Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon PIXMA MG2550 Inkjet A4 vs Canon PIXMA MG5550 Inkjet A4

39specifications compared
21differ
18identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- PIXMA MG2550 Inkjet A4:4800 x 600 DPI
- PIXMA MG5550 Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) mono
- PIXMA MG2550 Inkjet A4:8 ipm
- PIXMA MG5550 Inkjet A4:12.2 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colour
- PIXMA MG2550 Inkjet A4:4 ipm
- PIXMA MG5550 Inkjet A4:8.7 ipm
Maximum number of copies
- PIXMA MG2550 Inkjet A4:21 copies
- PIXMA MG5550 Inkjet A4:99 copies
Optical scanning resolution
- PIXMA MG2550 Inkjet A4:600 x 1200 DPI
- PIXMA MG5550 Inkjet A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan area
- PIXMA MG2550 Inkjet A4:A4 / Letter (216 x 297)
- PIXMA MG5550 Inkjet A4:216 x 297 mm
Number of print cartridges
- PIXMA MG2550 Inkjet A4:2
- PIXMA MG5550 Inkjet A4:5
Maximum print size
- PIXMA MG2550 Inkjet A4:210 x 297 mm
- PIXMA MG5550 Inkjet A4:216 x 297 mm

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Comparison of MG2550, MG5550
60 specifications	A Canon PIXMA MG2550 Inkjet A4 Model MG2550 View product	B Canon PIXMA MG5550 Inkjet A4 Model MG5550 View product
Printing3 differ
Print technology	Inkjet	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one	4800 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoDiffers	8 ipm	12.2 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourDiffers	4 ipm	8.7 ipm
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copying1 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	21 copies	99 copies
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 s
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400%
Scanning2 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	A4 / Letter (216 x 297)	216 x 297 mm
Scanner typeKnown for one	Flatbed scanner	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technology	CIS	CIS
Input colour depth	48 bit	48 bit
Output colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Features1 differ
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	2	5
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Pigment black, Yellow
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	60 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	210 x 297 mm	216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, DL	DL
Photo paper sizesDiffers	10x15,13x18 cm	10x15,13x18,20x25
Paper tray media weightDiffers	64 - 105 g/m²	64 - 125 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Windows RT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1 W	1.1 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.4 W	0.3 W
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Android
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	426 mm	455 mm
DepthDiffers	306 mm	369 mm
HeightDiffers	145 mm	148 mm
WeightDiffers	3.5 kg	6.3 kg
Performanceidentical
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43 dB

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