Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson Stylus SX438W

31specifications compared
21differ
10identical
64known for one product only

Key differences

Number of print cartridges
- PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour:5
- Stylus SX438W:4
Printing colours
- PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
- Stylus SX438W:Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
Maximum resolution
- PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour:9600 x 2400 DPI
- Stylus SX438W:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour:12.5 ppm
- Stylus SX438W:33 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour:9.3 ppm
- Stylus SX438W:15 ppm
Total input capacity
- PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour:300 sheets
- Stylus SX438W:100 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour:A4, A5
- Stylus SX438W:A4, A5, A6
Envelopes sizes
- PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour:10, DL
- Stylus SX438W:10, DL, C6

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Comparison of iP-4940, SX438W
95 specifications	A Canon PIXMA iP-4940 inkjet printer Colour Model iP-4940 View product	B Epson Stylus SX438W Model SX438W View product
Features2 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	5	4
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
Print head nozzlesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 Nozzles Black, 42 Nozzles per Color
Separate cartridgesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	9600 x 2400 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	12.5 ppm	33 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	9.3 ppm	15 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	20 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacityDiffers	300 sheets	100 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	300 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeKnown for one	Cassette, Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	210 x 297 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Glossy paper, High resolution paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper	Envelopes
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Letter, Legal
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, DL	10, DL, C6
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9x13,10x15,13x18,13x20,20x25,14.8x10
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	10x15"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	64 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB port	Yes	Yes
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Memory Stick (MS), MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, MS Pro-HG Duo, MicroSD (TransFlash), MicroSDHC, MiniSD, MMC, MMCmicro, MMC Mobile, MMC+, SD, SDHC
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38 dB
Printing noise levelKnown for one	45.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.61 cm (1.42")
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Indonesia
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 W
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	110 - 240 V
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	0.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7 (32 / 64bit), Windows Vista (32 / 64bit), Windows XP SP2, SP3 Mac OS X v10.4.11 - 10.6	Mac OS 10.5+, Mac OS 10.6+, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP, Windows XP x64
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	1GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	431 mm	390 mm
DepthDiffers	297 mm	300 mm
HeightDiffers	153 mm	145 mm
WeightDiffers	5.7 kg	4.1 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareDiffers	Easy-PhotoPrint EX w/ HD Movie Print, Easy-WebPrint EX, Solution Menu EX w/ CREATIVE PARK PREMIUM	ABBYY FineReader® PDF Sprint (Windows & MacOS), Epson Easy Photo Print, Epson Event Manager
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	375 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	451 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	195 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.25 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1 m
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 cm
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1 m
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 cm
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 pc(s)
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 pc(s)
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
All-in-one functionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Scan, Print
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 2400 DPI
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Print technology	Inkjet	Inkjet
Colour printing technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DURABriteTM Ultra
Box contentsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Driver and utilities, Individual Ink Cartridges, Main unit, Power cable, Setup guide, Software (CD), User manual, User manual (CD), Warranty document
Ink dropKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 pl
Print speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 pages/min Monochrome (plain paper 75 g/m²), 15 pages/min Colour (plain paper 75 g/m²), 54 Seconds per 10 x 15 cm photo (Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper)
Printer featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Red eye removal, Photo Enhance
Toner cartridgeKnown for one	PGI-525PGBK, CLI-526BK, CLI-526C, CLI-526M, CLI-526Y	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network readyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour scanningKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD/CD printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal modemKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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