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Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour vs Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 10identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

The Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci has 600 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour (1200 x 1200 DPI vs 600 x 1200 DPI). The Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci has 23 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour (47 ppm vs 24 ppm). The Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci has 31.5 ppm more print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter) than the Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour (47 ppm vs 15.5 ppm). Only the Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci has colour display. Paper tray media types: Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper on the Canon MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour, Banner on the Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci.

  • Maximum resolution
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:600 x 1200 DPI
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:24 ppm
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:47 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:15.5 ppm
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:47 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:7 s
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:5.1 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:8 s
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:6.2 s
  • Total number of input trays
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:2
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:1
  • ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:B5
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:B5, B6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • MAXIFY GX5050 inkjet printer Colour:1
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:2

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Comparison of GX5050, TASKalfa PA4500ci
60 specifications
Featuresidentical
ColourYesYes
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAutoUnknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCL 5c, PCL 6, PCL XL, PDF, PostScript 3, XPS
Printing5 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers600 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs24 ppm47 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Differs15.5 ppm47 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs7 s5.1 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs8 s6.2 s
Warm-up timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 s
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers21
Total input capacityKnown for one350 sheetsUnknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3110 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Photo paper, Plain paperBanner
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5B5, B6
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneCom-10, DLUnknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15,13x18,18x25,20x25Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one64 - 275 g/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFolio, Legal, Letter
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers12
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for oneWPA-PSKUnknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, PIXMA Cloud LinkUnknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Market positioningBusinessBusiness
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteBlack
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Colour displayDiffersNoYes
Display diagonalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.9 cm (4.3")
Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTouch
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs20 W593 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.12 kWh/weekUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V120 V
AC input frequencyDiffers50 - 60 Hz60 Hz
Power consumption (ready)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.8 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 CatalinaUnknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, iOSUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers399 mm394 mm
DepthDiffers639 mm531 mm
HeightDiffers332 mm445 mm
WeightDiffers9 kg39 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84433210Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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