Product comparison · 2 inkjet printers

Canon PIXMA iP4950 inkjet printer Colour vs Epson WorkForce T42WD

32specifications compared
20differ
12identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Number of print cartridges
- PIXMA iP4950 inkjet printer Colour:5
- WorkForce T42WD:4
Maximum resolution
- PIXMA iP4950 inkjet printer Colour:9600 x 2400 DPI
- WorkForce T42WD:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- PIXMA iP4950 inkjet printer Colour:12.5 ppm
- WorkForce T42WD:38 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- PIXMA iP4950 inkjet printer Colour:9.3 ppm
- WorkForce T42WD:38 ppm
Total input capacity
- PIXMA iP4950 inkjet printer Colour:300 sheets
- WorkForce T42WD:250 sheets
Maximum print size
- PIXMA iP4950 inkjet printer Colour:216 x 297 mm
- WorkForce T42WD:216 x 1200 mm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- PIXMA iP4950 inkjet printer Colour:A4, A5
- WorkForce T42WD:A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizes
- PIXMA iP4950 inkjet printer Colour:Legal
- WorkForce T42WD:Legal, Oficio, Letter

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Comparison of iP4950, WorkForce T42WD
52 specifications	A Canon PIXMA iP4950 inkjet printer Colour Model iP4950 View product	B Epson WorkForce T42WD View product
Features1 differ
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	5	4
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	9600 x 2400 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	12.5 ppm	38 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	9.3 ppm	38 ppm
Borderless printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	300 sheets	250 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Paper handling6 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 297 mm	216 x 1200 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Glossy paper, High resolution paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper	Bond paper, Coated paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Legal	Legal, Oficio, Letter
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, DL	10, C6, DL
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Differs	10x15"	4x6,8x10"
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	64 - 300 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
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
Performance1 differ
Printing noise levelDiffers	45.5 dB	40 dB
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 KB
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	18 W	16 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.4 W	3 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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 98, Windows ME, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorDiffers	1GHz	Intel Pentium, 1.0 GHz
Minimum RAMDiffers	1024 MB	512 MB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows XP Professional (64-bit) Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.8 - 10.6.x
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	10 - 90 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	431 mm	445 mm
DepthDiffers	297 mm	330 mm
HeightDiffers	153 mm	154 mm
WeightDiffers	5.7 kg	4.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Print technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Inkjet
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR

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