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Canon PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour vs Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 9identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour has 3,600 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci (4800 x 1200 DPI vs 1200 x 1200 DPI). The Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci has 579 W more power consumption (printing) than the Canon PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour (593 W vs 14 W). The Canon PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour has 51 mm more width than the Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci (445 mm vs 394 mm). Only the Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci has Ethernet LAN. Printing colours: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Red, Yellow on the Canon PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour, Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow on the Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci.

  • Maximum resolution
    • PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:4800 x 1200 DPI
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Paper tray media types
    • PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:Photo paper, Plain paper
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:Banner
  • ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
    • PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:B5
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:B5, B6
  • Non-ISO print media sizes
    • PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:Legal, Letter
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:Folio, Legal, Letter
  • Ethernet LAN
    • PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:No
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:Yes
  • Market positioning
    • PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:Home & office
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:Business
  • Power consumption (printing)
    • PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:14 W
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:593 W
  • AC input voltage
    • PIXMA G540 inkjet printer Colour:100 - 240 V
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:120 V

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Comparison of G540, TASKalfa PA4500ci
58 specifications
Features1 differ
ColourYesYes
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneManualUnknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Red, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCL 5c, PCL 6, PCL XL, PDF, PostScript 3, XPS
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers4800 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Borderless printingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source47 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source47 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.1 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.2 s
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityKnown for one100 sheetsUnknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3110 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersPhoto paper, Plain paperBanner
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersLegal, LetterFolio, Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneC5, Com-10, DL, MonarchUnknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15,13x18,18x25,20x25Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portYesYes
PictBridgeKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for oneWEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSKUnknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Mopria Print ServiceUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourBlackBlack
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Colour displayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Display diagonalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.9 cm (4.3")
Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTouch
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs14 W593 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one1.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.18 kWh/weekUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V120 V
AC input frequencyDiffers50 - 60 Hz60 Hz
Power consumption (ready)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.8 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac 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 OSUnknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers445 mm394 mm
DepthDiffers249 mm531 mm
HeightDiffers564 mm445 mm
WeightDiffers5.1 kg39 kg
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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