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Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Epson EcoTank ET-4900 vs HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 9identical
  • 73known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson EcoTank ET-4900 has 2.9 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour (10 s vs 7.1 s). The Epson EcoTank ET-4900 has 8.7 s more time to first page (colour, normal) than the HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour (16 s vs 7.3 s). The HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour has 2 more total input trays than the Epson EcoTank ET-4900 (3 vs 1). Printing colours: Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black on the Epson EcoTank ET-4900, Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow on the HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour. Maximum resolution: 5760 x 1440 DPI on the Epson EcoTank ET-4900, 2400 x 1200 DPI on the HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour.

  • Printing colours
    • Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
    • Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
  • Maximum resolution
    • 5760 x 1440 DPI
    • 2400 x 1200 DPI
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 10 s
    • 7.1 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • 16 s
    • 7.3 s
  • Total number of input trays
    • 1
    • 3
  • Total input capacity
    • 100 sheets
    • 500 sheets
  • Total output capacity
    • 30 sheets
    • 300 sheets
  • Envelopes sizes
    • 10, DL, C6
    • B5, C5, C6, DL

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104 specifications
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Epson

EcoTank ET-4900

Model ET-4900

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HP

PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour

Model 556xh

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Features1 differ
Number of print cartridges44
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneManual
Printing coloursDiffersYellow, Magenta, Cyan, BlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Print head nozzlesKnown for one180 Nozzles Black, 59 Nozzles per Color
ColourKnown for oneYes
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one80000 pages per month
Separate cartridgesKnown for oneYes
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 5, PCL 6, PDF 1.4, PostScript 3
HP segmentKnown for oneEnterprise
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers5760 x 1440 DPI2400 x 1200 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs10 s7.1 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs16 s7.3 s
Borderless printingKnown for oneYes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one50 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one75 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one75 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one50 ppm
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers13
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets500 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers30 sheets300 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one30 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one5
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one300 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper tray
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopesBond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB6, B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersLetter, LegalExecutive, Legal, Letter, Oficio, Statement
Envelopes sizesDiffers10, DL, C6B5, C5, C6, DL
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15,13x18 cm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one64 - 300 g/m²
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portYesYes
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
Standard interfacesKnown for oneEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Wi-FiYesYes
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Epson Smart Panel, Epson Connect, Epson Email Print, Epson Remote Print, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Design3 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourDiffersBlackGrey, White
Built-in displayYesYes
Colour displayYesYes
Display diagonalDiffers3.71 cm (1.46")10.9 cm (4.3")
Country of originKnown for onePhilippines
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
Power consumption (printing)Known for one52 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one7.5 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMac OS X 10.9.5 or later, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 (32/64bit), Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 (64bit), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2025
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers375 mm530 mm
DepthDiffers317 mm463 mm
HeightDiffers224 mm597 mm
WeightDiffers5.5 kg28.8 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
Package widthDiffers395 mm603 mm
Package depthDiffers455 mm565 mm
Package heightDiffers325 mm792 mm
Package weightDiffers7.66 kg35.4 kg
Technical detailsidentical
Safety warningKnown for oneContains 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one. May produce an allergic reaction.<br>Contains 2,4,7,9-tetramethyldec-5-yne-4,7-diol. May produce an allergic reaction.<br>Always follow the information on the product label.
Colours capacityKnown for oneBlack [65ml], Cyan [65ml], Yellow [65ml], Magenta [65ml]
Logistics dataidentical
Customs product code (TARIC)Known for one84433100000
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one36 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one24 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
All-in-one functionsKnown for oneScan, Copy, Fax, Print
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one1200 x 2400 DPI
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Fax memoryKnown for one100 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one100
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, JPEG, PICT, TIFF, MTIFF, PNG
InterfaceKnown for oneUSB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct, Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/g/n(Wi-Fi 4)/k/v/r
Print headKnown for oneEpson Micro PiezoTM print head
Print technologyKnown for oneInkjet
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Number of usersKnown for one4 user(s)
Scan speed (black, normal quality)Known for one4.5 ipm with ADF scan 12 sec. with flatbed scan
Colour printing technologyKnown for oneDye Ink
Box contentsKnown for one4 x 65ml individual ink bottles (Bk, C,Y,M), Main unit, Power cable, Setup guide, Warranty document
Ink dropKnown for one3 pl
Page yield high capacity (black & white)Known for one3,600 pages
Page yield high capacity (colour)Known for one6,500 pages
Print speedKnown for one33 pages/min Monochrome (plain paper 75 g/m&sup2;), 15 pages/min Colour (plain paper 75 g/m&sup2;), 27 Seconds per 10 x 15 cm photo (Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper)
Print speed (colour, normal quality, 10 x 15 photo)Known for one6 pages/min Colour
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one1280 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one2304 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1200 MHz
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP Dynamic securityKnown for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one15 - 30 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 60%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneEPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR
Sustainable technologies and materialsKnown for oneMercury-free

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