Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour

30specifications compared
16differ
14identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour has 50 sheets more total input capacity than the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour (150 sheets vs 100 sheets). The Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour has 9 W more power consumption (printing) than the Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour (22 W vs 13 W). The Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour has 5 - 35 °C more operating temperature (T-T) than the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour (10 - 35 °C vs 5 - 35 °C). Maximum resolution: 600 x 1200 DPI on the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour, 1200 x 600 DPI on the Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour. ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9): A4, A5, A6 on the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour, A4 on the Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour.

Maximum resolution
- MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:600 x 1200 DPI
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:1200 x 600 DPI
Total input capacity
- MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:100 sheets
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:150 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:A4, A5, A6
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:A4
Market positioning
- MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:Home & office
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:Business
Product colour
- MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:Black, White
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:White
Control type
- MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:Touch
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:Buttons
Power consumption (printing)
- MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:22 W
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:13 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:5 - 35 °C
- SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour:10 - 35 °C

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Comparison of GX5550, F170
67 specifications	A Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour Model GX5550 View product	B Epson SureColor F170 inkjet printer Colour Model F170 View product
Featuresidentical
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	45000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridges	4	4
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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	1200 x 600 DPI
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
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	15.5 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	24 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	150 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	600 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Card stock, Envelopes, Executive, Photo paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Thin 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, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Legal, Letter, Oficio	Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	10, C5, DL, Monarch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	10x15,13x18,18x25,20x25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	64 - 216 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	127 - 1200 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	215.9 x 1198.8 mm
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPA-AES, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP, WPA3-EAP, WPA3-SAE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	48.7 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Colour display	Yes	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	6.86 cm (2.7")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeDiffers	Touch	Buttons
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	22 W	13 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	0.15 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50/60 Hz	50/60 Hz
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.1 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac 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.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android, iOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 85%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	399 mm	503 mm
DepthDiffers	639 mm	375 mm
HeightDiffers	392 mm	187 mm
WeightDiffers	10.4 kg	4.6 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one	6000 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one	14000 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, black)Known for one	9000 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, CMY)Known for one	21000 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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