Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson EcoTank ET-4905 vs Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4

36specifications compared
10differ
26identical
76known for one product only

Key differences

Only the Epson EcoTank ET-4905 has duplex printing. Image formats supported: BMP, JPEG, PICT, TIFF, MTIFF, PNG on the Epson EcoTank ET-4905, JPEG, BMP, PICT, TIFF, MTIFF, PNG on the Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4. Printing colours: Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black on the Epson EcoTank ET-4905, Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow on the Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4. Paper tray media types: Envelopes on the Epson EcoTank ET-4905, Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper on the Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4. ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9): B6, B5 on the Epson EcoTank ET-4905, B5, B6 on the Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4.

Duplex printing
- EcoTank ET-4905:Yes
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:No
Printing colours
- EcoTank ET-4905:Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
- EcoTank ET-4905:B6, B5
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:B5, B6
Envelopes sizes
- EcoTank ET-4905:10, DL, C6
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:DL, C6, B5, B6
Photo paper sizes
- EcoTank ET-4905:10x15,13x18 cm
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:10x15 cm
Product colour
- EcoTank ET-4905:Black
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:White
Display diagonal
- EcoTank ET-4905:3.71 cm (1.46")
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:9.4 cm (3.7")

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Comparison of C11CL59409CA, L5396
112 specifications	A Epson EcoTank ET-4905 Model C11CL59409CA View product	B Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 Model L5396 View product
Printing1 differ
Print technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Inkjet
PrintingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ppm
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copyingidentical
CopyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99 copies
Scanning1 differ
ScanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 297 mm
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Image formats supportedDiffers	BMP, JPEG, PICT, TIFF, MTIFF, PNG	JPEG, BMP, PICT, TIFF, MTIFF, PNG
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 speed (black, normal quality)Known for one	4.5 ipm with ADF scan 12 sec. with flatbed scan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (colour, normal quality)Known for one	4.5 ipm with ADF scan 29 sec. with flatbed scan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	3 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwarding toKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Duplex functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Ink tank systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Printing coloursDiffers	Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Country of originKnown for one	Philippines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B6, B5	B5, B6
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, DL, C6	DL, C6, B5, B6
Photo paper sizesDiffers	10x15,13x18 cm	10x15 cm
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Letter, Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	64 - 300 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Epson Smart Panel, Epson Connect, Epson Email Print, Epson Remote Print, Mopria Print Service	Apple AirPrint, Epson Cloud Solution PORT, Epson Connect, Epson Smart Panel, Epson iPrint, Epson Email Print
Security algorithmsKnown for one	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Display diagonalDiffers	3.71 cm (1.46")	9.4 cm (3.7")
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Buttons
Display tiltingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.1 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 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
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
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	395 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	460 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	325 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	7.65 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Safety warningKnown for one	Contains 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one. May produce an allergic reaction.<br>Contains 2,4,7,9-tetramethyldec-5-yne-4,7-diol. May produce an allergic reaction.<br>Always follow the information on the product label.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Box contentsKnown for one	4 x 65ml individual ink bottles (Bk, C,Y,M), Main unit, Power cable, Setup guide, Warranty document	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colours capacityKnown for one	Black [65ml], Cyan [65ml], Yellow [65ml], Magenta [65ml]	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	4 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per palletKnown for one	24 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	6 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	36 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of usersKnown for one	4 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Scan, Copy, Fax, Print	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.9.5 or later, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 (32/64bit), Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 (64bit), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2025	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct, Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/g/n(Wi-Fi 4)/k/v/r	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print headKnown for one	Epson Micro PiezoTM print head	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour printing technologyKnown for one	Dye Ink	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ink dropKnown for one	3 pl	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page yield high capacity (black & white)Known for one	3,600 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page yield high capacity (colour)Known for one	6,500 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print head nozzlesKnown for one	180 Nozzles Black, 59 Nozzles per Color	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speedKnown for one	33 pages/min Monochrome (plain paper 75 g/m²), 15 pages/min Colour (plain paper 75 g/m²), 27 Seconds per 10 x 15 cm photo (Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, 10 x 15 photo)Known for one	6 pages/min Colour	Unknown — not stated by the source

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