Product comparison · 2 photo printers

Canon PIXMA iX6850 photo printer Inkjet vs Canon QX20 RD

23specifications compared
17differ
6identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon PIXMA iX6850 photo printer Inkjet has 2 more print cartridges than the Canon QX20 RD (5 vs 3). The Canon QX20 RD has 38 W more power consumption (printing) than the Canon PIXMA iX6850 photo printer Inkjet (62 W vs 24 W). The Canon QX20 RD has 1 W more power consumption (standby) than the Canon PIXMA iX6850 photo printer Inkjet (3 W vs 2 W). Only the Canon PIXMA iX6850 photo printer Inkjet has Ethernet LAN. Only the Canon QX20 RD has Bluetooth.

Print technology
- PIXMA iX6850 photo printer Inkjet:Inkjet
- QX20 RD:Dye-sublimation
Maximum resolution
- PIXMA iX6850 photo printer Inkjet:9600 x 2400 DPI
- QX20 RD:287 x 287 DPI
Product colour
- PIXMA iX6850 photo printer Inkjet:Black
- QX20 RD:Red, Terracotta
Number of print cartridges
- PIXMA iX6850 photo printer Inkjet:5
- QX20 RD:3
Maximum print size
- PIXMA iX6850 photo printer Inkjet:A3+ (330 x 483 mm)
- QX20 RD:2.8" x 3.3" (7.2x8.5cm)
Ethernet LAN
- PIXMA iX6850 photo printer Inkjet:Yes
- QX20 RD:No
Bluetooth
- PIXMA iX6850 photo printer Inkjet:No
- QX20 RD:Yes
Power source
- PIXMA iX6850 photo printer Inkjet:AC
- QX20 RD:Battery

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Comparison of iX6850, QX20 RD
63 specifications	A Canon PIXMA iX6850 photo printer Inkjet Model iX6850 View product	B Canon QX20 RD View product
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Dye-sublimation
Duplex printingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	9600 x 2400 DPI	287 x 287 DPI
Print speed (10x15 cm)Known for one	36 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	10.4 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	14.5 ipm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Red, Terracotta
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	5	3
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Pigment black, Yellow	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Built-in displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	12000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of printing coloursKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Input & output capacityidentical
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	A3+ (330 x 483 mm)	2.8" x 3.3" (7.2x8.5cm)
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes, Glossy paper, High resolution paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Semi-glossy paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A3, A4, A5	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B4, B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	10, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	10x15, A3, A3+, A4, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
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
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-C
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	44 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power sourceDiffers	AC	Battery
Power consumption (printing)Differs	24 W	62 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	0.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	2 W	3 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	15 - 30 °C	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 80%	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	584 mm	102.2 mm
DepthDiffers	310 mm	145.8 mm
HeightDiffers	159 mm	32.9 mm
WeightDiffers	8.1 kg	455 g
Packaging dataidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Printer driver My Image Garden Quick Menu Easy-WebPrint EX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	157 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	650 g
Package volumeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1582.56 cm³
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84433210	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacity (photo paper)Known for one	20 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source

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