Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Epson WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW vs Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 11identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

The Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci has 13 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW (47 ppm vs 34 ppm). The Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci has 0.3 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW (5.1 s vs 4.8 s). The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW has 1 more total input trays than the Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci (2 vs 1). Printing colours: Black on the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW, Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow on the Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci. Maximum resolution: 1200 x 2400 DPI on the Epson WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW, 1200 x 1200 DPI on the Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci.

  • Printing colours
    • WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW:Black
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
  • Maximum resolution
    • WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW:1200 x 2400 DPI
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW:34 ppm
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:47 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW:4.8 s
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:5.1 s
  • Total number of input trays
    • WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW:2
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:1
  • Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
    • WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW:1 sheets
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:100 sheets
  • Maximum input capacity
    • WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW:251 sheets
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:3110 sheets
  • Paper tray media types
    • WorkForce Pro WF-M5298DW:Thick paper
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:Banner

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Comparison of WF-M5298, TASKalfa PA4500ci
66 specifications
Features2 differ
ColourYesYes
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one45000 pages per monthUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAutoUnknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesDiffersESC/P-R, PCL 5c, PCL 6PCL 5c, PCL 6, PCL XL, PDF, PostScript 3, XPS
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs34 ppm47 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs4.8 s5.1 s
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source47 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.2 s
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers21
Total input capacityKnown for one251 sheetsUnknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one150 sheetsUnknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers1 sheets100 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers251 sheets3110 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Maximum output capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersThick paperBanner
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5, B6B5, B6
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneC4, C5, C6, DLUnknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one64 - 256 g/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFolio, Legal, Letter
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portYesYes
Direct printingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Standard interfacesKnown for oneEthernet, USB, Wireless LANUnknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA2-AESUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneLPR, FTP, IPP, LDP, Port 9100, WSD, Net BIOS over TCP/IP, WSD-Print, Bonjour/AirprintUnknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrintUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Design1 differ
Market positioningBusinessBusiness
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Colour displayYesYes
Display diagonalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.9 cm (4.3")
Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTouch
Power4 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs22 W593 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (ready)Differs8 W12.8 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.2 kWh/weekUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers220 - 240 V120 V
AC input frequencyDiffers50 - 60 Hz60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers425 mm394 mm
DepthDiffers290 mm531 mm
HeightDiffers508 mm445 mm
WeightDiffers14 kg39 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for oneACUnknown — not stated by the source
Power cord includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Print technologyKnown for oneInkjetUnknown — not stated by the source
Ink dropKnown for oneMit Variable-sized Droplet-TechnologieUnknown — not stated by the source

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