Compare EcoTank L6168 Printer EcoTank ST-C5500 Printer

A full side-by-side comparison of reference models EcoTank L6168 Printer and EcoTank ST-C5500 Printer within the same category.

Specifications

Specification ⁦EcoTank L6168 Printer⁩ ⁦EcoTank ST-C5500 Printer⁩
Price Not for sale Not for sale
Features
Printer Functions Print, Scan, Copy Print, Scan, Copy, Fax
LCD Display ⁦2.4-inch / 6.1 cm color LCD⁩ ⁦4.3-inch colour touchscreen⁩
Control Panel ⁦6.1 cm color LCD control panel⁩ ⁦4.3-inch colour touchscreen control panel⁩
Printer Specifications
تقنية الطباعة Epson PrecisionCore Epson PrecisionCore Heat-Free Technology
Printing
Print Colors 4 4
Ink System Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Maximum Print Resolution ⁦4800 x 1200 dpi⁩ ⁦4800 x 1200 dpi⁩
Duplex Printing Automatic Automatic
Borderless Printing Yes —
Paper size Legal ⁦A4⁩
USB Direct Print — Yes
Print Margins ⁦0 top, left, right and bottom using custom settings; not applicable to plain paper mm⁩ Supported printable-area margins vary by paper size and printing mode mm
Ink
Ink Technology Pigment Black + Dye Colour Pigment ink
Included Black Ink Yield — ⁦12000 pages⁩
Included Color Ink Yield — ⁦8800 pages⁩
Standard Black Ink Bottle ⁦Epson 002 Black⁩ —
Standard Colour Ink Bottles ⁦Epson 002 Cyan, Epson 002 Magenta, Epson 002 Yellow⁩ —
Replacement Black Ink Bottle Yield ⁦7500 pages⁩ ⁦7500 pages⁩
Performance
Print Speed Black ⁦33 ppm⁩ ⁦25 ppm⁩
Maximum Print Speed Color ⁦20 ppm⁩ ⁦25 ppm⁩
ISO Print Speed Black ⁦15 ppm⁩ ⁦25 ppm⁩
ISO Print Speed Color ⁦8 ppm⁩ ⁦25 ppm⁩
10×15 cm Photo Print Speed ⁦69 sec⁩ —
First Page Out Time (Black) ⁦9 sec⁩ —
ISO Duplex Print Speed Black ⁦6.5 ppm⁩ —
ISO Duplex Print Speed Color ⁦4.5 ppm⁩ —
Recommended Monthly Volume ⁦800 pages⁩ ⁦3300 pages⁩
Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle ⁦5000 pages⁩ —
Print Head
Black Nozzles 400 —
Nozzles Per Color 128 —
Minimum Droplet Size ⁦3.3 pl⁩ —
Copy
ISO Copy Speed Black ⁦11 ppm⁩ ⁦23 ppm⁩
ISO Copy Speed Color ⁦5.5 ppm⁩ —
Copy Resolution ⁦600 x 1200 dpi⁩ —
Maximum Copies ⁦99 copies⁩ —
Copy Zoom 25-400 % —
Maximum Copy Size ⁦A4, Letter⁩ —
N-in-1 Copy ⁦2-up⁩ —
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 —
Scanning
Scanner Type Flatbed color image scanner Flatbed colour scanner with automatic document feeder
Optical Scan Resolution ⁦1200 dpi⁩ ⁦1200 x 2400 dpi⁩
Maximum Scan Area ⁦21.6 x 29.7 cm⁩ ⁦21.6 x 29.7 cm⁩
Duplex Scanning — Yes
Scan Output Formats BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PDF BMP, JPEG, PICT, TIFF, PDF, PNG
Scan-to Features Scan to Cloud, Scan to computer using Epson ScanSmart —
Scanner Sensor Type CIS CIS
Scanner Colour Bit Depth ⁦48: input : 24- output bit⁩ ⁦48: input : 24- output bit⁩
Scanner Grayscale Bit Depth ⁦16- input/8- output bit⁩ ⁦16-bit internal, 8-bit external bit⁩
Scanner Black and White Bit Depth ⁦16- input/1- output bit⁩ ⁦16-bit internal, 1-bit external bit⁩
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 —
Scanner Compatibility TWAIN, WIA, ICA —
Hardware Scan Resolution ⁦1200 x 2400 dpi⁩ ⁦1200 x 2400 dpi⁩
Connectivity
Wireless Connectivity Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Direct Yes Yes
Mobile Printing Services AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria, Email Print, Epson iPrint Mobile App, Scan to Cloud, Remote Print Driver Epson Email Print, Epson iPrint, Epson Remote Print, Epson Scan to Cloud, Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Epson Print Enabler
Interfaces ⁦Hi-Speed USB 2.0, Ethernet 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T, Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct⁩ Hi-Speed USB, external USB host, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, Gigabit Ethernet
Network Protocols ⁦TCP/IPv4, TCP/IPv6, LPD, IPP, PORT9100, WSD⁩ ⁦IEEE 802.1X, IPsec/IP filtering, SSL/TLS, HTTPS Server/Client, IPPS, SMTPS, STARTTLS, SNMPv3⁩
WLAN Security ⁦WEP 64/128-bit, WPA/WPA2 Personal, WPA2-PSK (AES)⁩ ⁦WEP 64/128-bit, WPA2-PSK (AES), WPA3-SAE (AES), WPA2/WPA3-Enterprise; Wi-Fi Direct supports WPA2-PSK (AES)⁩
Ethernet Connectivity Yes Yes
Supported OS ⁦Windows XP SP3, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit); Windows Server 2003, 2003 x64 Edition, 2003 R2, 2003 R2 x64 Edition, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016; Mac OS X 10.6.8, 10.7.x, 10.8.x, 10.9.x, 10.10.x, 10.11.x, 10.12.x; UOS⁩ —
Email Print Yes Yes
Network Management Tools SNMP, HTTP, DHCP, BOOTP, APIPA, PING, DDNS, mDNS, SLP, WSD, LLTD —
Wireless Frequency Bands ⁦2.4 GHz⁩ ⁦2.4 and 5 GHz⁩
Wireless Standards ⁦IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Wi-Fi 4)⁩ ⁦IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac⁩
Wireless Setup Control-panel wireless setup and Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) —
Compatibility
Chromebook Native Print Yes Yes
Paper Handling
Paper Input Capacity ⁦150 sheets⁩ ⁦500 sheets⁩
Paper Output Capacity ⁦30 sheets⁩ —
Paper Trays ⁦1 tray⁩ ⁦2 tray⁩
Supported Paper Weight ⁦64-250 g/m²⁩ ⁦Plain paper: 64–90; thick paper: 91–256 g/m²⁩
Automatic Document Feeder Capacity — ⁦50 sheets⁩
Rear Paper Feed — Yes
Photo Paper Capacity ⁦20 sheets⁩ —
Standard Tray Media Types ⁦A4 plain paper, Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper, envelopes, postcards⁩ Plain paper, Epson photo paper, and envelopes
ADF Supported Paper Weight — ⁦64–95 g/m²⁩
Premium Glossy Photo Paper Output Capacity ⁦20 sheets⁩ —
Maximum Custom Paper Length ⁦1200 mm⁩ —
Standard Paper Tray Capacity ⁦150 sheets⁩ ⁦250 sheets⁩
Dimensions
Width ⁦375 mm⁩ ⁦425 mm⁩
Depth ⁦347 mm⁩ ⁦500 mm⁩
Height ⁦187 mm⁩ ⁦350 mm⁩
Physical
Weight ⁦5.8 kg⁩ ⁦17.8 kg⁩
Printer Colour — White and Black
Power
Supply Voltage ⁦220-240 V⁩ ⁦100–240 V⁩
Frequency ⁦50-60 Hz⁩ ⁦50-60 Hz⁩
Ready Mode Power ⁦5.3 W⁩ ⁦9.8 W⁩
Sleep Mode Power ⁦0.7 W⁩ ⁦0.8 W⁩
Power Off Consumption ⁦0.3 W⁩ ⁦0.15 W⁩
Standalone Copying Power Consumption ⁦12 W⁩ ⁦19 W⁩
ENERGY STAR Support Yes Yes
Copying Power Consumption ⁦12 W⁩ —
Maintenance
Replaceable Maintenance Box Yes Yes
Fax
Fax Transmission Speed — ⁦Up to 33.6 kbps⁩
Fax Memory — ⁦Up to 550 pages⁩
Fax Type — ⁦Black-and-white and colour fax, ITU-T Super Group 3⁩
Fax Resolution — ⁦Monochrome: up to 406 x 392; colour: 200 x 200 dpi⁩
Printer
Printer Category ⁦A4 color business multifunction ink tank printer⁩ Supertank colour multifunction business inkjet printer
Printer Language ESC/P-R ⁦PCL and PostScript 3⁩
Product SKU — ⁦C11CJ28202⁩
Software
Desktop Printing and Scanning Software Epson ScanSmart ⁦Epson Printer Driver, Epson Scan 2⁩
Environment
Operating Temperature ⁦10-35 °C⁩ ⁦10–35 °C⁩
Operating Humidity 20-80 % ⁦20–80 RH, non-condensing %⁩
Storage Temperature ⁦-20-40 °C⁩ ⁦-20–40 °C⁩
Storage Humidity 5-85 % ⁦5–85 RH, non-condensing %⁩
Noise
Printing Sound Pressure ⁦53 dB(A)⁩ —
Package Contents
Package Contents — Printer, initial ink bottles, power cord, setup guide, and software/documentation

Summary: Which Product Should You Choose?

Choose EcoTank L6168 Printer if you need:

  • Control Panel: ⁦6.1 cm color LCD control panel⁩ vs ⁦4.3-inch colour touchscreen control panel⁩
  • Print Margins: ⁦0 top, left, right and bottom using custom settings; not applicable to plain paper mm⁩ vs Supported printable-area margins vary by paper size and printing mode mm
  • Print Speed Black: ⁦33 ppm⁩ vs ⁦25 ppm⁩
  • Standard Tray Media Types: ⁦A4 plain paper, Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper, envelopes, postcards⁩ vs Plain paper, Epson photo paper, and envelopes

Choose EcoTank ST-C5500 Printer if you need:

  • Printer Functions: Print, Scan, Copy, Fax vs Print, Scan, Copy
  • LCD Display: ⁦4.3-inch colour touchscreen⁩ vs ⁦2.4-inch / 6.1 cm color LCD⁩
  • ISO Print Speed Black: ⁦25 ppm⁩ vs ⁦15 ppm⁩
  • Recommended Monthly Volume: ⁦3300 pages⁩ vs ⁦800 pages⁩

Overall, the technical lean favors EcoTank ST-C5500 Printer on Printer Functions and LCD Display. EcoTank L6168 Printer remains the better pick if your priority is Control Panel. They share تقنية الطباعة and Print Colors. Review the choice points above, then confirm availability before buying.

What is the difference between EcoTank L6168 Printer and EcoTank ST-C5500 Printer?

EcoTank L6168 Printer and EcoTank ST-C5500 Printer share a close technical baseline, notably تقنية الطباعة, Print Colors, Ink System.

The main decisive differences: Printer Functions (EcoTank L6168 Printer: Print, Scan, Copy, EcoTank ST-C5500 Printer: Print, Scan, Copy, Fax); LCD Display (EcoTank L6168 Printer: ⁦2.4-inch / 6.1 cm color LCD⁩, EcoTank ST-C5500 Printer: ⁦4.3-inch colour touchscreen⁩); Control Panel (EcoTank L6168 Printer: ⁦6.1 cm color LCD control panel⁩, EcoTank ST-C5500 Printer: ⁦4.3-inch colour touchscreen control panel⁩); Print Margins (EcoTank L6168 Printer: ⁦0 top, left, right and bottom using custom settings; not applicable to plain paper mm⁩, EcoTank ST-C5500 Printer: Supported printable-area margins vary by paper size and printing mode mm); Print Speed Black (EcoTank L6168 Printer: ⁦33 ppm⁩, EcoTank ST-C5500 Printer: ⁦25 ppm⁩).

In practice, EcoTank L6168 Printer suits needs centered on Control Panel, while EcoTank ST-C5500 Printer fits priorities around Printer Functions. Review the specs table above before deciding.

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