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Canon PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour vs Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 18identical
  • 15known 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 GX5050 inkjet printer Colour (4800 x 1200 DPI vs 600 x 1200 DPI). The Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour has 1 more total input trays than the Canon PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour (2 vs 1). The Canon MAXIFY GX5050 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 GX5050 inkjet printer Colour has Ethernet LAN. Duplex printing mode: Manual on the Canon PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour, Auto on the Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour.

  • Duplex printing mode
    • PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:Manual
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:Auto
  • Maximum resolution
    • PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:4800 x 1200 DPI
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:600 x 1200 DPI
  • Total number of input trays
    • PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:1
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:2
  • Total input capacity
    • PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:100 sheets
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:350 sheets
  • Envelopes sizes
    • PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:Com-10, DL
  • Ethernet LAN
    • PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:No
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
  • Security algorithms
    • PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:WPA-PSK
  • Market positioning
    • PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:Home & office
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:Business

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Comparison of G540, GX5050
52 specifications
Features2 differ
Number of print cartridgesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Duplex printing modeDiffersManualAuto
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Red, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers4800 x 1200 DPI600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15.5 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 s
Borderless printingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers12
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets350 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersPhoto paper, Plain paperEnvelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
Envelopes sizesDiffersC5, Com-10, DL, MonarchCom-10, DL
Paper tray media weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 - 275 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLegal, LetterUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PictBridgeKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Security algorithmsDiffersWEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSKWPA-PSK
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, PIXMA Cloud Link
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, White
Colour displayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs14 W20 W
Power consumption (off)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.2 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.18 kWh/week0.12 kWh/week
Power consumption (standby)Known for one1.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
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 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAndroid, iOS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers445 mm399 mm
DepthDiffers249 mm639 mm
HeightDiffers564 mm332 mm
WeightDiffers5.1 kg9 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84433210

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