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Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 11identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour has 3 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour (10 s vs 7 s). The Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour has 8 s more time to first page (colour, normal) than the Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour (16 s vs 8 s). The Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour has 1 more total input trays than the Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour (2 vs 1). Only the Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour has colour display. Maximum resolution: 600 x 1200 DPI on the Canon MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour, 5760 x 1440 DPI on the Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour.

  • Maximum resolution
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
    • 5760 x 1440 DPI
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 7 s
    • 10 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • 8 s
    • 16 s
  • Total number of input trays
    • 2
    • 1
  • Total input capacity
    • 350 sheets
    • 100 sheets
  • ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
    • A4, A5, A6
    • A4, A6
  • Envelopes sizes
    • Com-10, DL
    • 10
  • Photo paper sizes
    • 13x18,20x25,10x15,18x25
    • 10x15,13x18 cm

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Canon

MAXIFY GX5040 inkjet printer Colour

Model GX5040

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Epson

EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour

Model L5290

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Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one45000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Ink tank systemKnown for oneYes
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers600 x 1200 DPI5760 x 1440 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs7 s10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs8 s16 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one10 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one15 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one33 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one5 ppm
Colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers21
Total input capacityDiffers350 sheets100 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one2
Maximum input capacityKnown for one350 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 × 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersGlossy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Semi-glossy paperEnvelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A4, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Envelopes sizesDiffersCom-10, DL10
Photo paper sizesDiffers13x18,20x25,10x15,18x2510x15,13x18 cm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one64 - 105 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Legal, Letter, Statement
Ports & interfacesidentical
Optional connectivityKnown for oneEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsDiffersWEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSKWEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Canon Easy-PhotoPrint, Mopria Print Service, PIXMA Cloud Link
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneSNMP, HTTP, DHCP, BOOTP, APIPA, PING, DDNS, MDNS, SLP, WSD, LLTD
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one49 dB
Design3 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Colour displayDiffersNoYes
Display diagonalKnown for one3.66 cm (1.44")
Control typeKnown for oneButtons
Country of originKnown for onePhilippines
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs20 W12 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.2 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one1.4 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.12 kWh/week
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big SurMac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneChromeOS
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2007, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2013, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers399 mm375 mm
DepthDiffers639 mm578 mm
HeightDiffers332 mm253 mm
WeightDiffers9 kg5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Maximum scan sizeKnown for one216 x 297 mm
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one1200 x 2400 DPI
Copy resolution (black text)Known for one300 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one7.7 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one3.8 cpm

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