Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon PIXMA TR8550 Inkjet A4 vs HP DeskJet 3639 Thermal inkjet A4

47specifications compared
26differ
21identical
58known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- PIXMA TR8550 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
- DeskJet 3639 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
Maximum number of copies
- PIXMA TR8550 Inkjet A4:99 copies
- DeskJet 3639 Thermal inkjet A4:9 copies
Optical scanning resolution
- PIXMA TR8550 Inkjet A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
- DeskJet 3639 Thermal inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
Scanner type
- PIXMA TR8550 Inkjet A4:Flatbed & ADF scanner
- DeskJet 3639 Thermal inkjet A4:Flatbed scanner
Input colour depth
- PIXMA TR8550 Inkjet A4:48 bit
- DeskJet 3639 Thermal inkjet A4:24 bit
Greyscale levels
- PIXMA TR8550 Inkjet A4:16
- DeskJet 3639 Thermal inkjet A4:256
Faxing
- PIXMA TR8550 Inkjet A4:Colour faxing
- DeskJet 3639 Thermal inkjet A4:No
Number of print cartridges
- PIXMA TR8550 Inkjet A4:5
- DeskJet 3639 Thermal inkjet A4:2

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Comparison of TR8550, 3639
105 specifications	A Canon PIXMA TR8550 Inkjet A4 Model TR8550 View product	B HP DeskJet 3639 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 3639 View product
Printing1 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Thermal inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Manual
Maximum resolution	4800 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 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
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 s
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 mm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	15 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	10 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	3 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	5 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 cpm
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	99 copies	9 copies
Scanning4 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan area	216 x 297 mm	216 x 297 mm
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan technology	CIS	CIS
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
Input colour depthDiffers	48 bit	24 bit
Greyscale levelsDiffers	16	256
TWAIN versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.9
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Colour faxing	No
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	300 x 300 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax resolution (colour)Known for one	200 x 200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	250 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Speed diallingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 250 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	5	2
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 3, PCLm, URF
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Home, Home office
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	60 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 sheets
Paper input typeDiffers	Cassette, Paper tray	Paper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)Differs	Yes	No
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	20 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Non-ISO print media sizes	Legal	Legal
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DL
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Bluetooth, Ethernet, USB, Wireless LAN	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service, PIXMA Cloud Link	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Blue, White
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display diagonalKnown for one	10.9 cm (4.3")	Unknown — not stated by the source
TouchscreenKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	15 W	10 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.88 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.3 W	0.07 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	Yes
HP Photo CreationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HP Auto-On/Auto-OffKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android, iOS	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
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	438 mm	438 mm
DepthDiffers	351 mm	310 mm
HeightDiffers	190 mm	158 mm
WeightDiffers	8 kg	4.17 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	475 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	192 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	354 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.09 kg
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software CDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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