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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon imageFORCE 1643 vs Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 34differ
  • 15identical
  • 57known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 has 3,600 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the Canon imageFORCE 1643 (4800 x 1200 DPI vs 1200 x 1200 DPI). The Canon imageFORCE 1643 has 9,000 copies more maximum copies than the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 (9999 copies vs 999 copies). The Canon imageFORCE 1643 has 315 sheets more total input capacity than the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3 (650 sheets vs 335 sheets). Print technology: Laser on the Canon imageFORCE 1643, Inkjet on the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3. Printing: Mono printing on the Canon imageFORCE 1643, Colour printing on the Epson WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3.

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Maximum number of copies
    • 9999 copies
    • 999 copies
  • Scanning
    • Mono scanning
    • Colour scanning
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
  • Faxing
    • No
    • Colour faxing

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Canon

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Epson

WorkForce Pro EM-C8100 Inkjet A3

Model EM-C8100

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Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one25 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one24 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one5.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one5.5 s
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one43 ppm
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Secure printingKnown for oneYes
Poster printing functionKnown for oneYes
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolution600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Maximum copy sizeKnown for oneA3
Maximum number of copiesDiffers9999 copies999 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
ID-card copy functionKnown for oneYes
Scanning3 differ
ScanningDiffersMono scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningYesYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Scanner typeADF scannerADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toDiffersNetwork folder, USB, CloudE-mail, FTP, Network folder, USB
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPEG, TIFF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Modem speedKnown for one33.3 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one550 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneYes
Speed diallingKnown for oneYes
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one75000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one2000 - 10000 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffersCopy, Print, ScanPrint, Scan
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersUFRII, PCL 6, PostScript 3ESC/P-R, PCL 5c, PCL 5e, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, PostScript 3
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one1
Printer fontsKnown for oneBitmap
Bitmap fontsKnown for oneRoman
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityDiffers650 sheets335 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayYesYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one85 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers2300 sheets1835 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one1835 sheets
Paper handling6 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain paper, Recycled paper, Envelopes, Letterhead, Labels, Bond paper, Heavy paperLetterhead, Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A3, A3+, A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesDiffersCom-10, DL, Monarch, 10, C510, C4, C6, DL
Photo paper sizesKnown for one9x13,10x15,13x18,13x20
Paper tray media weightDiffers60 - 120 g/m²64 - 300 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 200 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingYesYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one3
Network1 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
Management protocolsKnown for oneSNMP, HTTP, DHCP, BOOTP, APIPA, DDNS, mDNS, SNTP, SLP, WSD, LLTD, Ping, IEEE 802.1X, SNMP 2.0c, SNMP 3.0, SNMP Trap
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers2000 MB3081 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one64 GB
Storage mediaKnown for oneeMMC
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Design1 differ
Product colourWhiteWhite
Market positioningDiffersBusinessWorkgroup
Built-in displayYesYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Colour displayYesYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one17.8 cm (7")
Power3 differ
Power consumption (copying)Known for one43 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one20 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs0.8 W1 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.38 kWh/week0.16 kWh/week
AC input frequency50/60 Hz50/60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers220 - 240 V100 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one1400 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one522 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one12.2 W
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 11, Windows 10Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, 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.Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers480 mm621 mm
DepthDiffers518 mm650 mm
HeightDiffers458 mm641 mm
WeightDiffers24.5 kg60.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
User guideKnown for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 30 °C

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