Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour

30specifications compared
18differ
12identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour has 1 more total input trays than the Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour (2 vs 1). The Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour has 200 sheets more total input capacity than the Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour (350 sheets vs 150 sheets). The Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour has 1 more maximum input trays than the Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour (2 vs 1). Only the Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour has colour display. Maximum resolution: 600 x 1200 DPI on the Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour, 1200 x 600 DPI on the Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour.

Maximum resolution
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:600 x 1200 DPI
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:1200 x 600 DPI
Total number of input trays
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:2
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:1
Total input capacity
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:350 sheets
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:150 sheets
Maximum number of input trays
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:2
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:1
Maximum print size
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:216 × 356 mm
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:215.9 x 1198.8 mm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:A4, A5, A6
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:A4
Market positioning
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:Home & office
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:Business
Colour display
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:No
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:Yes

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Comparison of GX5040, F170
59 specifications	A Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour Model GX5040 View product	B Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour Model F170 View product
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	45000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ink typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dye-based ink
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	8 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	2	1
Total input capacityDiffers	350 sheets	150 sheets
Maximum number of input traysDiffers	2	1
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	350 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 × 356 mm	215.9 x 1198.8 mm
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Glossy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Semi-glossy paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Com-10, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	13x18,20x25,10x15,18x25	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	Legal, Letter
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Apple AirPrint, Canon Easy-PhotoPrint, Mopria Print Service, PIXMA Cloud Link	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	49 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Colour displayDiffers	No	Yes
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Buttons
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	20 W	13 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	0.12 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	50/60 Hz
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.1 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	ChromeOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 85%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	399 mm	503 mm
DepthDiffers	639 mm	375 mm
HeightDiffers	332 mm	187 mm
WeightDiffers	9 kg	4.6 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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