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Canon PRINT Business	Apple AirPrint
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	7.62 cm (3")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	16 W	22 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.05 W	0.2 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 kWh/week
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	50/60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac 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 Sonoma	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android, ChromeOS, iOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	639 mm	425 mm
DepthDiffers	379 mm	290 mm
HeightDiffers	200 mm	508 mm
WeightDiffers	14.4 kg	14 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Power cord includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Print technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Inkjet
Ink dropKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mit Variable-sized Droplet-Technologie
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	REACH, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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