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Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour vs Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 17identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon PIXMA G540 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 G540 inkjet printer Colour (2 vs 1). The Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour has 250 sheets more total input capacity than the Canon PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour (350 sheets vs 100 sheets). Only the Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour has Ethernet LAN. Duplex printing mode: Manual on the Canon PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour, Auto on the Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour.

  • Duplex printing mode
    • Manual
    • Auto
  • Maximum resolution
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
  • Total number of input trays
    • 1
    • 2
  • Total input capacity
    • 100 sheets
    • 350 sheets
  • Envelopes sizes
    • C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
    • Com-10, DL
  • Photo paper sizes
    • 10x15,13x18,18x25,20x25
    • 13x18,20x25,10x15,18x25
  • Ethernet LAN
    • No
    • Yes
  • Product colour
    • Black
    • White

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56 specifications
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Canon

PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour

Model G540

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Canon

MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour

Model GX5040

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Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one45000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Duplex printing modeDiffersManualAuto
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Red, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Ink tank systemKnown for oneYes
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers4800 x 1200 DPI600 x 1200 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one7 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one8 s
Borderless printingKnown for oneYes
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers12
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets350 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one2
Maximum input capacityKnown for one350 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 × 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersPhoto paper, Plain paperGlossy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Semi-glossy paper
Envelopes sizesDiffersC5, Com-10, DL, MonarchCom-10, DL
Photo paper sizesDiffers10x15,13x18,18x25,20x2513x18,20x25,10x15,18x25
Paper tray media weightKnown for one64 - 105 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLegal, Letter
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Canon Easy-PhotoPrint, Mopria Print Service, PIXMA Cloud Link
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one49 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
Colour displayKnown for oneNo
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs14 W20 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.2 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs1.2 W1.4 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.18 kWh/week0.12 kWh/week
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OSMac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneChromeOS
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers445 mm399 mm
DepthDiffers249 mm639 mm
HeightDiffers564 mm332 mm
WeightDiffers5.1 kg9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes

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