Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon G550 MegaTank vs Canon MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour

34specifications compared
22differ
12identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour has 37,000 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Canon G550 MegaTank (45000 pages per month vs 8000 pages per month). The Canon G550 MegaTank has 4,200 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the Canon MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour (4800 x 1200 DPI vs 600 x 1200 DPI). The Canon MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour has 1 more total input trays than the Canon G550 MegaTank (2 vs 1). Only the Canon MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour has duplex printing. Only the Canon MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour has Ethernet LAN.

Maximum duty cycle
- G550 MegaTank:8000 pages per month
- MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour:45000 pages per month
Duplex printing
- G550 MegaTank:No
- MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
Maximum resolution
- G550 MegaTank:4800 x 1200 DPI
- MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour:600 x 1200 DPI
Total number of input trays
- G550 MegaTank:1
- MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour:2
Total input capacity
- G550 MegaTank:100 sheets
- MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour:350 sheets
Photo paper sizes (imperial)
- G550 MegaTank:4x6,5x7,7x10,8x10
- MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour:4x6,5x7,5x5,7x10,8x10,8.5x11
Ethernet LAN
- G550 MegaTank:No
- MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
Wi-Fi Direct
- G550 MegaTank:No
- MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour:Yes

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Comparison of G550 MegaTank, GX5010
53 specifications	A Canon G550 MegaTank View product	B Canon MAXIFY GX5010 inkjet printer Colour Model GX5010 View product
Features3 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	8000 pages per month	45000 pages per month
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Red, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Ink tank system	Yes	Yes
Ink typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pigment-based ink
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	600 x 1200 DPI
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 ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Card stock, High resolution paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Semi-glossy paper	Glossy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Semi-glossy paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4	A4
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Differs	4x6,5x7,7x10,8x10	4x6,5x7,5x5,7x10,8x10,8.5x11
Paper tray media weight	64 - 105 g/m²	64 - 105 g/m²
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
USB port	Yes	Yes
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi DirectDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 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
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Energy Star® Certified
Control typeKnown for one	Buttons	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	14 W	20 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.2 W	0.8 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs	0.18 kWh/week	0.12 kWh/week
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	50/60 Hz
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterpris	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Other operating systems supported	ChromeOS	ChromeOS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	445 mm	416.6 mm
DepthDiffers	340 mm	401.3 mm
HeightDiffers	136 mm	238.8 mm
WeightDiffers	5.1 kg	8.98 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 90 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84433210	Unknown — not stated by the source

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