Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour vs Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 13identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

The Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci has 600 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour (1200 x 1200 DPI vs 600 x 1200 DPI). The Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour has 1.9 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci (7 s vs 5.1 s). The Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour has 1.8 s more time to first page (colour, normal) than the Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci (8 s vs 6.2 s). Non-ISO print media sizes: Executive, Legal, Letter, Oficio on the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour, Folio, Legal, Letter on the Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci. Market positioning: Home & office on the Canon MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour, Business on the Kyocera TASKalfa PA4500ci.

  • Maximum resolution
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:600 x 1200 DPI
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:7 s
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:5.1 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:8 s
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:6.2 s
  • Maximum input capacity
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:600 sheets
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:3110 sheets
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:1
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:2
  • Market positioning
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:Home & office
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:Business
  • Product colour
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:Black, White
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:Black
  • Display diagonal
    • MAXIFY GX5550 inkjet printer Colour:6.86 cm (2.7")
    • TASKalfa PA4500ci:10.9 cm (4.3")

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Comparison of GX5550, TASKalfa PA4500ci
70 specifications
Featuresidentical
ColourYesYes
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one45000 pages per monthUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAutoUnknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCL 5c, PCL 6, PCL XL, PDF, PostScript 3, XPS
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers600 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs7 s5.1 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs8 s6.2 s
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one15.5 ipmUnknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one24 ipmUnknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source47 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source47 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 s
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityKnown for one100 sheetsUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityDiffers600 sheets3110 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersCard stock, Envelopes, Executive, Photo paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Thin paperBanner
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5, B6B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, Legal, Letter, OficioFolio, Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, C5, DL, MonarchUnknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15,13x18,18x25,20x25Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one64 - 216 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 1200 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers12
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for oneWPA-AES, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP, WPA3-EAP, WPA3-SAEUnknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Mopria Print ServiceUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one48.7 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Design3 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteBlack
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Colour displayYesYes
Display diagonalDiffers6.86 cm (2.7")10.9 cm (4.3")
Control typeTouchTouch
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs22 W593 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.1 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.15 kWh/weekUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V120 V
AC input frequencyDiffers50/60 Hz60 Hz
Power consumption (ready)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.8 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac 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 oneWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, iOSUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers399 mm394 mm
DepthDiffers639 mm531 mm
HeightDiffers392 mm445 mm
WeightDiffers10.4 kg39 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one6000 pagesUnknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one14000 pagesUnknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, black)Known for one9000 pagesUnknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, CMY)Known for one21000 pagesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for oneACUnknown — not stated by the source

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