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Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson EcoTank L1270 inkjet printer Colour

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 15identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour has 10 W more power consumption (printing) than the Epson EcoTank L1270 inkjet printer Colour (22 W vs 12 W). The Epson EcoTank L1270 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 0.01 kWh/week more energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC) than the Epson EcoTank L1270 inkjet printer Colour (0.15 kWh/week vs 0.14 kWh/week). Only the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour has Ethernet LAN. Only the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour has built-in display.

  • Duplex printing mode
    • Auto
    • Manual
  • Maximum resolution
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
    • 5760 x 1440 DPI
  • Envelopes sizes
    • 10, C5, DL, Monarch
    • 10, C6, DL
  • Photo paper sizes
    • 10x15,13x18,18x25,20x25
    • 9x13,10x15,13x18,13x20,20x25
  • Ethernet LAN
    • Yes
    • No
  • Product colour
    • Black, White
    • Black
  • Built-in display
    • Yes
    • No
  • Power consumption (printing)
    • 22 W
    • 12 W

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67 specifications
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Canon

MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour

Model GX5550

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Epson

EcoTank L1270 inkjet printer Colour

Model L1270

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Features1 differ
ColourYesYes
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one45000 pages per month
Number of print cartridges44
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeDiffersAutoManual
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for oneESC/P-R
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, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one15 ppm
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input trays11
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 handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersCard stock, Envelopes, Executive, Photo paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Thin paperPhoto paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5, B6B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Legal, Letter, Oficio
Envelopes sizesDiffers10, C5, DL, Monarch10, C6, DL
Photo paper sizesDiffers10x15,13x18,18x25,20x259x13,10x15,13x18,13x20,20x25
Custom media widthKnown for one64 - 216 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 1200 mm
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Wi-FiYesYes
Wi-Fi DirectYesYes
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 technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Mopria Print ServiceEpson Connect
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one48.7 dB
Design2 differ
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
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/week0.14 kWh/week
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
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 kg2.9 kg
Packaging data2 differ
Cartridge(s) includedYesYes
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
Cables includedACAC

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