Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon MAXIFY GX5560 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour

31specifications compared
19differ
12identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing mode
- MAXIFY GX5560 inkjet printer Colour:Auto
- EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:Manual
Maximum resolution
- MAXIFY GX5560 inkjet printer Colour:600 x 1200 DPI
- EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:5760 x 1440 DPI
Non-ISO print media sizes
- MAXIFY GX5560 inkjet printer Colour:Legal, Letter, Oficio
- EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizes
- MAXIFY GX5560 inkjet printer Colour:10, C5, DL, Monarch
- EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:10, C6, DL
Ethernet LAN
- MAXIFY GX5560 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
- EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:No
Wi-Fi
- MAXIFY GX5560 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
- EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:No
Wi-Fi Direct
- MAXIFY GX5560 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
- EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:No
Product colour
- MAXIFY GX5560 inkjet printer Colour:Black, White
- EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour:Black

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Comparison of GX5560, L1230
60 specifications	A Canon MAXIFY GX5560 inkjet printer Colour Model GX5560 View product	B Epson EcoTank L1230 inkjet printer Colour Model L1230 View product
Features1 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Number of print cartridges	4	4
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeDiffers	Auto	Manual
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ESC/P-R
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Ink tank systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ink typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dye-based ink
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 1200 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ppm
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Total input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Executive, Photo paper, Plain paper, Thin paper	Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Legal, Letter, Oficio	Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, C5, DL, Monarch	10, C6, DL
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x15,13x18 cm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 - 300 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-Fi DirectDiffers	Yes	No
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Black
Built-in displayDiffers	Yes	No
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	6.86 cm (2.7")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	22 W	12 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.1 W	0.2 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.03 kWh/week
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1	Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac 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 supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022	Windows 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 one	Android, iOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	399 mm	375 mm
DepthDiffers	410 mm	347 mm
HeightDiffers	298 mm	169 mm
WeightDiffers	10.4 kg	2.8 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8100 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6500 pages
Cables included	AC	AC
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	49 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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