Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour

25specifications compared
19differ
6identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour has 1 more total input trays than the Epson EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour (2 vs 1). The Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour has 10 W more power consumption (printing) than the Epson EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour (20 W vs 10 W). The Epson EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour has 0.1 W more power consumption (off) than the Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour (0.3 W vs 0.2 W). Only the Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour has Ethernet LAN. Only the Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour has Wi-Fi.

Duplex printing mode
- MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:Auto
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:Manual
Maximum resolution
- MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:600 x 1200 DPI
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:720 x 720 DPI
Total number of input trays
- MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:2
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:1
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:A4, A5, A6
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:A4
Ethernet LAN
- MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:No
Wi-Fi
- MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:No
Wi-Fi Direct
- MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:No
Market positioning
- MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:Business
- EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour:Home & office

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Comparison of GX5050, L121
59 specifications	A Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour Model GX5050 View product	B Epson EcoTank L121 inkjet printer Colour Model L121 View product
Features1 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Number of print cartridges	4	4
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeDiffers	Auto	Manual
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ESC/P-R
Ink tank systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ink typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dye-based ink
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 1200 DPI	720 x 720 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	24 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	15.5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	2	1
Total input capacityKnown for one	350 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain 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	10x15,13x18,18x25,20x25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	64 - 275 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Legal
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-Fi DirectDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPA-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, PIXMA Cloud Link	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Black
Built-in displayDiffers	Yes	No
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	20 W	10 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.2 W	0.3 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	0.12 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina	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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android, iOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	461 mm
DepthDiffers	639 mm	215 mm
HeightDiffers	332 mm	130 mm
WeightDiffers	9 kg	2.4 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84433210	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3500 pages

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