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Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour vs Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 25identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour has 1 more total input trays than the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour (2 vs 1). The Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour has 250 sheets more total input capacity than the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour (350 sheets vs 100 sheets). The Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour has 2 W more power consumption (printing) than the Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour (22 W vs 20 W). Only the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour has colour display. ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9): B5 on the Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour, B5, B6 on the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour.

  • Total number of input trays
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:2
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:1
  • Total input capacity
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:350 sheets
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:100 sheets
  • ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:B5
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:B5, B6
  • Envelopes sizes
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:Com-10, DL
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:10, C5, DL, Monarch
  • Market positioning
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:Business
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:Home & office
  • Colour display
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:No
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
  • Power consumption (printing)
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:20 W
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:22 W
  • Power consumption (off)
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:0.2 W
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:0.1 W

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Comparison of GX5050, GX5550
64 specifications
Featuresidentical
ColourYesYes
Maximum duty cycleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source45000 pages per month
Number of print cartridges44
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeAutoAuto
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Printingidentical
Maximum resolution600 x 1200 DPI600 x 1200 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)7 s7 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)8 s8 s
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15.5 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24 ipm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one24 ppmUnknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one15.5 ppmUnknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers21
Total input capacityDiffers350 sheets100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Photo paper, Plain paperCard stock, Envelopes, Executive, Photo paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceExecutive, Legal, Letter, Oficio
Envelopes sizesDiffersCom-10, DL10, C5, DL, Monarch
Photo paper sizes10x15,13x18,18x25,20x2510x15,13x18,18x25,20x25
Custom media widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 - 216 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source127 - 1200 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one64 - 275 g/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Wi-FiYesYes
Wi-Fi DirectYesYes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA-PSKWPA-AES, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP, WPA3-EAP, WPA3-SAE
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, PIXMA Cloud LinkApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48.7 dB
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
Product colourBlack, WhiteBlack, White
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Colour displayDiffersNoYes
Display diagonalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.86 cm (2.7")
Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTouch
Power4 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs20 W22 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.2 W0.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.12 kWh/week0.15 kWh/week
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers50 - 60 Hz50/60 Hz
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 CatalinaMac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 13.
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Other operating systems supportedAndroid, iOSAndroid, iOS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 35 °C5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90%10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width399 mm399 mm
Depth639 mm639 mm
HeightDiffers332 mm392 mm
WeightDiffers9 kg10.4 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, black)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, CMY)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source21000 pages
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84433210Unknown — not stated by the source

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