Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon MF272dw II vs Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4

43specifications compared
30differ
13identical
59known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MF272dw II:Laser
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Printing
- MF272dw II:Mono printing
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:Colour printing
Duplex printing
- MF272dw II:Yes
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:No
Maximum resolution
- MF272dw II:2400 x 600 DPI
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MF272dw II:29 ppm
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:33 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MF272dw II:7.1 s
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:10 s
Copying
- MF272dw II:Mono copying
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:Colour copying
Duplex copying
- MF272dw II:Yes
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:No

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Comparison of MF272dw II, L5396
102 specifications	A Canon MF272dw II View product	B Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 Model L5396 View product
Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	29 ppm	33 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	7.1 s	10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Borderless printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warm-up timeKnown for one	9 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	29 cpm
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	999 copies	99 copies
Duplex copying modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
ID-card copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning3 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 297 mm
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Image formats supportedDiffers	JPEG	JPEG, BMP, PICT, TIFF, MTIFF, PNG
Document formats supported	PDF	PDF
Input greyscale depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 bit
Output greyscale depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 bit
Scan toKnown for one	PC, Cloud	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Colour faxing
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features3 differ
Duplex functionsDiffers	Print, Copy	Not supported
Ink tank systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	4
Printing coloursDiffers	Black	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	20000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	150 - 2000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	UFRII	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	50 sheets	30 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper, Recycled paper, Heavy paper, Thin paper, Bond paper, Labels, Postcard, Envelopes, Executive	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5	B5, B6
Envelopes sizesDiffers	Com-10, DL, C5, Monarch	DL, C6, B5, B6
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x15 cm
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi Direct	Yes	Yes
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service	Apple AirPrint, Epson Cloud Solution PORT, Epson Connect, Epson Smart Panel, Epson iPrint, Epson Email Print
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE, WPA2-EAP, WPA3-EAP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colour	White	White
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.4 cm (3.7")
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Buttons
Colour displayDiffers	No	Yes
Display tiltingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	409 W	12 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	1 W	0.5 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.1 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one	1130 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	4.9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	0.23 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, MacOS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	399 mm	375 mm
DepthDiffers	374 mm	317 mm
HeightDiffers	299 mm	224 mm
WeightDiffers	9.9 kg	5.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8300 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6500 pages
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1200 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source

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