Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Epson EcoTank ET-3600 vs HP OfficeJet Pro 8218 inkjet printer Colour

26specifications compared
17differ
9identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- EcoTank ET-3600:4800 x 1200 DPI
- OfficeJet Pro 8218 inkjet printer Colour:2400 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- EcoTank ET-3600:13.7 ppm
- OfficeJet Pro 8218 inkjet printer Colour:22 ppm
Total input capacity
- EcoTank ET-3600:150 sheets
- OfficeJet Pro 8218 inkjet printer Colour:500 sheets
Product colour
- EcoTank ET-3600:Black
- OfficeJet Pro 8218 inkjet printer Colour:Black, White
Power consumption (printing)
- EcoTank ET-3600:13 W
- OfficeJet Pro 8218 inkjet printer Colour:34 W
Width
- EcoTank ET-3600:489 mm
- OfficeJet Pro 8218 inkjet printer Colour:496 mm
Depth
- EcoTank ET-3600:300 mm
- OfficeJet Pro 8218 inkjet printer Colour:420 mm
Height
- EcoTank ET-3600:169 mm
- OfficeJet Pro 8218 inkjet printer Colour:203 mm

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Comparison of EcoTank ET-3600, 8218
76 specifications	A Epson EcoTank ET-3600 View product	B HP OfficeJet Pro 8218 inkjet printer Colour Model 8218 View product
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 6, PostScript 3
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Small medium business
Ink tank systemKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing2 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	2400 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	13.7 ppm	22 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 s
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Total input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	500 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes	Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	C6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	37 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, White
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LED
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.08 cm (2")
Country of originKnown for one	Indonesia	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	13 W	34 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP Dynamic securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HP Instant InkKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	489 mm	496 mm
DepthDiffers	300 mm	420 mm
HeightDiffers	169 mm	203 mm
WeightDiffers	4.7 kg	8.62 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	455 mm	490 mm
Package depthDiffers	610 mm	567 mm
Package heightDiffers	340 mm	490 mm
Package weightDiffers	9.86 kg	14.9 kg
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	2.19 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	80 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	2.19 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	100 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	18 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	2 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	3 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per palletKnown for one	12 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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