Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon S 600 inkjet printer Colour vs Canon PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour

29specifications compared
19differ
10identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Number of print cartridges
- S 600 inkjet printer Colour:4
- PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour:5
Maximum resolution
- S 600 inkjet printer Colour:2400 x 1200 DPI
- PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour:9600 x 2400 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- S 600 inkjet printer Colour:15 ppm
- PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour:12.5 ppm
Total input capacity
- S 600 inkjet printer Colour:100 sheets
- PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour:300 sheets
Maximum print size
- S 600 inkjet printer Colour:216 x 356 mm
- PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour:210 x 297 mm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- S 600 inkjet printer Colour:A4
- PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour:A4, A5
Envelopes sizes
- S 600 inkjet printer Colour:10
- PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour:10, DL
Standard interfaces
- S 600 inkjet printer Colour:Parallel, USB 1.1
- PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour:USB 2.0

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Comparison of 600, iP-4940
64 specifications	A Canon S 600 inkjet printer Colour Model 600 View product	B Canon PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour Model iP-4940 View product
Features1 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	4	5
Separate cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Printing2 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 1200 DPI	9600 x 2400 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	15 ppm	12.5 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.3 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 s
Borderless printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	10 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	300 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cassette, Paper tray
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Banner, Envelopes, Glossy paper, High resolution paper, Plain paper, Transparencies	Envelopes, Glossy paper, High resolution paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10	10, DL
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x15"
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 - 105 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel, USB 1.1	USB 2.0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Wi-Fi	No	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performanceidentical
Printing noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45.5 dB
Internal memoryKnown for one	0.062 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	39 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Product colourDiffers	Grey, White	Black
Power4 differ
Power consumption (off)Differs	1.5 W	0.4 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	3 W	0.8 W
AC input voltageDiffers	120 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	33 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 (32 / 64bit), Windows Vista (32 / 64bit), Windows XP SP2, SP3 Mac OS X v10.4.11 - 10.6
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GHz
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	429 mm	431 mm
DepthDiffers	295 mm	297 mm
HeightDiffers	178 mm	153 mm
WeightDiffers	5 kg	5.7 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Easy-PhotoPrint EX w/ HD Movie Print, Easy-WebPrint EX, Solution Menu EX w/ CREATIVE PARK PREMIUM
Other featuresidentical
Toner cartridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PGI-525PGBK, CLI-526BK, CLI-526C, CLI-526M, CLI-526Y
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Colour scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DVD/CD printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal modemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Print technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Inkjet

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