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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4 vs Xerox CX961 Laser A3

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  • 55specifications compared
  • 37differ
  • 18identical
  • 97known for one product only

Key differences

The Xerox CX961 Laser A3 has 600 x 1200 DPI more maximum resolution than the Canon MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4 (1200 x 1200 DPI vs 600 x 1200 DPI). The Canon MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4 has 1.9 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Xerox CX961 Laser A3 (9 s vs 7.1 s). The Canon MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4 has 1.8 s more time to first page (colour, normal) than the Xerox CX961 Laser A3 (10 s vs 8.2 s). Print technology: Inkjet on the Canon MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4, Laser on the Xerox CX961 Laser A3. Optical scanning resolution: 1200 x 2400 DPI on the Canon MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4, 300 x 300 DPI on the Xerox CX961 Laser A3.

  • Print technology
    • Inkjet
    • Laser
  • Maximum resolution
    • 600 x 1200 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 9 s
    • 7.1 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • 10 s
    • 8.2 s
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
    • 300 x 300 DPI
  • Maximum scan area
    • 216 x 297 mm
    • 297 x 432 mm
  • Maximum duty cycle
    • 27000 pages per month
    • 270000 pages per month
  • Duplex functions
    • Print
    • Copy, Print, Scan

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Canon

MAXIFY GX2051 Inkjet A4

Model GX2051

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Xerox

CX961 Laser A3

Model CX961

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersInkjetLaser
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers600 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for one1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one35 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one35 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one35 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one35 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs9 s7.1 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs10 s8.2 s
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one15 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one10 ipm
Copyingidentical
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one35 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one35 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one8.5 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one9.5 s
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4
ID-card copy functionKnown for oneYes
Scanning2 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI300 x 300 DPI
Optical scanning resolution (black)Known for one300 x 300 ppi
Optical scanning resolution (colour)Known for one300 x 300 ppi
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers216 x 297 mm297 x 432 mm
Scanner typeFlatbed & ADF scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, FTP, Network folder, PC, USB
Scan speed (black)Known for one120 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Known for one120 ppm
Duplex scan speed (colour)Known for one240 ppm
Duplex scan speed (black)Known for one240 ppm
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPEG, JPG
Document formats supportedKnown for oneDOCX, PDF, RTF, TXT
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Input colour depthKnown for one16 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one8 bit
Input greyscale depthKnown for one16 bit
Output greyscale depthKnown for one8 bit
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers27000 pages per month270000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one7000 - 50000 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffersPrintCopy, Print, Scan
Number of print cartridges44
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 5, PCL 6, PCLm, PDF 1.7, PPDS, PostScript 3
Printer fontsKnown for onePCL, PPDS, PostScript, Scalable
Country of originKnown for oneUnited Kingdom
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers12
Total input capacityKnown for one700 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one500 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one550 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)YesYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers35 sheets300 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) output capacityKnown for one300 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one4
Maximum input capacityDiffers250 sheets4750 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one2650 sheets
Paper handling6 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Executive, Plain paperArt paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A3, A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, Legal, Letter, OficioExecutive, Folio, Hagaki card, Ledger (media size), Legal, Oficio, Statement
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB4, B5
Envelopes sizesDiffers10, C5, DL, Monarch7 3/4, 9, 10, B5, C4, C5, DL
Paper tray media weightDiffers64 - 105 g/m²60 - 300 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 300 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Photo paper sizesKnown for one10x15,13x18,18x25,20x25
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one89 - 216 mm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portYesYes
USB connectorDiffersUSB Type-BUSB Type-A / USB Type-B
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one2
Network2 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA-AES, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP, WPA3-EAP, WPA3-SAE802.1x RADIUS, IPSec, LEAP, MD5, MSCHAPv2, PEAP, SNMPv3, TLS, TTLS, WPA, WPA2-Personal
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneIPSEC
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneIPSEC
Management protocolsKnown for oneDHCP, APIPA (AutoIP), mDNS, BOOTP, WINS, DDNS, DNS, ARP
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, PIXMA Cloud LinkApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one4000 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one4000 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor coresKnown for one4
Processor frequencyKnown for one1200 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs46.5 dB46 dB
Sound pressure level (duplex printing)Known for one48 dB
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one52 dB
Sound pressure level (scanning)Known for one50 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one15 dB
Design2 differ
Product colourBlack, WhiteBlack, White
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeWorkgroup
Built-in displayYesYes
Display diagonalDiffers6.86 cm (2.7")25.4 cm (10")
Control typeTouchTouch
Colour displayYesYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one580 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one72 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one1.2 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.1 W0.2 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.14 kWh/week0.58 kWh/week
Power consumption (copying)Known for one21 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50/60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1Windows 10, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
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.
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, iOS
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, iOS
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 2896 m
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 90%15 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 32.2 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneBlue Angel, ENERGY STAR, EPEAT Silver, ErP
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers374 mm592 mm
DepthDiffers510 mm660 mm
HeightDiffers260 mm858 mm
WeightDiffers8.1 kg90.1 kg
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers469 mm740 mm
Package depthDiffers543.5 mm785 mm
Package heightDiffers317 mm1080 mm
Package weightKnown for one110.5 kg
Package volumeKnown for one80803.78 cm³
Packaging content2 differ
Cartridge(s) includedYesYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Differs3000 pages15000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Differs3000 pages12000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, black)Known for one4500 pages
Included cartridge capacity (economy mode, CMY)Known for one4500 pages
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneBSMI, CB, CCC, CE, CECP, EFTA, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), GS mark, ICES, KC, KCC, Mopria Certified, Norma Oficial Mexicana (NOM), RCM, UKCA, UL, US FDA, VCCI, cUL
Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) packaging weightKnown for one0 g
Metal packaging weightKnown for one0 g
Paper packaging weightKnown for one4.3 kg
Plastic packaging weightKnown for one0 g
Wood packaging weightKnown for one0 g
Faxidentical
FaxingKnown for oneColour faxing
Fax resolution (colour)Known for one200 x 200 DPI
Modem speedKnown for one33.3 Kbit/s
Fax memoryKnown for one250 pages
Speed diallingKnown for oneYes

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