Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Epson EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour vs HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 8identical
  • 47known for one product only

Key differences

The HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour has 17 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Epson EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour (50 ppm vs 33 ppm). The HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour has 35 ppm more print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Epson EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour (50 ppm vs 15 ppm). The HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour has 2 more total input trays than the Epson EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour (3 vs 1). Only the HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour has Ethernet LAN. Only the HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour has built-in display.

  • Maximum resolution
    • EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour:5760 x 1440 DPI
    • PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:2400 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour:33 ppm
    • PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:50 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour:15 ppm
    • PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:50 ppm
  • Total number of input trays
    • EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour:1
    • PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:3
  • Total input capacity
    • EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour:100 sheets
    • PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:500 sheets
  • Total output capacity
    • EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour:30 sheets
    • PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:300 sheets
  • Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
    • EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour:100 sheets
    • PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:50 sheets
  • Envelopes sizes
    • EcoTank L1250 inkjet printer Colour:10, C6, DL
    • PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:B5, C5, C6, DL

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Comparison of L1250, 556xh
78 specifications
Features1 differ
ColourYesYes
Maximum duty cycleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80000 pages per month
Number of print cartridges44
Separate cartridgesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Page description languagesDiffersESC/P-RPCL 5, PCL 6, PDF 1.4, PostScript 3
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
HP segmentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEnterprise
Duplex printingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneManualUnknown — not stated by the source
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers5760 x 1440 DPI2400 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs33 ppm50 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source75 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source75 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs15 ppm50 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.3 s
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers13
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets500 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers30 sheets300 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers100 sheets50 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePaper tray
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersPhoto paper, Plain paperBond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceExecutive, Legal, Letter, Oficio, Statement
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceB5, B6
Envelopes sizesDiffers10, C6, DLB5, C5, C6, DL
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizesKnown for one9x13,10x15,13x18,13x20,20x25Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portYesYes
Standard interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Wi-FiYesYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersEpson ConnectApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1280 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2304 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1200 MHz
Design3 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourDiffersBlackGrey, White
Built-in displayDiffersNoYes
Colour displayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Display diagonalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.9 cm (4.3")
Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTouch
TouchscreenKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs12 W52 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.2 W0.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.5 W
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (ready)Known for one3 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.14 kWh/weekUnknown — not stated by the source
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP Dynamic securityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Vista, Windows XP Professional x64Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 x64Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 - 30 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 60%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR
Sustainable technologies and materialsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMercury-free
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers375 mm530 mm
DepthDiffers347 mm463 mm
HeightDiffers169 mm597 mm
WeightDiffers2.9 kg28.8 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source603 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source565 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source792 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source35.4 kg
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one8100 pagesUnknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one6500 pagesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for oneACUnknown — not stated by the source

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