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Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour vs HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 25differ
  • 12identical
  • 51known for one product only

Key differences

The HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour has 35,000 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour (80000 pages per month vs 45000 pages per month). The HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour has 1,800 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour (2400 x 1200 DPI vs 600 x 1200 DPI). The HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour has 0.1 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour (7.1 s vs 7 s). Envelopes sizes: 10, C5, DL, Monarch on the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour, B5, C5, C6, DL on the HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour. Market positioning: Home & office on the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour, Business on the HP PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour.

  • Maximum duty cycle
    • 45000 pages per month
    • 80000 pages per month
  • Maximum resolution
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
    • 2400 x 1200 DPI
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 7 s
    • 7.1 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • 8 s
    • 7.3 s
  • Total number of input trays
    • 1
    • 3
  • Total input capacity
    • 100 sheets
    • 500 sheets
  • Envelopes sizes
    • 10, C5, DL, Monarch
    • B5, C5, C6, DL
  • Market positioning
    • Home & office
    • Business

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Canon

MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour

Model GX5550

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HP

PageWide Enterprise Color 556xh inkjet printer Colour

Model 556xh

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Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers45000 pages per month80000 pages per month
Separate cartridgesKnown for oneYes
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 5, PCL 6, PDF 1.4, PostScript 3
HP segmentKnown for oneEnterprise
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers600 x 1200 DPI2400 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one50 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one75 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one75 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one50 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs7 s7.1 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs8 s7.3 s
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one15.5 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one24 ipm
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers13
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets500 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one300 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one5
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one300 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper tray
Maximum input capacityKnown for one600 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersCard stock, Envelopes, Executive, Photo paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Thin paperBond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, Legal, Letter, OficioExecutive, Legal, Letter, Oficio, Statement
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Envelopes sizesDiffers10, C5, DL, MonarchB5, C5, C6, DL
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15,13x18,18x25,20x25
Custom media widthKnown for one64 - 216 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 1200 mm
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for oneEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
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)
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYes
Security algorithmsKnown for oneWPA-AES, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP, WPA3-EAP, WPA3-SAE
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one1280 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one2304 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1200 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one48.7 dB
Design3 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteGrey, White
Display diagonalDiffers6.86 cm (2.7")10.9 cm (4.3")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs22 W52 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.1 W0.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one7.5 W
AC input frequencyDiffers50/60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.15 kWh/week
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP Dynamic securityKnown for oneYes
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1Yes
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.Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, iOS
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 35 °C15 - 30 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 90%20 - 60%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneEPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR
Sustainable technologies and materialsKnown for oneMercury-free
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers399 mm530 mm
DepthDiffers639 mm463 mm
HeightDiffers392 mm597 mm
WeightDiffers10.4 kg28.8 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one603 mm
Package depthKnown for one565 mm
Package heightKnown for one792 mm
Package weightKnown for one35.4 kg
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

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