Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon PIXMA G510 inkjet printer Colour vs Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour

24specifications compared
14differ
10identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon PIXMA G510 inkjet printer Colour has 1 more print cartridges than the Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour (5 vs 4). The Canon PIXMA G510 inkjet printer Colour has 4,200 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour (4800 x 1200 DPI vs 600 x 1200 DPI). The Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour has 1 more total input trays than the Canon PIXMA G510 inkjet printer Colour (2 vs 1). Only the Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour has Ethernet LAN. Printing colours: Black, Cyan, Grey, Magenta, Red, Yellow on the Canon PIXMA G510 inkjet printer Colour, Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow on the Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour.

Number of print cartridges
- PIXMA G510 inkjet printer Colour:5
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:4
Maximum resolution
- PIXMA G510 inkjet printer Colour:4800 x 1200 DPI
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:600 x 1200 DPI
Total number of input trays
- PIXMA G510 inkjet printer Colour:1
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:2
Total input capacity
- PIXMA G510 inkjet printer Colour:100 sheets
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:350 sheets
Envelopes sizes
- PIXMA G510 inkjet printer Colour:10, C5, DL
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:Com-10, DL
Ethernet LAN
- PIXMA G510 inkjet printer Colour:No
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
Product colour
- PIXMA G510 inkjet printer Colour:Black
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:White
Width
- PIXMA G510 inkjet printer Colour:340 mm
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:399 mm

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Comparison of G510, GX5040
54 specifications	A Canon PIXMA G510 inkjet printer Colour Model G510 View product	B Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour Model GX5040 View product
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	5	4
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Grey, Magenta, Red, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Ink tank systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	600 x 1200 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	3.9 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 × 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper	Glossy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Semi-glossy paper
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, C5, DL	Com-10, DL
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13x18,20x25,10x15,18x25
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	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
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.12 kWh/week
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ChromeOS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	340 mm	399 mm
DepthDiffers	455 mm	639 mm
HeightDiffers	167 mm	332 mm
WeightDiffers	8.07 kg	9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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