Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon G550 MegaTank vs Canon MAXIFY GX5060 inkjet printer Colour

29specifications compared
20differ
9identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon G550 MegaTank has 4,200 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the Canon MAXIFY GX5060 inkjet printer Colour (4800 x 1200 DPI vs 600 x 1200 DPI). The Canon MAXIFY GX5060 inkjet printer Colour has 1 more total input trays than the Canon G550 MegaTank (2 vs 1). The Canon MAXIFY GX5060 inkjet printer Colour has 250 sheets more total input capacity than the Canon G550 MegaTank (350 sheets vs 100 sheets). Only the Canon MAXIFY GX5060 inkjet printer Colour has Ethernet LAN. Only the Canon MAXIFY GX5060 inkjet printer Colour has Wi-Fi Direct.

Maximum resolution
- G550 MegaTank:4800 x 1200 DPI
- MAXIFY GX5060 inkjet printer Colour:600 x 1200 DPI
Total number of input trays
- G550 MegaTank:1
- MAXIFY GX5060 inkjet printer Colour:2
Total input capacity
- G550 MegaTank:100 sheets
- MAXIFY GX5060 inkjet printer Colour:350 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- G550 MegaTank:A4
- MAXIFY GX5060 inkjet printer Colour:A4, A5, A6
Ethernet LAN
- G550 MegaTank:No
- MAXIFY GX5060 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
Wi-Fi Direct
- G550 MegaTank:No
- MAXIFY GX5060 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
Market positioning
- G550 MegaTank:Home & office
- MAXIFY GX5060 inkjet printer Colour:Business
Product colour
- G550 MegaTank:Black
- MAXIFY GX5060 inkjet printer Colour:Black, White

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Comparison of G550 MegaTank, GX5060
50 specifications	A Canon G550 MegaTank View product	B Canon MAXIFY GX5060 inkjet printer Colour Model GX5060 View product
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	8000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Red, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Ink tank systemKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Card stock, High resolution paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Semi-glossy paper	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4	A4, A5, A6
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	10x15,13x18,18x25,20x25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	64 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10, C5, DL
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi DirectDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, PIXMA Cloud Link
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, White
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Buttons	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	14 W	20 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.2 W	0.8 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	0.18 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	50/60 Hz
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 W
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 11, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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 10.7.5 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	ChromeOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 90 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	445 mm	639 mm
DepthDiffers	340 mm	399 mm
HeightDiffers	136 mm	238 mm
WeightDiffers	5.1 kg	9 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84433210	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	49 dB

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