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Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 20identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour has 40,000 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Epson EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour (45000 pages per month vs 5000 pages per month). The Epson EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour has 4,200 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour (4800 x 1200 DPI vs 600 x 1200 DPI). The Epson EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour has 150 sheets more total input capacity than the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour (250 sheets vs 100 sheets). Non-ISO print media sizes: Executive, Legal, Letter, Oficio on the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour, Legal, Letter on the Epson EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour. Envelopes sizes: 10, C5, DL, Monarch on the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour, 10, C4, C6, DL on the Epson EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour.

  • Maximum duty cycle
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:45000 pages per month
    • EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:5000 pages per month
  • Maximum resolution
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:600 x 1200 DPI
    • EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Total input capacity
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:100 sheets
    • EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:250 sheets
  • Maximum input capacity
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:600 sheets
    • EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:1830 sheets
  • Envelopes sizes
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:10, C5, DL, Monarch
    • EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:10, C4, C6, DL
  • Photo paper sizes
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:10x15,13x18,18x25,20x25
    • EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:9x13,10x15,13x18
  • Market positioning
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:Home & office
    • EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:Business
  • Product colour
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:Black, White
    • EP-C800 inkjet printer Colour:White

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Comparison of GX5550, EP-C800
67 specifications
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers45000 pages per month5000 pages per month
Page description languagesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceESC/P-R, PCL 5, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers600 x 1200 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one7 sUnknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one8 sUnknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one15.5 ipmUnknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one24 ipmUnknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets250 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers600 sheets1830 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Paper handling4 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersCard stock, Envelopes, Executive, Photo paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Thin paperEnvelopes
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, Legal, Letter, OficioLegal, Letter
Envelopes sizesDiffers10, C5, DL, Monarch10, C4, C6, DL
Photo paper sizesDiffers10x15,13x18,18x25,20x259x13,10x15,13x18
Custom media widthKnown for one64 - 216 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 1200 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 - 256 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA-AES, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP, WPA3-EAP, WPA3-SAE64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-Enterprise, WPA3-SAE
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Mopria Print ServiceUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSNMP, HTTP, DHCP, BOOTP, APIPA, DDNS, mDNS, SNTP, Ping, SLP, WSD, LLTD
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one48.7 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteWhite
Display diagonalDiffers6.86 cm (2.7")6.1 cm (2.4")
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs22 W24 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.15 kWh/week0.16 kWh/week
Power consumption (ready)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7 W
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac 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.Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012
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 mm425 mm
DepthDiffers639 mm535 mm
HeightDiffers392 mm513 mm
WeightDiffers10.4 kg17.6 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one6000 pagesUnknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one14000 pagesUnknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, black)Known for one9000 pagesUnknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, CMY)Known for one21000 pagesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for oneACUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Print technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceInkjet

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