Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Epson EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson WF-M5299DW (MEA)

38specifications compared
20differ
18identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson WF-M5299DW (MEA) has 40,000 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Epson EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour (45000 pages per month vs 5000 pages per month). The Epson EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour has 3,600 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the Epson WF-M5299DW (MEA) (4800 x 1200 DPI vs 1200 x 1200 DPI). The Epson WF-M5299DW (MEA) has 1 more total input trays than the Epson EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour (2 vs 1). Only the Epson EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour has colour. Paper tray media types: Envelopes on the Epson EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour, Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper on the Epson WF-M5299DW (MEA).

Colour
- EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
- WF-M5299DW (MEA):No
Maximum duty cycle
- EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:5000 pages per month
- WF-M5299DW (MEA):45000 pages per month
Maximum resolution
- EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:4800 x 1200 DPI
- WF-M5299DW (MEA):1200 x 1200 DPI
Total number of input trays
- EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:1
- WF-M5299DW (MEA):2
Total input capacity
- EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:250 sheets
- WF-M5299DW (MEA):330 sheets
Maximum input capacity
- EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:1830 sheets
- WF-M5299DW (MEA):830 sheets
Envelopes sizes
- EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:10, C4, C6, DL
- WF-M5299DW (MEA):10, C4, C5, C6, DL
Product colour
- EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:White
- WF-M5299DW (MEA):Black, Grey

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Comparison of EP-C800, WF-M5299DW (MEA)
59 specifications	A Epson EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour Model EP-C800 View product	B Epson WF-M5299DW (MEA)View product
Features3 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	5000 pages per month	45000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 - 2500 pages per month
Page description languagesDiffers	ESC/P-R, PCL 5, PCL 6, PostScript 3	ESC/P-R, PCL 5e, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, PostScript 3
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 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 capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	1	2
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	330 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	1830 sheets	830 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Envelopes, Plain paper
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, C4, C6, DL	10, C4, C5, C6, DL
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-Enterprise, WPA3-SAE	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, IPSec, SSL/TLS, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Apple AirPrint, Epson Connect, Epson Email Print, Epson Remote Print, Epson iPrint, Google Cloud Print
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	SNMP, HTTP, DHCP, BOOTP, APIPA, DDNS, mDNS, SNTP, Ping, SLP, WSD, LLTD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black, Grey
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	24 W	23 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs	0.16 kWh/week	0.2 kWh/week
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	50/60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	7 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions2 differ
HeightDiffers	513 mm	357 mm
WeightDiffers	17.6 kg	14.9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
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	Inkjet	Unknown — not stated by the source

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