Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon imageFORCE 1643 vs Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 32differ
  • 11identical
  • 63known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon imageFORCE 1643 has 10 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 (43 ppm vs 33 ppm). The Canon imageFORCE 1643 has 9,900 copies more maximum copies than the Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 (9999 copies vs 99 copies). The Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 has 3 more print cartridges than the Canon imageFORCE 1643 (4 vs 1). Only the Canon imageFORCE 1643 has duplex printing. Only the Canon imageFORCE 1643 has duplex copying.

  • Print technology
    • imageFORCE 1643:Laser
    • EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
  • Printing
    • imageFORCE 1643:Mono printing
    • EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:Colour printing
  • Duplex printing
    • imageFORCE 1643:Yes
    • EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:No
  • Maximum resolution
    • imageFORCE 1643:1200 x 1200 DPI
    • EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • imageFORCE 1643:43 ppm
    • EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:33 ppm
  • Copying
    • imageFORCE 1643:Mono copying
    • EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:Colour copying
  • Duplex copying
    • imageFORCE 1643:Yes
    • EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:No
  • Maximum number of copies
    • imageFORCE 1643:9999 copies
    • EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:99 copies

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Comparison of imageFORCE 1643, L5396
106 specifications
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingDiffersYesNo
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs43 ppm33 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 s
Economical printingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Borderless printingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAutoUnknown — not stated by the source
Watermark printingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Secure printingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poster printing functionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingDiffersYesNo
Maximum copy resolution600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source29 cpm
Maximum number of copiesDiffers9999 copies99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ID-card copy functionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Scanning4 differ
ScanningDiffersMono scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningDiffersYesNo
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source216 x 297 mm
Scanner typeDiffersADF scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCIS
Image formats supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceJPEG, BMP, PICT, TIFF, MTIFF, PNG
Document formats supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePDF
Input greyscale depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 bit
Output greyscale depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 bit
Scan toKnown for oneNetwork folder, USB, CloudUnknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Fax memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Features3 differ
Duplex functionsDiffersCopy, Print, ScanNot supported
Ink tank systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Page description languagesKnown for oneUFRII, PCL 6, PostScript 3Unknown — not stated by the source
Printer fontsKnown for oneBitmapUnknown — not stated by the source
Bitmap fontsKnown for oneRomanUnknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityDiffers650 sheets100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets30 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one2300 sheetsUnknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain paper, Recycled paper, Envelopes, Letterhead, Labels, Bond paper, Heavy paperEnvelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5B5, B6
Envelopes sizesDiffersCom-10, DL, Monarch, 10, C5DL, C6, B5, B6
Photo paper sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10x15 cm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 120 g/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 200 g/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingYesYes
USB portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Epson Cloud Solution PORT, Epson Connect, Epson Smart Panel, Epson iPrint, Epson Email Print
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourWhiteWhite
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display diagonalDiffers17.8 cm (7")9.4 cm (3.7")
Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceButtons
Colour displayYesYes
Display tiltingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs522 W12 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs0.8 W0.5 W
Power consumption (off)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.1 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one1400 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one12.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.38 kWh/weekUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one50/60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 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 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, MacOS
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers480 mm375 mm
DepthDiffers518 mm317 mm
HeightDiffers458 mm224 mm
WeightDiffers24.5 kg5.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8300 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6500 pages
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one2000 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal storage capacityKnown for one64 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage mediaKnown for oneeMMCUnknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 30 °CUnknown — not stated by the source

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