Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4 vs Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4

44specifications compared
19differ
25identical
55known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4 has 4 ppm more print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) black than the Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 (15 ppm vs 11 ppm). The Epson EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4 has 2 ppm more print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colour than the Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 (8 ppm vs 6 ppm). The Epson EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4 has 1 W more power consumption (copying) than the Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 (13 W vs 12 W). Only the Epson EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4 has duplex printing. Only the Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 has Ethernet LAN.

Duplex printing
- EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4:Yes
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:No
Maximum resolution
- EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) black
- EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4:15 ppm
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:11 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colour
- EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4:8 ppm
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:6 ppm
Scanner type
- EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4:Flatbed scanner
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:Flatbed & ADF scanner
Faxing
- EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4:No
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:Colour faxing
Duplex functions
- EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4:Print
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:Not supported
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4:A4, A6
- EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4:A4, A5, A6

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Comparison of ET-2980, L5396
99 specifications	A Epson EcoTank ET-2980 Inkjet A4 Model ET-2980 View product	B Epson EcoTank L5396 Inkjet A4 Model L5396 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technology	Inkjet	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
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
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackDiffers	15 ppm	11 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourDiffers	8 ppm	6 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copyingidentical
Copying	Colour copying	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 copies	99 copies	99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning1 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 2400 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 technology	CIS	CIS
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPEG, BMP, PICT, TIFF, MTIFF, PNG
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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, E-mail	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	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
Features1 differ
Duplex functionsDiffers	Print	Not supported
Ink tank systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of print cartridges	4	4
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	5000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	1 - 800 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	ESC/P-R	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacity	100 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacity	30 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
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper, Photo paper, Envelopes	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10	DL, C6, B5, B6
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x15 cm
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	4x6,5x7,8x10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	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
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colour	White	White
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display diagonalDiffers	3.66 cm (1.44")	9.4 cm (3.7")
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Buttons
Colour display	Yes	Yes
Display tiltingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Power consumption (copying)Differs	13 W	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)	0.1 W	0.1 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 7	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, MacOS
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	ChromeOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	375 mm	375 mm
DepthDiffers	580 mm	317 mm
HeightDiffers	265 mm	224 mm
WeightDiffers	5.2 kg	5.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) included	Yes	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 included	AC	AC
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	440 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	412 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	266 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	6.8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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