Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon imageCLASS D1550 Laser A4 vs Epson EcoTank L656 Inkjet A4

50specifications compared
32differ
18identical
76known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- imageCLASS D1550 Laser A4:Laser
- EcoTank L656 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Printing
- imageCLASS D1550 Laser A4:Mono printing
- EcoTank L656 Inkjet A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- imageCLASS D1550 Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- EcoTank L656 Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- imageCLASS D1550 Laser A4:35 ppm
- EcoTank L656 Inkjet A4:33 ppm
Copying
- imageCLASS D1550 Laser A4:Mono copying
- EcoTank L656 Inkjet A4:Colour copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- imageCLASS D1550 Laser A4:35 cpm
- EcoTank L656 Inkjet A4:11 cpm
Maximum number of copies
- imageCLASS D1550 Laser A4:999 copies
- EcoTank L656 Inkjet A4:99 copies
Optical scanning resolution
- imageCLASS D1550 Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
- EcoTank L656 Inkjet A4:1200 x 2400 DPI

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Comparison of D1550, L656
126 specifications	A Canon imageCLASS D1550 Laser A4 Model D1550 View product	B Epson EcoTank L656 Inkjet A4 Model L656 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	35 ppm	33 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	17 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	16 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	6.3 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Watermark printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Booklet printing functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poster printing functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.7 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.3 ipm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.5 ipm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.5 ipm
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	35 cpm	11 cpm
Duplex copy speed (black, US Letter)Known for one	17 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	10 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	999 copies	99 copies
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ID-card copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Edge erase functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.5 cpm
PC free copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scanning3 differ
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Scanner typeDiffers	ADF scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toKnown for one	PC, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedKnown for one	JPG, TIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Document formats supportedKnown for one	PDF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthDiffers	24 bit	48 bit
Scan driversKnown for one	ICA, TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Fax1 differ
FaxingKnown for one	Mono faxing	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	400 x 400 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryDiffers	512 pages	100 pages
Speed diallingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	281	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	50000 pages per month	6500 pages per month
Page description languagesKnown for one	UFRII	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	500 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	30 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeDiffers	Cassette	Paper tray
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Postcard, Recycled paper	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Index card, Statement	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, C5, DL	10
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9x13,10x15,13x18,20x25
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, NFC, USB, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, AES, HTTPS, SNMP, SNMPv3, TKIP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	LPD, RAW, WSD-Print (IPv4, IPv6)	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Canon PRINT Business, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service	Apple AirPrint, Epson Connect, Epson Remote Print, Epson iPrint, Google Cloud Print
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 dB
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Display diagonalDiffers	8.89 cm (3.5")	5.59 cm (2.2")
TouchscreenKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	600 W	11 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	9 W	4.4 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	1.2 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.3 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, 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 supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 30 °C	-10 - 35 °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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	449.6 mm	515 mm
DepthDiffers	472.4 mm	559 mm
HeightDiffers	464.8 mm	241 mm
WeightDiffers	21.4 kg	7.4 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	27.7 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one	5000 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cord includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Drivers Epson printer, Epson Scan, PC-Fax
Other featuresidentical
Cartridge typeKnown for one	Cartridge 120	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software CDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DuplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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