Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour

25specifications compared
16differ
9identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour has 3 W more power consumption (printing) than the Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour (15 W vs 12 W). The Canon PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour has 70 mm more width than the Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour (445 mm vs 375 mm). The Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour has 248 mm more depth than the Canon PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour (578 mm vs 330 mm). Only the Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour has Ethernet LAN. Only the Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour has Wi-Fi.

Maximum resolution
- PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour:4800 x 1200 DPI
- EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour:5760 x 1440 DPI
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour:A4
- EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour:A4, A6
Ethernet LAN
- PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour:No
- EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
Wi-Fi
- PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour:No
- EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
Wi-Fi Direct
- PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour:No
- EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
Market positioning
- PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour:Home & office
- EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour:Business
Built-in display
- PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour:No
- EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
Power consumption (printing)
- PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour:15 W
- EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour:12 W

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Comparison of G1420, L5290
71 specifications	A Canon PIXMA G1420 inkjet printer Colour Model G1420 View product	B Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour Model L5290 View product
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 tank systemKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ink typeKnown for one	Pigment-based ink	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 s
Colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
Borderless printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Card stock, Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4	A4, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Legal, Letter, Statement
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x15,13x18 cm
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 1200 mm	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
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi DirectDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP, HTTP, DHCP, BOOTP, APIPA, PING, DDNS, MDNS, SLP, WSD, LLTD
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Built-in displayDiffers	No	Yes
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.66 cm (1.44")
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Buttons
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Philippines
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	15 W	12 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
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina	Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2007, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2013, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	ChromeOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	445 mm	375 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	578 mm
HeightDiffers	135 mm	253 mm
WeightDiffers	4.8 kg	5 kg
Other featuresidentical
Maximum scan sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 297 mm
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 2400 DPI
Copy resolution (black text)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.7 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.8 cpm
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	49.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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