Product comparison · 2 photo printers

Canon PIXMA iP2850 photo printer Inkjet vs Canon iP7250 & CLI-551

36specifications compared
24differ
12identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon iP7250 & CLI-551 has 11 ipm more print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colour than the Canon PIXMA iP2850 photo printer Inkjet (15 ipm vs 4 ipm). The Canon iP7250 & CLI-551 has 7 ipm more print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) mono than the Canon PIXMA iP2850 photo printer Inkjet (15 ipm vs 8 ipm). The Canon iP7250 & CLI-551 has 3 more print cartridges than the Canon PIXMA iP2850 photo printer Inkjet (5 vs 2). Only the Canon iP7250 & CLI-551 has borderless printing. Only the Canon iP7250 & CLI-551 has duplex printing.

Borderless printing
- PIXMA iP2850 photo printer Inkjet:No
- iP7250 & CLI-551:Yes
Duplex printing
- PIXMA iP2850 photo printer Inkjet:No
- iP7250 & CLI-551:Yes
Maximum resolution
- PIXMA iP2850 photo printer Inkjet:4800 x 600 DPI
- iP7250 & CLI-551:9600 x 2400 DPI
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colour
- PIXMA iP2850 photo printer Inkjet:4 ipm
- iP7250 & CLI-551:15 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) mono
- PIXMA iP2850 photo printer Inkjet:8 ipm
- iP7250 & CLI-551:15 ipm
Product colour
- PIXMA iP2850 photo printer Inkjet:White
- iP7250 & CLI-551:Black
Number of print cartridges
- PIXMA iP2850 photo printer Inkjet:2
- iP7250 & CLI-551:5
Maximum input capacity
- PIXMA iP2850 photo printer Inkjet:60 sheets
- iP7250 & CLI-551:145 sheets

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Comparison of iP2850, iP7250 & CLI-551
54 specifications	A Canon PIXMA iP2850 photo printer Inkjet Model iP2850 View product	B Canon iP7250 & CLI-551 View product
Printing5 differ
Print technology	Inkjet	Inkjet
Borderless printingDiffers	No	Yes
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 600 DPI	9600 x 2400 DPI
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourDiffers	4 ipm	15 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoDiffers	8 ipm	15 ipm
Print speed (10x15 cm)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 s
Features3 differ
Market positioningKnown for one	Home & office	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	2	5
Printing coloursDiffers	Cyan, Magenta, Pigment black, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Built-in display	No	No
Input & output capacity1 differ
Maximum input capacityDiffers	60 sheets	145 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Paper tray
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	A4 / Letter (216 x 297 mm)	A4 (210 x 297 mm)
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizes	10, DL	10, DL
Borderless printing media sizesDiffers	Legal, Letter	10x15, 13x18, 20x25, A4, Letter
Printing sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 x 15,13 x 18,20 x 25
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SmartCard slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-B
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LAN	No	No
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44.4 dB
Power3 differ
Power source	AC	AC
Power consumption (printing)Differs	8 W	24 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.5 W	0.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.8 W	2.1 W
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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, Win	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Yes
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	Windows: Internet Explorer 8 Mac: Safari 5 Display: 1024 x 768 XGA	Windows 7: 1GHz CPU, 1GB RAM (32bit) / 2GB RAM (64bit) Windows Vista SP1 or SP2: 1GHz CPU, 512MB RAM Windows XP SP3: 300MHz or faster CPU, 128MB RAM Internet Explorer 6 Mac OS X v10.7: Intel Core2Duo CPU, 1GB RAM Mac OS X v10.6: Intel CPU, 1GB RAM Mac OS X v10.5.8: Intel CPU, 512MB RAM Safari 3
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	15 - 30 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 80%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	426 mm	451 mm
DepthDiffers	235 mm	368 mm
HeightDiffers	134 mm	128 mm
WeightDiffers	2.3 kg	6.6 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	My Image Garden Quick Menu Easy-WebPrint EX	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacity (photo paper)Known for one	10 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source

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