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Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 15identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour has 40,000 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Epson EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour (45000 pages per month vs 5000 pages per month). The Epson EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour has 4,200 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour (4800 x 1200 DPI vs 600 x 1200 DPI). The Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour has 1 more total input trays than the Epson EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour (2 vs 1). Only the Epson EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour has colour display. ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9): B5 on the Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour, B5, B6 on the Epson EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour.

  • Maximum duty cycle
    • MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:45000 pages per month
    • EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:5000 pages per month
  • Maximum resolution
    • MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:600 x 1200 DPI
    • EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Total number of input trays
    • MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:2
    • EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:1
  • Total input capacity
    • MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:350 sheets
    • EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:250 sheets
  • Maximum number of input trays
    • MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:2
    • EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:3
  • Maximum input capacity
    • MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:350 sheets
    • EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:1830 sheets
  • ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
    • MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:B5
    • EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:B5, B6
  • Envelopes sizes
    • MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:Com-10, DL
    • EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:10, C4, C6, DL

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Comparison of GX5040, EP-C800
61 specifications
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers45000 pages per month5000 pages per month
Ink tank systemKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceESC/P-R, PCL 5, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers600 x 1200 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one7 sUnknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one8 sUnknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers21
Total input capacityDiffers350 sheets250 sheets
Maximum number of input traysDiffers23
Maximum input capacityDiffers350 sheets1830 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 × 356 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffersGlossy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Semi-glossy paperEnvelopes
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5B5, B6
Envelopes sizesDiffersCom-10, DL10, C4, C6, DL
Photo paper sizesDiffers13x18,20x25,10x15,18x259x13,10x15,13x18
Paper tray media weightDiffers64 - 105 g/m²64 - 256 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLegal, Letter
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security algorithmsDiffersWEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-Enterprise, WPA3-SAE
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Canon Easy-PhotoPrint, Mopria Print Service, PIXMA Cloud LinkUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSNMP, HTTP, DHCP, BOOTP, APIPA, DDNS, mDNS, SNTP, Ping, SLP, WSD, LLTD
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one49 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Colour displayDiffersNoYes
Display diagonalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.1 cm (2.4")
Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTouch
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs20 W24 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one1.4 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.12 kWh/week0.16 kWh/week
AC input frequencyDiffers50 - 60 Hz50/60 Hz
Power consumption (ready)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big SurMac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneChromeOSUnknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers399 mm425 mm
DepthDiffers639 mm535 mm
HeightDiffers332 mm513 mm
WeightDiffers9 kg17.6 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Print technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceInkjet

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