Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Epson EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour vs Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci

23specifications compared
15differ
8identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci has 50 sheets more Multi-Purpose tray input capacity than the Epson EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour (100 sheets vs 50 sheets). The Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci has 583 W more power consumption (printing) than the Epson EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour (593 W vs 10 W). The Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci has 10.8 W more power consumption (ready) than the Epson EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour (12.8 W vs 2 W). Only the Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci has Ethernet LAN. Only the Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci has built-in display.

Maximum resolution
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:720 x 720 DPI
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:1200 x 1200 DPI
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:50 sheets
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:100 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:A4
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizes
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:Legal
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:Folio, Legal, Letter
Ethernet LAN
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:No
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:Yes
Market positioning
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:Home & office
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:Business
Built-in display
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:No
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:Yes
Power consumption (printing)
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:10 W
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:593 W

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Comparison of L121, TASKalfa PA4500ci
53 specifications	A Epson EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour Model L121 View product	B Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci View product
Features1 differ
Page description languagesDiffers	ESC/P-R	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PCL XL, PDF, PostScript 3, XPS
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Manual	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	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.2 s
Input & output capacity1 differ
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers	50 sheets	100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3110 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	30 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Banner
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
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Legal	Folio, Legal, Letter
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Built-in displayDiffers	No	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.9 cm (4.3")
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touch
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	10 W	593 W
Power consumption (ready)Differs	2 W	12.8 W
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	120 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 Hz
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	461 mm	394 mm
DepthDiffers	215 mm	531 mm
HeightDiffers	130 mm	445 mm
WeightDiffers	2.4 kg	39 kg
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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