Product comparison · 2 scanners

Epson B11B198011 scanner Flatbed scanner vs HP Scanjet 5550c

29specifications compared
17differ
12identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum scan size
- B11B198011 scanner Flatbed scanner:12800 x 12800 mm
- Scanjet 5550c:216 x 297 mm
Optical scanning resolution
- B11B198011 scanner Flatbed scanner:6400 x 9600 DPI
- Scanjet 5550c:2400 x 2400 DPI
Film scanning
- B11B198011 scanner Flatbed scanner:Yes
- Scanjet 5550c:No
Product colour
- B11B198011 scanner Flatbed scanner:Black
- Scanjet 5550c:Grey, White
Power consumption (typical)
- B11B198011 scanner Flatbed scanner:16.5 W
- Scanjet 5550c:36 W
Input voltage
- B11B198011 scanner Flatbed scanner:120 V
- Scanjet 5550c:100-240 V
Width
- B11B198011 scanner Flatbed scanner:279.4 mm
- Scanjet 5550c:488 mm
Depth
- B11B198011 scanner Flatbed scanner:482.6 mm
- Scanjet 5550c:340 mm

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Comparison of B11B198011, Scanjet 5550c
63 specifications	A Epson B11B198011 scanner Flatbed scanner Model B11B198011 View product	B HP Scanjet 5550c View product
Scanning3 differ
Maximum scan sizeDiffers	12800 x 12800 mm	216 x 297 mm
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	6400 x 9600 DPI	2400 x 2400 DPI
Colour scanning	Yes	Yes
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Input colour depth	48 bit	48 bit
Film scanningDiffers	Yes	No
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
ADF scan speed (b/w, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 ppm
Output colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical density (Dmax)Known for one	3.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey, White
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Performanceidentical
Sensor type	CCD	CCD
Scan file formatsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, DCX, HTM, JPG, PDF, RTF, TIFF, TXT
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-mail
Button functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	On, Scan
Scan driversKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TWAIN
Light sourceKnown for one	RGB LED	Unknown — not stated by the source
Daily duty cycle (max)Known for one	30000 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input capacityidentical
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Scanning media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Card stock, Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4	A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
LegalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LetterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB version	2.0	2.0
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	16.5 W	36 W
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Input voltageDiffers	120 V	100-240 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	279.4 mm	488 mm
DepthDiffers	482.6 mm	340 mm
HeightDiffers	116.8 mm	160 mm
WeightDiffers	4 kg	5.6 kg
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
System requirements5 differ
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows OS Mac OS X v9.1+ Mac OS X v10.1+
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma
Minimum RAMDiffers	1024 MB	64 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium II 450 MHz	Intel Pentium II/Celeron
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers	90 MB	300 MB
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM SVGA 800x600 USB IE 5.0+
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	50 - 95 °F	41 - 104 °F
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Minimum system requirements for MacintoshDiffers	- PowerPC G3 400 MHz / Intel CPU - USB 2.0/1.1 - Mac OS X 10.3.9 / 10.4.x – PowerPC G3 600 MHz/Intel 1 GHz CPU, 512MB RAM, 1GB HDD; Mac OS 10.5.x + – PowerPC G4 867 MHz/Intel 1 GHz CPU, 512MB RAM, 1GB HDD	Power PC 150MB HDD
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, GIF, JPG, TIF
TWAIN versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8
Recommended humidity operating rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	487.9 x 340.1 x 158.8 mm (19.2 x 13.4 x 6.25")
Image scaling/enlargement rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 2000%
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.44 kg (12 lbs)
Film typeKnown for one	35 mm, 6x22 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control panelKnown for one	Scan, Copy, E-mail, PDF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Epson Scan Epson Event Manager Epson Copy Utility Adobe Photoshop Elements ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus OCR Epson Easy Photo Fix, Digital ICE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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