Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour vs HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour

30specifications compared
22differ
8identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour 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 PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour (3 vs 1). The HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour has 400 sheets more total input capacity than the Canon PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour (500 sheets vs 100 sheets). Only the HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour has Ethernet LAN. Printing colours: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Red, Yellow on the Canon PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour, Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow on the HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour.

Maximum resolution
- PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:4800 x 1200 DPI
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:2400 x 1200 DPI
Total number of input trays
- PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:1
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:3
Total input capacity
- PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:100 sheets
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:500 sheets
Envelopes sizes
- PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:B5, C5, C6, DL
Ethernet LAN
- PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:No
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:Yes
Market positioning
- PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:Home & office
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:Business
Product colour
- PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:Black
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:Grey, White
Power consumption (printing)
- PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:14 W
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:52 W

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Comparison of G540, 556xh
76 specifications	A Canon PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour Model G540 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 cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Separate cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 5, PCL 6, PDF 1.4, PostScript 3
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Red, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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
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	Photo paper, Plain paper	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper
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 sizesDiffers	C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch	B5, C5, C6, DL
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	10x15,13x18,18x25,20x25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
PictBridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey, White
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
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	14 W	52 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.2 W	7.5 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	0.18 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 10.13 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 OS	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019	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	249 mm	463 mm
HeightDiffers	564 mm	597 mm
WeightDiffers	5.1 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

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