Compare Epson EcoTank L6160 Printer Brother DCP-T730DW Ink Tank Printer

A full side-by-side comparison of reference model EcoTank L6160 Printer and in-stock product DCP-T730DW Ink Tank Printer on specs, price, and Syria availability.

Specifications

Specification ⁦Epson EcoTank L6160 Printer⁩ ⁦Brother DCP-T730DW Ink Tank Printer⁩
Price Not for sale $210.00
Features
Printer Functions Print, Scan, Copy Print, Scan, Copy
LCD Display ⁦6.1 cm color LCD⁩ ⁦1-line LCD, 16 characters⁩
Control Panel ⁦6.1 cm color LCD control panel⁩ ⁦1-line LCD and buttons⁩
Quiet Mode — Yes
Printer Specifications
تقنية الطباعة PrecisionCore Print Head Piezoelectric print head
Printing
Print Colors 4 4
Ink System Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Maximum Print Resolution ⁦4800 × 1200 dpi⁩ ⁦Up to 1200 × 6000 dpi⁩
Duplex Printing Automatic ⁦Automatic (A4/Letter/Executive/A5/B5/B6, plain/recycled)⁩
Borderless Printing ⁦Up to A4⁩ ⁦Up to A4⁩
Paper size Legal ⁦A4, Letter, Legal, Folio, Executive, A5, A6, Photo, Index card, envelopes⁩
Print Margins ⁦0 top, left, right and bottom through custom printer-driver settings; otherwise 3 mm⁩ —
Ink
Ink Technology Pigment black and Dye colour Inks Dye Ink
Included Black Ink Yield ⁦14000 pages⁩ ⁦15000 pages⁩
Included Color Ink Yield ⁦11200 pages⁩ ⁦5000 pages⁩
Standard Black Ink Bottle ⁦Epson 101 Black, C13T03V14A⁩ ⁦BTD100BK, approx. 7500 pages⁩
Standard Colour Ink Bottles ⁦Epson 101 Cyan C13T03V24A, Epson 101 Magenta C13T03V34A, Epson 101 Yellow C13T03V44A⁩ ⁦BTD100C/M/Y (5000 pages)⁩
Replacement Black Ink Bottle Yield ⁦7500 pages⁩ ⁦7500 pages⁩
Performance
Print Speed Black ⁦33 ppm⁩ 27 (وضع سريع، ليس ⁦ISO⁩) ⁦ppm⁩
Maximum Print Speed Color ⁦20 ppm⁩ 23 (وضع سريع، ليس ⁦ISO⁩) ⁦ppm⁩
ISO Print Speed Black ⁦15 ppm⁩ ⁦16 ppm⁩
ISO Print Speed Color ⁦8 ppm⁩ ⁦15.5 ppm⁩
10×15 cm Photo Print Speed ⁦69 sec⁩ —
First Page Out Time (Black) ⁦9 sec⁩ ⁦6.2 sec⁩
First Page Out Time (Color) — ⁦6.5 sec⁩
ISO Duplex Print Speed Black ⁦6.5 ppm⁩ —
ISO Duplex Print Speed Color ⁦4.5 ppm⁩ —
Recommended Monthly Volume ⁦800 pages⁩ —
Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle ⁦5000 pages⁩ —
Print Head
Black Nozzles 400 210
Nozzles Per Color 128 210
Minimum Droplet Size ⁦3.3 pl⁩ —
Copy
ISO Copy Speed Black ⁦11 ppm⁩ ⁦11 ppm⁩
ISO Copy Speed Color ⁦5.5 ppm⁩ ⁦8 ppm⁩
Copy Resolution ⁦600 × 1200 dpi⁩ ⁦Up to 1200 × 2400 dpi⁩
Maximum Copies ⁦99 copies⁩ ⁦99 copies⁩
Copy Zoom 25-400 % 25-400 %
Maximum Copy Size — ⁦A4/Letter⁩
N-in-1 Copy ⁦2-up⁩ ⁦2-in-1, 2-in-1 ID, 4-in-1⁩
First Copy Out Time Monochrome — ⁦13 sec⁩
First Copy Out Time Colour — ⁦25 sec⁩
Copy Features ⁦1-to-2-sided copying, density adjustment, Auto Fit Page, quality selection, shadow removal, punch-hole removal, ID card copy and borderless copy⁩ ⁦Multiple copies up to 99, stack, sort, N-in-1, poster, fit to page, background colour removal, ID copy⁩
Scanning
Scanner Type Contact Image Sensor (CIS) Flatbed with ADF
Optical Scan Resolution ⁦1200 × 2400 dpi⁩ ⁦1200 × 2400 (glass); 1200 × 600 (ADF) dpi⁩
Maximum Scan Area ⁦21.6 x 29.7 cm⁩ ⁦21.39 × 29.5 cm⁩
Scan Output Formats BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PDF BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PDF
Flatbed Scan Speed — ⁦Black: 3.35; Colour: 4.38 sec⁩
Scan-to Features — Image, OCR, Email, File
Scanner Sensor Type CIS CIS
Scanner Colour Bit Depth ⁦48: input : 24- output bit⁩ ⁦30-bit input, 24-bit output bit⁩
Scanner Grayscale Bit Depth ⁦16- input, 8- output bit⁩ ⁦10-bit input, 8-bit output bit⁩
Scanner Black and White Bit Depth ⁦16- input, 1- output bit⁩ —
ADF Monochrome Scan Speed — ⁦17 ipm⁩
ADF Colour Scan Speed — ⁦7 ipm⁩
Colour Scanning Yes Yes
Monochrome Scanning Yes Yes
Advanced Scan Features ⁦Auto Cropping, Maximum Area, density adjustment from -4 to +4, shadow removal and punch-hole removal⁩ Automatic deskew, multiple pages to a single page, background colour removal
Scanner Compatibility ⁦Epson Scan 2, AirPrint Scan, WSD scanning⁩ —
Maximum Scan Resolution — ⁦19200 × 19200 (interpolated) dpi⁩
Hardware Scan Resolution — ⁦1200 × 2400 dpi⁩
Connectivity
Wireless Connectivity Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Direct Yes Yes
Mobile Printing Services Epson Connect (iPrint, Email Print, Remote Print Driver, Scan-to-Cloud) Brother Mobile Connect, Apple AirPrint, Mopria
Interfaces ⁦USB 2.0, Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct⁩ ⁦Hi-Speed USB 2.0, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct⁩
Network Protocols ⁦IPP, LPD, PORT9100, TCP/IPv4, TCP/IPv6, WSD⁩ ⁦IPv4, IPv6⁩
WLAN Security ⁦WEP 64/128-bit, WPA/WPA2 Personal, WPA2-PSK (AES)⁩ ⁦WEP 64/128-bit, WPA/WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE⁩
Supported OS ⁦Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2 or later, Windows XP SP3 or later, Windows XP Professional x64 SP2 or later, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 SP2 or later; macOS Sierra, OS X El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.x, Mac OS X 10.6.8⁩ ⁦Windows 10/11/Server 2016/2019/2022, macOS 12–15, Linux, Chrome OS⁩
Email Print Yes Yes
Network Management Tools APIPA, BOOTP, DDNS, DHCP, HTTP, LLTD, mDNS, PING, SLP, SNMP, WSD BRAdmin Pro, EWS
Wireless Frequency Bands ⁦2.4 GHz⁩ ⁦2.4 GHz⁩
Wireless Standards ⁦IEEE 802.11b/g/n⁩ ⁦IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure), IEEE 802.11g/n (Wi-Fi Direct)⁩
Wireless Setup Control-panel wireless setup and Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) WPS
Compatibility
Chromebook Native Print Yes Yes
Paper Handling
Paper Input Capacity ⁦150 sheets⁩ ⁦150 sheets⁩
Paper Output Capacity ⁦30 sheets⁩ ⁦50 sheets⁩
Paper Trays ⁦1 tray⁩ ⁦1 tray⁩
Supported Paper Weight ⁦64-250 g/m²⁩ ⁦64–220 (tray); 64–300 (manual feed) g/m²⁩
Automatic Document Feeder Capacity — ⁦20 sheets⁩
Photo Paper Capacity ⁦20 sheets⁩ —
Manual Feed Slot Capacity — ⁦1 sheet⁩
Standard Tray Media Types ⁦A4 plain paper, Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper, envelopes, postcards⁩ Plain, Inkjet, Glossy, Recycled
Manual Feed Slot Media Types — Plain, Inkjet, Glossy, Recycled
ADF Supported Paper Weight — ⁦64–90 g/m²⁩
Premium Glossy Photo Paper Output Capacity ⁦20 sheets⁩ —
Maximum Custom Paper Length ⁦1200 mm⁩ —
Standard Paper Tray Capacity ⁦150 sheets⁩ ⁦150 sheets⁩
ADF Paper Size Range — ⁦139.7–215.9 wide; 210–355.6 long mm⁩
Dimensions
Width ⁦375 mm⁩ ⁦390 mm⁩
Depth ⁦347 mm⁩ ⁦343 mm⁩
Height ⁦187 mm⁩ ⁦182.5 mm⁩
Physical
Weight ⁦5.8 kg⁩ ⁦8.6 kg⁩
Dimensions ⁦375 x 347 x 187 (W × D × H)⁩ —
Power
Supply Voltage ⁦220-240 V⁩ ⁦220–240 V⁩
Frequency ⁦50-60 Hz⁩ ⁦50-60 Hz⁩
Ready Mode Power ⁦5.3 W⁩ ⁦2.5 W⁩
Sleep Mode Power ⁦0.7 W⁩ ⁦0.6 W⁩
Power Off Consumption ⁦0.3 W⁩ ⁦0.15 W⁩
ENERGY STAR Support Yes —
Copying Power Consumption ⁦12 W⁩ —
Maintenance
Replaceable Maintenance Box Yes —
Printer
Printer Category Home and office desktop all-in-one ink tank printer —
Printer Language ESC/P-R —
Printer Memory — ⁦128 MB⁩
CPU Speed — ⁦576 MHz⁩
Product SKU — ⁦DCP-T730DW⁩
Software
Desktop Printing and Scanning Software — Brother iPrint&Scan
Environment
Operating Temperature ⁦10-35 °C⁩ ⁦10–35 °C⁩
Operating Humidity ⁦20-80 RH, without condensation %⁩ 20–80 %
Storage Temperature ⁦-20–40 °C⁩ —
Storage Humidity ⁦5-85 RH, without condensation %⁩ —
Noise
Printing Sound Pressure ⁦53 dB(A)⁩ ⁦55 dB(A)⁩

Summary: which fits better?

Epson EcoTank L6160 Printer vs Brother DCP-T730DW Ink Tank Printer — choose by the use case in the table (role/paper, document features, connectivity, speed).

research reference (not for sale) vs store product.

When to pick which:

Pick Epson EcoTank L6160 Printer if you need: network / wireless printing (including 5 GHz when present), higher ink yield.

Pick Brother DCP-T730DW Ink Tank Printer if you need: network / wireless printing (including 5 GHz when present), higher ink yield, higher ISO print/copy speed.

Key differences:

  • Paper Size: Legal vs A4
  • Interfaces: USB 2.0, Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct vs Hi-Speed USB 2.0, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct
  • Printer Category: Home and office desktop all-in-one ink tank printer vs Home / Office multifunction ink tank printer
  • Scanner Type: Contact Image Sensor (CIS) vs Flatbed with ADF
  • Wireless Setup: Control-panel wireless setup and Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) vs WPS

Based on the specs table, Brother DCP-T730DW Ink Tank Printer fits most office needs better thanks to: Wireless Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g/n vs IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure), IEEE 802.11g/n (Wi-Fi Direct); Included Black Ink Yield: 14000 vs 15000; Iso Print Speed Black: 15 vs 16.

Maximum dpi and ink bottle series numbers alone do not settle the buy.

What differs?

Material differences (most important first)

  • Paper Size: Legal vs A4
  • Interfaces: USB 2.0, Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct vs Hi-Speed USB 2.0, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct
  • Printer Category: Home and office desktop all-in-one ink tank printer vs Home / Office multifunction ink tank printer
  • Scanner Type: Contact Image Sensor (CIS) vs Flatbed with ADF
  • Wireless Setup: Control-panel wireless setup and Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) vs WPS
  • Wireless Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g/n vs IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infrastructure), IEEE 802.11g/n (Wi-Fi Direct)
  • Included Black Ink Yield: 14000 vs 15000
  • Included Color Ink Yield: 11200 vs 5000

Minor deltas

  • Operating Humidity: 20-80 RH, without condensation vs 20–80
  • Depth: 347 vs 343
  • Height: 187 vs 182.5

Similarities

Duplex Printing: Automatic, Ink System: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Print Colors: 4, Printer Functions: Print, Scan, Copy, Scanner Sensor Type: CIS

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