Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon MF275dw II vs Epson EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4

46specifications compared
31differ
15identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon MF275dw II has 900 copies more maximum copies than the Epson EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4 (999 copies vs 99 copies). The Epson EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4 has 24 bit more input colour depth than the Canon MF275dw II (48 bit vs 24 bit). The Canon MF275dw II has 15,000 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Epson EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4 (20000 pages per month vs 5000 pages per month). Only the Canon MF275dw II has Ethernet LAN. Only the Epson EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4 has colour display.

Print technology
- MF275dw II:Laser
- EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Printing
- MF275dw II:Mono printing
- EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- MF275dw II:2400 x 600 DPI
- EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Copying
- MF275dw II:Mono copying
- EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4:Colour copying
Maximum number of copies
- MF275dw II:999 copies
- EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4:99 copies
Optical scanning resolution
- MF275dw II:600 x 600 DPI
- EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
Scanner type
- MF275dw II:Flatbed & ADF scanner
- EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4:Flatbed scanner
Scan to
- MF275dw II:PC, Cloud
- EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4:PC, E-mail

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Comparison of MF275dw II, ET-2980
96 specifications	A Canon MF275dw II View product	B Epson EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4 Model ET-2980 View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	29 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	9 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	7.1 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 ppm
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex copying modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	999 copies	99 copies
ID-card copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning4 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan toDiffers	PC, Cloud	PC, E-mail
Image formats supportedKnown for one	JPEG	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
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Colour faxing	No
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	33.6 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	256 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features6 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	20000 pages per month	5000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers	150 - 2000 pages per month	1 - 800 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffers	Print, Copy, Fax	Print
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	4
Printing coloursDiffers	Black	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffers	UFRII	ESC/P-R
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	50 sheets	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
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	35 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling4 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper, Recycled paper, Heavy paper, Thin paper, Bond paper, Labels, Postcard, Envelopes, Executive	Plain paper, Photo paper, Envelopes
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Legal, Letter	Letter
Envelopes sizesDiffers	Com-10, DL, C5, Monarch	10
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x6,5x7,8x10
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE, WPA2-EAP, WPA3-EAP	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Colour displayDiffers	No	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.66 cm (1.44")
Power1 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	1130 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	409 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	4.9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	1 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 voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (copying)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.1 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	399 mm	375 mm
DepthDiffers	374 mm	580 mm
HeightDiffers	346 mm	265 mm
WeightDiffers	11.6 kg	5.2 kg
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 7
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 14.5, Mac OS 13.1, Mac OS 12.4
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ChromeOS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	440 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	412 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	266 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC

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