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Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 12identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour has 3 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour (10 s vs 7 s). The Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour has 8 s more time to first page (colour, normal) than the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour (16 s vs 8 s). The Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour has 10 W more power consumption (printing) than the Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour (22 W vs 12 W). Maximum resolution: 600 x 1200 DPI on the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour, 5760 x 1440 DPI on the Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour. ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9): A4, A5, A6 on the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour, A4, A6 on the Epson EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour.

  • Maximum resolution
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
    • 5760 x 1440 DPI
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 7 s
    • 10 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • 8 s
    • 16 s
  • ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
    • A4, A5, A6
    • A4, A6
  • Envelopes sizes
    • 10, C5, DL, Monarch
    • 10
  • Photo paper sizes
    • 10x15,13x18,18x25,20x25
    • 10x15,13x18 cm
  • Market positioning
    • Home & office
    • Business
  • Product colour
    • Black, White
    • Black

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74 specifications
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Canon

MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour

Model GX5550

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Epson

EcoTank L5290 inkjet printer Colour

Model L5290

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Featuresidentical
ColourYesYes
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one45000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers600 x 1200 DPI5760 x 1440 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs7 s10 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs8 s16 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 one10 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one15 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one33 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one5 ppm
Colour depthKnown for one48 bit
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacity100 sheets100 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one600 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersCard stock, Envelopes, Executive, Photo paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Thin paperEnvelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A4, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, Legal, Letter, OficioExecutive, Legal, Letter, Statement
Envelopes sizesDiffers10, C5, DL, Monarch10
Photo paper sizesDiffers10x15,13x18,18x25,20x2510x15,13x18 cm
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
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
Optional connectivityKnown for oneEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Wi-FiYesYes
Wi-Fi DirectYesYes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA-AES, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP, WPA3-EAP, WPA3-SAEWEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneSNMP, HTTP, DHCP, BOOTP, APIPA, PING, DDNS, MDNS, SLP, WSD, LLTD
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one48.7 dB
Design4 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteBlack
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Colour displayYesYes
Display diagonalDiffers6.86 cm (2.7")3.66 cm (1.44")
Control typeDiffersTouchButtons
Country of originKnown for onePhilippines
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs22 W12 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.15 kWh/week
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers50/60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista
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 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2007, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2013, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
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 mm578 mm
HeightDiffers392 mm253 mm
WeightDiffers10.4 kg5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one6000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one14000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, black)Known for one9000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, CMY)Known for one21000 pages
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
Other featuresidentical
Maximum scan sizeKnown for one216 x 297 mm
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one1200 x 2400 DPI
Copy resolution (black text)Known for one300 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one7.7 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one3.8 cpm

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