Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon PIXMA MG3550 Inkjet A4 vs HP DeskJet 1513 Thermal inkjet A4

42specifications compared
24differ
18identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- PIXMA MG3550 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
- DeskJet 1513 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
Duplex printing mode
- PIXMA MG3550 Inkjet A4:Auto
- DeskJet 1513 Thermal inkjet A4:Manual
Maximum number of copies
- PIXMA MG3550 Inkjet A4:21 copies
- DeskJet 1513 Thermal inkjet A4:9 copies
Optical scanning resolution
- PIXMA MG3550 Inkjet A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
- DeskJet 1513 Thermal inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan area
- PIXMA MG3550 Inkjet A4:A4 / Letter (216 x 297)
- DeskJet 1513 Thermal inkjet A4:216 x 297 mm
Total input capacity
- PIXMA MG3550 Inkjet A4:100 sheets
- DeskJet 1513 Thermal inkjet A4:60 sheets
Maximum input capacity
- PIXMA MG3550 Inkjet A4:100 sheets
- DeskJet 1513 Thermal inkjet A4:60 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- PIXMA MG3550 Inkjet A4:A4, A5
- DeskJet 1513 Thermal inkjet A4:A4, A6

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Comparison of MG3550, 1513
93 specifications	A Canon PIXMA MG3550 Inkjet A4 Model MG3550 View product	B HP DeskJet 1513 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 1513 View product
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Thermal inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeDiffers	Auto	Manual
Maximum resolution	4800 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 ppm
Print margin bottom (min)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.45 cm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	9.9 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	5.7 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying1 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.5 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 s
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	21 copies	9 copies
Scanning2 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	A4 / Letter (216 x 297)	216 x 297 mm
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan technology	CIS	CIS
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIFF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
TWAIN versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.9
Input colour depthKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of print cartridges	2	2
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 3
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	60 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	60 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper	Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Envelopes sizesDiffers	10, DL	DL
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	210 x 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	10x15,13x18,20x25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	A4, Letter	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
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print	Not supported
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	42.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one	42.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (scanning)Known for one	42.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	16 W	10 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.6 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.7 W	2 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.9 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.3 W	0.2 W
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP ePrintKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HP Auto-On/Auto-OffKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista
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	Android	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	449 mm	425.2 mm
DepthDiffers	304 mm	306.3 mm
HeightDiffers	152 mm	156.6 mm
WeightDiffers	5.4 kg	3.6 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	463 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	193 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	354 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.21 kg

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