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Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon G550 MegaTank vs Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 13identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon MAXIFY GX5550 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 GX5550 inkjet printer Colour (4800 x 1200 DPI vs 600 x 1200 DPI). The Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour has 8 W more power consumption (printing) than the Canon G550 MegaTank (22 W vs 14 W). Only the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour has duplex printing. Only the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour has Ethernet LAN.

  • Maximum duty cycle
    • 8000 pages per month
    • 45000 pages per month
  • Duplex printing
    • No
    • Yes
  • Maximum resolution
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
  • ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
    • A4
    • A4, A5, A6
  • ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
    • B5
    • B5, B6
  • Ethernet LAN
    • No
    • Yes
  • Wi-Fi Direct
    • No
    • Yes
  • Product colour
    • Black
    • Black, White

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Canon

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Canon

MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour

Model GX5550

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Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers8000 pages per month45000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Duplex printingDiffersNoYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Red, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Ink tank systemKnown for oneYes
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers4800 x 1200 DPI600 x 1200 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one7 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one8 s
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one15.5 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one24 ipm
Input & output capacityidentical
Maximum input capacityKnown for one600 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersCard stock, High resolution paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Semi-glossy paperCard stock, Envelopes, Executive, Photo paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Legal, Letter, Oficio
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, C5, DL, Monarch
Custom media widthKnown for one64 - 216 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 1200 mm
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one4x6,5x7,7x10,8x10
Paper tray media weightKnown for one64 - 105 g/m²
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi DirectDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security algorithmsKnown for oneWPA-AES, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP, WPA3-EAP, WPA3-SAE
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one48.7 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, White
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Display diagonalKnown for one6.86 cm (2.7")
Control typeDiffersButtonsTouch
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs14 W22 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.18 kWh/week0.15 kWh/week
AC input frequencyDiffers50 - 60 Hz50/60 Hz
Power consumption (standby)Known for one1.2 W
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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 EnterprisWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMac 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 13.
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Other operating systems supportedDiffersChromeOSAndroid, iOS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 90 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers445 mm399 mm
DepthDiffers340 mm639 mm
HeightDiffers136 mm392 mm
WeightDiffers5.1 kg10.4 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one6000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one14000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, black)Known for one9000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, CMY)Known for one21000 pages
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84433210

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