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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Epson EcoTank L6171 Inkjet A4 vs Kyocera TASKalfa 4012i Laser A3

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 35differ
  • 8identical
  • 76known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Printing
    • Colour printing
    • Mono printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 33 ppm
    • 40 ppm
  • Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 6.5 ppm
    • 36 ppm
  • Copying
    • Colour copying
    • Mono copying
  • Maximum number of copies
    • 99 copies
    • 999 copies
  • Scanning
    • Colour scanning
    • Mono scanning

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119 specifications
A

Epson

EcoTank L6171 Inkjet A4

Model L6171

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B

Kyocera

TASKalfa 4012i Laser A3

Model 4012i

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Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingDiffersColour printingMono printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers4800 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs33 ppm40 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one21 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs6.5 ppm36 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one18 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one4.2 s
Secure printingKnown for oneYes
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one4.5 ppm
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffersColour copyingMono copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Maximum copy sizeKnown for oneA3
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one4.6 s
Maximum number of copiesDiffers99 copies999 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
ID-card copy functionKnown for oneYes
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one11 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one5.5 cpm
Scanning3 differ
ScanningDiffersColour scanningMono scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Scan toDiffersImageE-mail, FTP, SMB, TWAIN, USB, WIA
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPEG, MMR, TIFF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF, XPS
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one9600 x 9600 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 297 mm
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Input colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Features3 differ
Duplex functionsKnown for oneCopy, Print
Number of print cartridgesDiffers41
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack
Page description languagesDiffersESC/P-ROpenXPS, PCL 5e, PCL 6, PCL XL, PostScript 3, XPS
Printer fontsKnown for onePCL, PostScript, Windows
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one2
Total input capacityDiffers150 sheets1000 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers30 sheets300 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one500 sheets
Paper tray 2 input capacityKnown for one500 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one4100 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one3200 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one30 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Photo paper, Plain paperPlain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A6A3, A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneFolio, Ledger (media size), Legal, Letter
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one45 - 256 g/m²
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneLegal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, C6, DL
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one4x6,5x7,8x10
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingYesYes
USB portYesYes
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB Type-A
Standard interfacesKnown for oneEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for oneYes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneIPv4, IPSec, SNMP v3
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneIPv6, IPSec, SNMP v3
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Kyocera Mobile Print, Mopria Print Service
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one2048 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one2048 MB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one328 GB
Storage mediaKnown for oneHDD + SSD
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor familyKnown for oneNXP QorIQ
Processor modelKnown for oneT1024
Processor coresKnown for one2
Processor frequencyKnown for one1000 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one47.4 dB
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Grey
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Built-in displayYesYes
Display diagonalDiffers6.1 cm (2.4")22.9 cm (9")
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Colour displayYesYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Power4 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs12 W600 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one70 W
Power consumption (printing)Differs12 W600 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for one600 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one100 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs0.9 W1 W
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V220 - 240 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one5.3 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.2 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows VistaYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Maverick
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003 R2
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneTÜV/GS, ISO 9001
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers375 mm594 mm
DepthDiffers347 mm696 mm
HeightDiffers231 mm683 mm
WeightDiffers6.7 kg59.2 kg
Technical details1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffersRoHSCE
Faxidentical
FaxingKnown for oneNo
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-5 - 85 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes

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