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Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon G550 MegaTank vs Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 11identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon G550 MegaTank has 2 W more power consumption (printing) than the Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour (14 W vs 12 W). The Canon G550 MegaTank has 70 mm more width than the Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour (445 mm vs 375 mm). The Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour has 238 mm more depth than the Canon G550 MegaTank (578 mm vs 340 mm). Only the Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour has Ethernet LAN. Only the Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour has Wi-Fi Direct.

  • Maximum resolution
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
    • 5760 x 1440 DPI
  • ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
    • A4
    • A4, A6
  • Photo paper sizes
    • 10x15,13x18,18x25,20x25
    • 10x15,13x18 cm
  • Ethernet LAN
    • No
    • Yes
  • Wi-Fi Direct
    • No
    • Yes
  • Market positioning
    • Home & office
    • Business
  • Power consumption (printing)
    • 14 W
    • 12 W
  • Width
    • 445 mm
    • 375 mm

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63 specifications
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Canon

G550 MegaTankView product
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Epson

EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour

Model L5290

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Features1 differ
ColourYesYes
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Red, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one8000 pages per month
Duplex printingKnown for oneNo
Ink tank systemKnown for oneYes
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers4800 x 1200 DPI5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one10 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one15 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one33 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one5 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one16 s
Colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacity100 sheets100 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersCard stock, High resolution paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Semi-glossy paperEnvelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4A4, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Legal, Letter, Statement
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10
Photo paper sizesDiffers10x15,13x18,18x25,20x2510x15,13x18 cm
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one4x6,5x7,7x10,8x10
Paper tray media weightKnown for one64 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portYesYes
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
Optional connectivityKnown for oneEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Wi-FiYesYes
Wi-Fi DirectDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for oneWEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneSNMP, HTTP, DHCP, BOOTP, APIPA, PING, DDNS, MDNS, SLP, WSD, LLTD
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourBlackBlack
Built-in displayYesYes
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Display diagonalKnown for one3.66 cm (1.44")
Control typeButtonsButtons
Country of originKnown for onePhilippines
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs14 W12 W
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (standby)Known for one1.2 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.18 kWh/week
System requirements2 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 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2007, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2013, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneChromeOS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers445 mm375 mm
DepthDiffers340 mm578 mm
HeightDiffers136 mm253 mm
WeightDiffers5.1 kg5 kg
Other featuresidentical
Maximum scan sizeKnown for one216 x 297 mm
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one1200 x 2400 DPI
Copy resolution (black text)Known for one300 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one7.7 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one3.8 cpm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 90 °C
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84433210

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