Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon G1520 MegaTank vs HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour

27specifications compared
21differ
6identical
55known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon G1520 MegaTank has 1 more print cartridges than the HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour (5 vs 4). The Canon G1520 MegaTank has 2,400 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour (4800 x 1200 DPI vs 2400 x 1200 DPI). The HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour has 2 more total input trays than the Canon G1520 MegaTank (3 vs 1). ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9): A4 on the Canon G1520 MegaTank, A4, A5, A6 on the HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour. Market positioning: Home & office on the Canon G1520 MegaTank, Business on the HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour.

Number of print cartridges
- G1520 MegaTank:5
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:4
Maximum resolution
- G1520 MegaTank:4800 x 1200 DPI
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:2400 x 1200 DPI
Total number of input trays
- G1520 MegaTank:1
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:3
Total input capacity
- G1520 MegaTank:100 sheets
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:500 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- G1520 MegaTank:A4
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:A4, A5, A6
Market positioning
- G1520 MegaTank:Home & office
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:Business
Product colour
- G1520 MegaTank:Black
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:Grey, White
Power consumption (printing)
- G1520 MegaTank:15 W
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:52 W

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Comparison of G1520 MegaTank, 556xh
82 specifications	A Canon G1520 MegaTank View product	B HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour Model 556xh View product
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	5	4
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 5, PCL 6, PDF 1.4, PostScript 3
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Enterprise
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	2400 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.3 s
Borderless printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	1	3
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	500 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Paper tray
Paper handling3 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	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4	A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Legal, Letter	Executive, Legal, Letter, Oficio, Statement
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, C5, C6, DL
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	10x15 cm	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
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
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 standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1280 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2304 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 MHz
Sound power level (printing)Known for one	49.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey, White
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.9 cm (4.3")
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touch
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power4 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	15 W	52 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.2 W	0.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.6 W	7.5 W
AC input voltageDiffers	110 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	0.09 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP Dynamic securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	ChromeOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	15 - 30 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	20 - 60%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR
Sustainable technologies and materialsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mercury-free
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	445 mm	530 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	463 mm
HeightDiffers	167 mm	597 mm
WeightDiffers	4.8 kg	28.8 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	603 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	565 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	792 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35.4 kg
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
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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