Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson EcoTank L555 vs HP ENVY 4501 Thermal inkjet A4

49specifications compared
24differ
25identical
90known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- EcoTank L555:Inkjet
- ENVY 4501 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
Maximum resolution
- EcoTank L555:5760 x 1440 DPI
- ENVY 4501 Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- EcoTank L555:33 ppm
- ENVY 4501 Thermal inkjet A4:8.8 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- EcoTank L555:15 ppm
- ENVY 4501 Thermal inkjet A4:5.2 ppm
Scanner type
- EcoTank L555:ADF scanner
- ENVY 4501 Thermal inkjet A4:Flatbed scanner
Scan to
- EcoTank L555:USB
- ENVY 4501 Thermal inkjet A4:E-mail, File
Image formats supported
- EcoTank L555:JPEG
- ENVY 4501 Thermal inkjet A4:BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Faxing
- EcoTank L555:Colour faxing
- ENVY 4501 Thermal inkjet A4:No

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Comparison of L555, 4501
139 specifications	A Epson EcoTank L555 Model L555 View product	B HP ENVY 4501 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 4501 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Thermal inkjet
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	5760 x 1440 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	33 ppm	8.8 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	15 ppm	5.2 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	9 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	4.5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one	9 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print resolution blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 1600 DPI
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 s
Copyingidentical
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400%
Scanning3 differ
Scanner typeDiffers	ADF scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan toDiffers	USB	E-mail, File
Scan speed (black)Known for one	300 inch/min	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	300 inch/min	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedDiffers	JPEG	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Scan speed (black, normal quality)Known for one	300 DPI 2.2 msec/line	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (colour, normal quality)Known for one	300 DPI 7 msec/line	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 297 mm
Output colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Scan driversKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TWAIN
TWAIN versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.9
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Colour faxing	No
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 memoryKnown for one	180 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	60	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
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	10000 pages per month	1000 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffers	Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Country of originKnown for one	Indonesia	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 - 400 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	30 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	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	30 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) output capacityKnown for one	30 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes	Envelopes, Iron-On Transfers, Labels, Photo paper, Transparencies
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, DL, C6	DL
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	9x13,10x15,13x18,13x20,20x25,14.8x10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 - 90 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB, Wireless LAN	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Network1 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for one	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Epson Connect, Epson iPrint	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Designidentical
Display number of linesKnown for one	2 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.08 cm (2")
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	10 W	13.07 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	4.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	2.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.3 W	0.2 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.51 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.7 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	474 mm	445 mm
DepthDiffers	377 mm	608 mm
HeightDiffers	226 mm	390 mm
WeightDiffers	6.2 kg	5.49 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	465 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	555 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	320 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	8.73 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Epson Easy Photo Print, Epson Event Manager, Epson Fax Utility, Epson Scan, EpsonNet Config, EpsonNet Print	HP Photo Creations
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	80 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	2.04 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	2 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per palletKnown for one	12 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	100 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	2.04 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	4 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	24 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Box contentsKnown for one	4 x 70ml individual ink bottles (Bk,C,Y,M), Driver and utilities, Main unit, Power cable, Setup guide, User manual (CD)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Scan, Copy, Fax, Print	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Mac OS 10.5.8 or later, Mac OS 10.6+, Mac OS 10.7.x, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8 (32/64 bit), Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP, Windows XP x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	USB, WiFi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	38 dB	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, With Variable-Sized Droplet Technology	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacity (photo paper)Known for one	20 sheets	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)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 MHz
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP ePrintKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C

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