Product comparison · 2 photo printers

Canon PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet vs Epson EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink

15specifications compared
13differ
2identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink 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 Epson EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink has 1 dB more sound pressure level (printing) than the Canon PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet (37 dB vs 36 dB). The Canon PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet has 49 mm more width than the Epson EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink (452 mm vs 403 mm). Print technology: Inkjet on the Canon PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet, Dye Ink on the Epson EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink. Maximum resolution: 4800 x 2400 DPI on the Canon PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet, 5760 x 1440 DPI on the Epson EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink.

Print technology
- PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet:Inkjet
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:Dye Ink
Maximum resolution
- PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet:4800 x 2400 DPI
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)
- PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet:12 ppm
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:22 ppm
Product colour
- PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet:Black, Silver
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:Black
Maximum print size
- PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet:A4 (210 x 297 mm)
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:8" x 12" (20x30 cm)
Sound pressure level (printing)
- PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet:36 dB
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:37 dB
AC input voltage
- PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet:120 V
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:100 - 240 V
Width
- PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet:452 mm
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:403 mm

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Comparison of iP8500, L8050
39 specifications	A Canon PIXMA iP8500 photo printer Inkjet Model iP8500 View product	B Epson EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink Model L8050 View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Dye Ink
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 (10x15 cm)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 s
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 handling1 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, Letterhead
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	A9, A0
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	4x6,5x7"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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)
Performance1 differ
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	36 dB	37 dB
Sound pressure level (duplex printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37 dB
Sound power level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37 dB
Power1 differ
Power source	AC	AC
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.6 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.4 W
AC input voltageDiffers	120 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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