Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Epson EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour

22specifications compared
16differ
6identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour has 2 W more power consumption (printing) than the Epson EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour (12 W vs 10 W). The Epson EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour has 120 - 240 V more AC input voltage than the Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour (220 - 240 V vs 100 - 240 V). The Epson EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour has 86 mm more width than the Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour (461 mm vs 375 mm). Only the Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour has Ethernet LAN. Only the Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour has Wi-Fi.

Maximum resolution
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:720 x 720 DPI
- EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour:5760 x 1440 DPI
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:A4
- EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour:A4, A6
Ethernet LAN
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:No
- EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
Wi-Fi
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:No
- EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
Wi-Fi Direct
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:No
- EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
Market positioning
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:Home & office
- EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour:Business
Built-in display
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:No
- EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
Power consumption (printing)
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:10 W
- EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour:12 W

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Comparison of L121, L5290
63 specifications	A Epson EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour Model L121 View product	B Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour Model L5290 View product
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	ESC/P-R	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	720 x 720 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ppm
Print speed (black, draft 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	5 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 s
Colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	30 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4	A4, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Legal	Executive, Legal, Letter, Statement
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x15,13x18 cm
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi DirectDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP, HTTP, DHCP, BOOTP, APIPA, PING, DDNS, MDNS, SLP, WSD, LLTD
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Built-in displayDiffers	No	Yes
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.66 cm (1.44")
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Buttons
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Philippines
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	10 W	12 W
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur	Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2007, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2013, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	461 mm	375 mm
DepthDiffers	215 mm	578 mm
HeightDiffers	130 mm	253 mm
WeightDiffers	2.4 kg	5 kg
Other featuresidentical
Maximum scan sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 297 mm
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 2400 DPI
Copy resolution (black text)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.7 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.8 cpm
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one	2000 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one	3500 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source

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