Product comparison · 2 large format printers

Epson SureColor F6470H large format printer Dye-sublimation Colour vs Epson S8170 large format printer Inkjet Colour

27specifications compared
14differ
13identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson S8170 large format printer Inkjet Colour has 10 cm more maximum roll diameter than the Epson SureColor F6470H large format printer Dye-sublimation Colour (25 cm vs 15 cm). The Epson SureColor F6470H large format printer Dye-sublimation Colour has 16.6 W more power consumption (sleep) than the Epson S8170 large format printer Inkjet Colour (20 W vs 3.4 W). The Epson S8170 large format printer Inkjet Colour has 1,270 W more power consumption (typical) than the Epson SureColor F6470H large format printer Dye-sublimation Colour (1350 W vs 80 W). Print technology: Dye-sublimation on the Epson SureColor F6470H large format printer Dye-sublimation Colour, Inkjet on the Epson S8170 large format printer Inkjet Colour. Maximum resolution: 1200 x 600 DPI on the Epson SureColor F6470H large format printer Dye-sublimation Colour, 1200 x 1200 DPI on the Epson S8170 large format printer Inkjet Colour.

Print technology
- SureColor F6470H large format printer Dye-sublimation Colour:Dye-sublimation
- S8170 large format printer Inkjet Colour:Inkjet
Maximum resolution
- SureColor F6470H large format printer Dye-sublimation Colour:1200 x 600 DPI
- S8170 large format printer Inkjet Colour:1200 x 1200 DPI
Paper tray media types
- SureColor F6470H large format printer Dye-sublimation Colour:Roll
- S8170 large format printer Inkjet Colour:Roll, Banner
Maximum roll diameter
- SureColor F6470H large format printer Dye-sublimation Colour:15 cm
- S8170 large format printer Inkjet Colour:25 cm
Ethernet LAN data rates
- SureColor F6470H large format printer Dye-sublimation Colour:1000 Mbit/s
- S8170 large format printer Inkjet Colour:100,1000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- SureColor F6470H large format printer Dye-sublimation Colour:Black
- S8170 large format printer Inkjet Colour:White, Black
Power consumption (sleep)
- SureColor F6470H large format printer Dye-sublimation Colour:20 W
- S8170 large format printer Inkjet Colour:3.4 W
Power consumption (typical)
- SureColor F6470H large format printer Dye-sublimation Colour:80 W
- S8170 large format printer Inkjet Colour:1350 W

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Comparison of F6470H, S8170
45 specifications	A Epson SureColor F6470H large format printer Dye-sublimation Colour Model F6470H View product	B Epson S8170 large format printer Inkjet Colour Model S8170 View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dye-sublimation	Inkjet
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ESC P
Printing coloursDiffers	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Light Cyan, Light magenta	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Light Cyan, Light magenta
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Roll	Roll, Banner
Cut sheetsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum roll widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.3 cm
Maximum roll diameterDiffers	15 cm	25 cm
Roll weight (rear roll)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 kg
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	100,1000 Mbit/s
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White, Black
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60.5 dB
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Colour displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	20 W	3.4 W
Power consumption (typical)Differs	80 W	1350 W
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	100 - 120/200 - 240 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	36 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	15 - 35 °C	20 - 32 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 40 °C
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 10, Windows 11
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	1608 mm	2620 mm
DepthDiffers	916 mm	1000 mm
HeightDiffers	1128 mm	1020 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34 kg

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