Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Epson EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour vs Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci

27specifications compared
17differ
10identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:5760 x 1440 DPI
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:33 ppm
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:47 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)
- EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:15 ppm
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:47 ppm
Paper tray media types
- EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:Photo paper, Plain paper
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:Banner
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
- EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:B5
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizes
- EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:Legal, Letter
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:Folio, Legal, Letter
Ethernet LAN
- EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:No
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:Yes
Market positioning
- EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:Home & office
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:Business

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Comparison of L1230, TASKalfa PA4500ci
59 specifications	A Epson EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour Model L1230 View product	B Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci View product
Features1 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesDiffers	ESC/P-R	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PCL XL, PDF, PostScript 3, XPS
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
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	5760 x 1440 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	33 ppm	47 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	15 ppm	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 capacityidentical
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total output capacityKnown for one	30 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray	Yes	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	100 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
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Photo paper, Plain paper	Banner
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5	B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Legal, Letter	Folio, Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	10, C6, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	10x15,13x18 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	64 - 300 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
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
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Product colour	Black	Black
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	12 W	593 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (ready)Differs	3 W	12.8 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	0.03 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	120 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	375 mm	394 mm
DepthDiffers	347 mm	531 mm
HeightDiffers	169 mm	445 mm
WeightDiffers	2.8 kg	39 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one	8100 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one	6500 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	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

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