Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon MAXIFY iB4170 inkjet printer Colour vs Canon PIXMA IX6860 inkjet printer Colour

26specifications compared
16differ
10identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- MAXIFY iB4170 inkjet printer Colour:600 x 1200 DPI
- PIXMA IX6860 inkjet printer Colour:9600 x 2400 DPI
Total input capacity
- MAXIFY iB4170 inkjet printer Colour:250 sheets
- PIXMA IX6860 inkjet printer Colour:150 sheets
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
- MAXIFY iB4170 inkjet printer Colour:A4
- PIXMA IX6860 inkjet printer Colour:A3+
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- MAXIFY iB4170 inkjet printer Colour:A4, A5, A6
- PIXMA IX6860 inkjet printer Colour:A3, A3+, A4, A5
Envelopes sizes
- MAXIFY iB4170 inkjet printer Colour:10, C5, DL, Monarch
- PIXMA IX6860 inkjet printer Colour:Com-10, DL
Photo paper sizes (imperial)
- MAXIFY iB4170 inkjet printer Colour:4x6,5x7,8x10
- PIXMA IX6860 inkjet printer Colour:4x6,5x7,8x10,10x12
Built-in display
- MAXIFY iB4170 inkjet printer Colour:Yes
- PIXMA IX6860 inkjet printer Colour:No
Power consumption (printing)
- MAXIFY iB4170 inkjet printer Colour:27 W
- PIXMA IX6860 inkjet printer Colour:24 W

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Comparison of iB4170, IX6860
52 specifications	A Canon MAXIFY iB4170 inkjet printer Colour Model iB4170 View product	B Canon PIXMA IX6860 inkjet printer Colour Model IX6860 View product
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	30000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 1200 DPI	9600 x 2400 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	32.5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	26.5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	6 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	15.5 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	24 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	75 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Paper handling6 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3+
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Glossy paper, High resolution paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Semi-glossy paper	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A3, A3+, A4, A5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Legal, Oficio, Letter	Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, C5, DL, Monarch	Com-10, DL
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Differs	4x6,5x7,8x10	4x6,5x7,8x10,10x12
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	SNMP, TCP/IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	56 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Built-in displayDiffers	Yes	No
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	27 W	24 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.9 W	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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	463 mm	584 mm
DepthDiffers	394 mm	310 mm
HeightDiffers	290 mm	159 mm
WeightDiffers	9.6 kg	8.1 kg
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey

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