Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Epson EcoTank L1116 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson WF-M5299DW (MEA)

30specifications compared
22differ
8identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson EcoTank L1116 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 2 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Epson EcoTank L1116 inkjet printer Colour (34 ppm vs 32 ppm). The Epson EcoTank L1116 inkjet printer Colour has 0.7 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Epson WF-M5299DW (MEA) (5.5 s vs 4.8 s). Only the Epson EcoTank L1116 inkjet printer Colour has colour. Maximum ISO A-series paper size: A3 on the Epson EcoTank L1116 inkjet printer Colour, A4 on the Epson WF-M5299DW (MEA).

Colour
- EcoTank L1116 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
- WF-M5299DW (MEA):No
Maximum resolution
- EcoTank L1116 inkjet printer Colour:4800 x 1200 DPI
- WF-M5299DW (MEA):1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- EcoTank L1116 inkjet printer Colour:32 ppm
- WF-M5299DW (MEA):34 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- EcoTank L1116 inkjet printer Colour:5.5 s
- WF-M5299DW (MEA):4.8 s
Total input capacity
- EcoTank L1116 inkjet printer Colour:550 sheets
- WF-M5299DW (MEA):330 sheets
Total output capacity
- EcoTank L1116 inkjet printer Colour:125 sheets
- WF-M5299DW (MEA):150 sheets
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
- EcoTank L1116 inkjet printer Colour:A3
- WF-M5299DW (MEA):A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- EcoTank L1116 inkjet printer Colour:A3, A3+, A4, A5, A6
- WF-M5299DW (MEA):A4, A5, A6

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Comparison of L1116, WF-M5299DW (MEA)
57 specifications	A Epson EcoTank L1116 inkjet printer Colour Model L1116 View product	B Epson WF-M5299DW (MEA)View product
Features1 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 - 2500 pages per month
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	32 ppm	34 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	5.5 s	4.8 s
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	32 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	5.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	550 sheets	330 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	125 sheets	150 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	830 sheets
Paper handling6 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A3	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Envelopes, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A3, A3+, A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B6	B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, DL	10, C4, C5, C6, DL
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9x13,10x15,13x18
Paper tray media weightDiffers	64 - 255 g/m²	64 - 256 g/m²
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP	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
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Grey
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.1 cm (2.4")
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	27 W	23 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs	0.14 kWh/week	0.2 kWh/week
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	7.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	515 mm	425 mm
DepthDiffers	500 mm	535 mm
HeightDiffers	300 mm	357 mm
WeightDiffers	17 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

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