Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour

22specifications compared
14differ
8identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour has 50 sheets more total input capacity than the Epson EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour (150 sheets vs 100 sheets). The Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour has 1 W more power consumption (printing) than the Epson EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour (13 W vs 12 W). The Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour has 1.1 W more power consumption (ready) than the Epson EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour (4.1 W vs 3 W). Only the Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour has Ethernet LAN. Only the Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour has built-in display.

Maximum resolution
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:1200 x 600 DPI
- EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour:5760 x 1440 DPI
Total input capacity
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:150 sheets
- EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour:100 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:A4
- EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour:A4, A5, A6
Ethernet LAN
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
- EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour:No
Market positioning
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:Business
- EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour:Home & office
Product colour
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:White
- EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour:Black
Built-in display
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
- EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour:No
Power consumption (printing)
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:13 W
- EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour:12 W

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Comparison of F170, L1250
59 specifications	A Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour Model F170 View product	B Epson EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour Model L1250 View product
Featuresidentical
Colour	Yes	Yes
Number of print cartridges	4	4
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Manual
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ESC/P-R
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Ink tank systemKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ink typeKnown for one	Dye-based ink	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ppm
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10, C6, DL
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9x13,10x15,13x18,13x20,20x25
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	215.9 x 1198.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson Connect
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Built-in displayDiffers	Yes	No
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Buttons	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	13 W	12 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 W
Power consumption (ready)Differs	4.1 W	3 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.14 kWh/week
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac 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 supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	503 mm	375 mm
DepthDiffers	375 mm	347 mm
HeightDiffers	187 mm	169 mm
WeightDiffers	4.6 kg	2.9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8100 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6500 pages
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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