Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour

28specifications compared
18differ
10identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour has 50 sheets more total input capacity than the Canon PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour (150 sheets vs 100 sheets). The Canon PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour has 2 W more power consumption (printing) than the Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour (15 W vs 13 W). The Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour has 5 - 35 °C more operating temperature (T-T) than the Canon PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour (10 - 35 °C vs 5 - 35 °C). Only the Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour has Ethernet LAN. Only the Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour has Wi-Fi.

Ink type
- PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour:Pigment-based ink
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:Dye-based ink
Maximum resolution
- PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour:4800 x 1200 DPI
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:1200 x 600 DPI
Total input capacity
- PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour:100 sheets
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:150 sheets
Maximum print size
- PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour:216 x 1200 mm
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:215.9 x 1198.8 mm
Ethernet LAN
- PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour:No
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
Wi-Fi
- PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour:No
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
Market positioning
- PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour:Home & office
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:Business
Product colour
- PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour:Black
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:White

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Comparison of G1420, F170
56 specifications	A Canon PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour Model G1420 View product	B Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour Model F170 View product
Features1 differ
Separate cartridgesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ink typeDiffers	Pigment-based ink	Dye-based ink
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Borderless printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	150 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 1200 mm	215.9 x 1198.8 mm
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Card stock, Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	4x6"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	64 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Legal, Letter
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	49.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Built-in displayDiffers	No	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Buttons
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	15 W	13 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	0.09 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	50/60 Hz
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.1 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	ChromeOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 85%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	445 mm	503 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	375 mm
HeightDiffers	135 mm	187 mm
WeightDiffers	4.8 kg	4.6 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one	6000 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one	7700 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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