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Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 12identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour has 10 W more power consumption (printing) than the Epson EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour (22 W vs 12 W). The Epson EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour has 0.1 W more power consumption (off) than the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour (0.2 W vs 0.1 W). The Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour has 0.12 kWh/week more energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC) than the Epson EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour (0.15 kWh/week vs 0.03 kWh/week). Only the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour has Ethernet LAN. Only the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour has Wi-Fi.

  • Duplex printing mode
    • Auto
    • Manual
  • Maximum resolution
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
    • 5760 x 1440 DPI
  • ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
    • B5, B6
    • B5
  • Envelopes sizes
    • 10, C5, DL, Monarch
    • 10, C6, DL
  • Photo paper sizes
    • 10x15,13x18,18x25,20x25
    • 10x15,13x18 cm
  • Ethernet LAN
    • Yes
    • No
  • Wi-Fi
    • Yes
    • No
  • Wi-Fi Direct
    • Yes
    • No

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Canon

MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour

Model GX5550

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Epson

EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour

Model L1230

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Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one45000 pages per month
Duplex printing modeDiffersAutoManual
Page description languagesKnown for oneESC/P-R
Ink tank systemKnown for oneYes
Ink typeKnown for oneDye-based ink
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers600 x 1200 DPI5760 x 1440 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one7 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one8 s
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one15.5 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one24 ipm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one33 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one15 ppm
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one600 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one30 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersCard stock, Envelopes, Executive, Photo paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Thin paperPhoto paper, Plain paper
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5, B6B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, Legal, Letter, OficioLegal, Letter
Envelopes sizesDiffers10, C5, DL, Monarch10, C6, DL
Photo paper sizesDiffers10x15,13x18,18x25,20x2510x15,13x18 cm
Custom media widthKnown for one64 - 216 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 1200 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one64 - 300 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Wi-Fi DirectDiffersYesNo
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security algorithmsKnown for oneWPA-AES, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP, WPA3-EAP, WPA3-SAE
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one48.7 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteBlack
Built-in displayDiffersYesNo
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Display diagonalKnown for one6.86 cm (2.7")
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs22 W12 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.1 W0.2 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.15 kWh/week0.03 kWh/week
AC input frequencyKnown for one50/60 Hz
Power consumption (ready)Known for one3 W
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional x64
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 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 x64
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, iOS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers399 mm375 mm
DepthDiffers639 mm347 mm
HeightDiffers392 mm169 mm
WeightDiffers10.4 kg2.8 kg
Packaging data2 differ
Included cartridge capacity (black)Differs6000 pages8100 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Differs14000 pages6500 pages
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, black)Known for one9000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, CMY)Known for one21000 pages

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