Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson EcoTank L11160 inkjet printer Colour

38specifications compared
24differ
14identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:600 x 1200 DPI
- EcoTank L11160 inkjet printer Colour:4800 x 1200 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:7 s
- EcoTank L11160 inkjet printer Colour:5.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:8 s
- EcoTank L11160 inkjet printer Colour:5.5 s
Total number of input trays
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:2
- EcoTank L11160 inkjet printer Colour:3
Total input capacity
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:350 sheets
- EcoTank L11160 inkjet printer Colour:550 sheets
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:A4
- EcoTank L11160 inkjet printer Colour:A3+
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:A4, A5, A6
- EcoTank L11160 inkjet printer Colour:A3, A3+, A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
- MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour:B5
- EcoTank L11160 inkjet printer Colour:B6

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Comparison of GX5040, L11160
58 specifications	A Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour Model GX5040 View product	B Epson EcoTank L11160 inkjet printer Colour Model L11160 View product
Featuresidentical
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	45000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridges	4	4
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing mode	Auto	Auto
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Ink tank systemKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	7 s	5.5 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs	8 s	5.5 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 ppm
Borderless printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	2	3
Total input capacityDiffers	350 sheets	550 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	350 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 sheets
Paper handling6 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3+
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 × 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Glossy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Semi-glossy paper	Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A3, A3+, A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5	B6
Envelopes sizesDiffers	Com-10, DL	10, DL
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	13x18,20x25,10x15,18x25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightDiffers	64 - 105 g/m²	64 - 255 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi Direct	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Canon Easy-PhotoPrint, Mopria Print Service, PIXMA Cloud Link	Apple AirPrint, Epson Connect
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	49 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Colour displayDiffers	No	Yes
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	20 W	27 W
Power consumption (off)	0.2 W	0.2 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	1.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs	0.12 kWh/week	0.14 kWh/week
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	ChromeOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	399 mm	515 mm
DepthDiffers	639 mm	500 mm
HeightDiffers	332 mm	350 mm
WeightDiffers	9 kg	17 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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