Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon G550 MegaTank vs Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci

24specifications compared
17differ
7identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon G550 MegaTank has 3,600 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci (4800 x 1200 DPI vs 1200 x 1200 DPI). The Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci has 1 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the Canon G550 MegaTank (2 vs 1). The Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci has 579 W more power consumption (printing) than the Canon G550 MegaTank (593 W vs 14 W). Only the Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci has duplex printing. Only the Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci has Ethernet LAN.

Duplex printing
- G550 MegaTank:No
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:Yes
Maximum resolution
- G550 MegaTank:4800 x 1200 DPI
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:1200 x 1200 DPI
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- G550 MegaTank:A4
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
- G550 MegaTank:B5
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:B5, B6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- G550 MegaTank:1
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:2
Ethernet LAN
- G550 MegaTank:No
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:Yes
Market positioning
- G550 MegaTank:Home & office
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:Business
Control type
- G550 MegaTank:Buttons
- TASKalfa PA4500ci:Touch

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Comparison of G550 MegaTank, TASKalfa PA4500ci
57 specifications	A Canon G550 MegaTank View product	B Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci View product
Features2 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	8000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Red, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Ink tank systemKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PCL XL, PDF, PostScript 3, XPS
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.2 s
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3110 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 sheets
Paper handling3 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	Banner
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5	B5, B6
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
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Folio, Legal, Letter
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Product colour	Black	Black
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Control typeDiffers	Buttons	Touch
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")
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	14 W	593 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	0.18 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	120 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	60 Hz
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.8 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	ChromeOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	445 mm	394 mm
DepthDiffers	340 mm	531 mm
HeightDiffers	136 mm	445 mm
WeightDiffers	5.1 kg	39 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84433210	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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