Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon G1520 MegaTank vs Canon MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour

30specifications compared
17differ
13identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon G1520 MegaTank has 4,200 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the Canon MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour (4800 x 1200 DPI vs 600 x 1200 DPI). The Canon MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour has 1 more total input trays than the Canon G1520 MegaTank (2 vs 1). The Canon MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour has 250 sheets more total input capacity than the Canon G1520 MegaTank (350 sheets vs 100 sheets). Duplex printing mode: Manual on the Canon G1520 MegaTank, Auto on the Canon MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour. Photo paper sizes (imperial): 4x6" on the Canon G1520 MegaTank, 4x6,5x7,5x5,7x10,8x10,8.5x11 on the Canon MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour.

Duplex printing mode
- G1520 MegaTank:Manual
- MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour:Auto
Maximum resolution
- G1520 MegaTank:4800 x 1200 DPI
- MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour:600 x 1200 DPI
Total number of input trays
- G1520 MegaTank:1
- MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour:2
Total input capacity
- G1520 MegaTank:100 sheets
- MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour:350 sheets
Photo paper sizes (imperial)
- G1520 MegaTank:4x6"
- MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour:4x6,5x7,5x5,7x10,8x10,8.5x11
Product colour
- G1520 MegaTank:Black
- MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour:White
Power consumption (printing)
- G1520 MegaTank:15 W
- MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour:20 W
Power consumption (standby)
- G1520 MegaTank:0.6 W
- MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour:0.8 W

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Comparison of G1520 MegaTank, GX5010
60 specifications	A Canon G1520 MegaTank View product	B Canon MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour Model GX5010 View product
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45000 pages per month
Duplex printing modeDiffers	Manual	Auto
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Separate cartridgesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	600 x 1200 DPI
Borderless printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	1	2
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	350 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	350 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Banner, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, High resolution paper, Iron-On Transfers, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Semi-glossy paper	Glossy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Semi-glossy paper
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Differs	4x6"	4x6,5x7,5x5,7x10,8x10,8.5x11
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	10x15 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Apple AirPrint, Canon Easy-PhotoPrint, Mopria Print Service, PIXMA Cloud Link
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	49 dB
Sound power level (printing)Known for one	49.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Energy Star® Certified
Power5 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	15 W	20 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.6 W	0.8 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs	0.09 kWh/week	0.12 kWh/week
AC input voltageDiffers	110 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	50/60 Hz
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina	Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Recommended system requirementsKnown for one	Windows: 2.0GB Mac: 1.0GB, 1024 x 768 XGA	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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	445 mm	416.6 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	401.3 mm
HeightDiffers	167 mm	238.8 mm
WeightDiffers	4.8 kg	8.98 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Printer Driver IJ Printer Assistant Tool Easy-PhotoPrint Editor (download)	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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84433210	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Print technologyKnown for one	Inkjet	Unknown — not stated by the source

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