Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon G550 MegaTank vs HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour

28specifications compared
20differ
8identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

The HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour has 72,000 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Canon G550 MegaTank (80000 pages per month vs 8000 pages per month). The Canon G550 MegaTank has 2,400 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour (4800 x 1200 DPI vs 2400 x 1200 DPI). The HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour has 2 more total input trays than the Canon G550 MegaTank (3 vs 1). Only the HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour has Ethernet LAN. Printing colours: Black, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Red, Yellow on the Canon G550 MegaTank, Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow on the HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour.

Maximum duty cycle
- G550 MegaTank:8000 pages per month
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:80000 pages per month
Maximum resolution
- G550 MegaTank:4800 x 1200 DPI
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:2400 x 1200 DPI
Total number of input trays
- G550 MegaTank:1
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:3
Total input capacity
- G550 MegaTank:100 sheets
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:500 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- G550 MegaTank:A4
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:A4, A5, A6
Ethernet LAN
- G550 MegaTank:No
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:Yes
Market positioning
- G550 MegaTank:Home & office
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:Business
Product colour
- G550 MegaTank:Black
- PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour:Grey, White

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Comparison of G550 MegaTank, 556xh
78 specifications	A Canon G550 MegaTank View product	B HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour Model 556xh View product
Features2 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	8000 pages per month	80000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Separate cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 5, PCL 6, PDF 1.4, PostScript 3
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Red, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Enterprise
Duplex printingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ink tank systemKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	2400 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.3 s
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	1	3
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	500 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Paper tray
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	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4	A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Legal, Letter, Oficio, Statement
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, C5, C6, DL
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
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	4x6,5x7,7x10,8x10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	64 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1280 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2304 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 MHz
Design3 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey, White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.9 cm (4.3")
Control typeDiffers	Buttons	Touch
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	14 W	52 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.2 W	7.5 W
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	0.18 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP Dynamic securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirements1 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	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	ChromeOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	15 - 30 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 60%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 90 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR
Sustainable technologies and materialsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mercury-free
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	445 mm	530 mm
DepthDiffers	340 mm	463 mm
HeightDiffers	136 mm	597 mm
WeightDiffers	5.1 kg	28.8 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	603 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	565 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	792 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35.4 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84433210	Unknown — not stated by the source

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