Product comparison · 2 photo printers

Canon PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet vs Epson EcoTank L8050

18specifications compared
13differ
5identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson EcoTank L8050 has 10 ppm more print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter) than the Canon PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet (22 ppm vs 12 ppm). The Canon PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet has 49 mm more width than the Epson EcoTank L8050 (452 mm vs 403 mm). The Epson EcoTank L8050 has 77 mm more depth than the Canon PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet (369 mm vs 292 mm). Maximum resolution: 4800 x 2400 DPI on the Canon PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet, 5760 x 1440 DPI on the Epson EcoTank L8050. Product colour: Black, Silver on the Canon PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet, Black on the Epson EcoTank L8050.

Maximum resolution
- PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet:4800 x 2400 DPI
- EcoTank L8050:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)
- PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet:12 ppm
- EcoTank L8050:22 ppm
Product colour
- PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet:Black, Silver
- EcoTank L8050:Black
Maximum print size
- PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet:A4 (210 x 297 mm)
- EcoTank L8050:8" x 12" (20x30 cm)
Photo paper sizes (imperial)
- PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet:4x6,5x7"
- EcoTank L8050:3.5x5,4x6,5x7,8x10
AC input voltage
- PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet:120 V
- EcoTank L8050:100 - 240 V
AC input frequency
- PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet:60 Hz
- EcoTank L8050:50/60 Hz
Width
- PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet:452 mm
- EcoTank L8050:403 mm

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Comparison of iP8500, EcoTank L8050
37 specifications	A Canon PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet Model iP8500 View product	B Epson EcoTank L8050 View product
Printing2 differ
Print technology	Inkjet	Inkjet
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Manual
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 2400 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	12 ppm	22 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	16 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Light Cyan, Light magenta, Magenta, Yellow
Built-in displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	A4 (210 x 297 mm)	8" x 12" (20x30 cm)
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Envelopes, Photo paper
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Folio, Index card, Oficio
Printing sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 x 15,13 x 18 cm
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Differs	4x6,5x7"	3.5x5,4x6,5x7,8x10
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson Email Print
Power2 differ
Power source	AC	AC
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 W
AC input voltageDiffers	120 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	60 Hz	50/60 Hz
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac 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 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	452 mm	403 mm
DepthDiffers	292 mm	369 mm
HeightDiffers	170 mm	149 mm
WeightDiffers	6.99 kg	6 kg
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	36 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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