Product comparison · 2 photo printers

Canon PRO-1100 A2 vs Epson EcoTank L8050

26specifications compared
17differ
9identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- PRO-1100 A2:2400 x 1200 DPI
- EcoTank L8050:5760 x 1440 DPI
Market positioning
- PRO-1100 A2:Professional
- EcoTank L8050:Home & office
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
- PRO-1100 A2:A2
- EcoTank L8050:A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- PRO-1100 A2:A2, A3, A3+, A4, A5
- EcoTank L8050:A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizes
- PRO-1100 A2:Legal, Letter
- EcoTank L8050:Folio, Index card, Oficio
Printing sizes
- PRO-1100 A2:20 x 25,25 x 30 cm
- EcoTank L8050:10 x 15,13 x 18 cm
Ethernet LAN
- PRO-1100 A2:Yes
- EcoTank L8050:No
Power consumption (printing)
- PRO-1100 A2:38 W
- EcoTank L8050:17 W

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Comparison of PRO-1100 A2, EcoTank L8050
54 specifications	A Canon PRO-1100 A2 View product	B Epson EcoTank L8050 View product
Printing1 differ
Print technology	Inkjet	Inkjet
Borderless printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 1200 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Maximum printing widthKnown for one	43.2 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Manual
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 ppm
Features2 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Professional	Home & office
Product colour	Black	Black
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursDiffers	Blue, Cyan, Grey, Magenta, Matte black, Photo black, Photo cyan, Photo grey, Red	Black, Cyan, Light Cyan, Light magenta, Magenta, Yellow
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	7.62 cm (3")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display resolutionKnown for one	320 x 240 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Buttons	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling5 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Heavy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper	Envelopes, Photo paper
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A2	A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A2, A3, A3+, A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B3, B4, B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Legal, Letter	Folio, Index card, Oficio
Printing sizesDiffers	20 x 25,25 x 30 cm	10 x 15,13 x 18 cm
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	8x10, A2, A3, A3+, A4, B4, Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8" x 12" (20x30 cm)
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5x5,4x6,5x7,8x10
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB connectorKnown for one	USB Type-B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Bluetooth	No	No
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service	Epson Email Print
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	1000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	43 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power source	AC	AC
Power consumption (printing)Differs	38 W	17 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	2.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50/60 Hz	50/60 Hz
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8.1	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android, iOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	723 mm	403 mm
DepthDiffers	435 mm	369 mm
HeightDiffers	285 mm	149 mm
WeightDiffers	32.4 kg	6 kg
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets

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