Product comparison · 2 photo printers

Canon PIXMA PRO-100S photo printer Inkjet vs Canon QX20 BK

24specifications compared
20differ
4identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon PIXMA PRO-100S photo printer Inkjet has 5 more print cartridges than the Canon QX20 BK (8 vs 3). The Canon QX20 BK has 43 W more power consumption (printing) than the Canon PIXMA PRO-100S photo printer Inkjet (62 W vs 19 W). The Canon QX20 BK has 0.4 W more power consumption (standby) than the Canon PIXMA PRO-100S photo printer Inkjet (3 W vs 2.6 W). Only the Canon PIXMA PRO-100S photo printer Inkjet has PictBridge. Only the Canon PIXMA PRO-100S photo printer Inkjet has Ethernet LAN.

Print technology
- PIXMA PRO-100S photo printer Inkjet:Inkjet
- QX20 BK:Dye-sublimation
Maximum resolution
- PIXMA PRO-100S photo printer Inkjet:4800 x 2400 DPI
- QX20 BK:287 x 287 DPI
Market positioning
- PIXMA PRO-100S photo printer Inkjet:Business
- QX20 BK:Home & office
Product colour
- PIXMA PRO-100S photo printer Inkjet:Grey
- QX20 BK:Black
Number of print cartridges
- PIXMA PRO-100S photo printer Inkjet:8
- QX20 BK:3
Maximum print size
- PIXMA PRO-100S photo printer Inkjet:A3+ (330 x 483 mm)
- QX20 BK:2.8" x 3.3" (7.2x8.5cm)
PictBridge
- PIXMA PRO-100S photo printer Inkjet:Yes
- QX20 BK:No
USB connector
- PIXMA PRO-100S photo printer Inkjet:USB Type-B
- QX20 BK:USB Type-C

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Comparison of PRO-100S, QX20 BK
52 specifications	A Canon PIXMA PRO-100S photo printer Inkjet Model PRO-100S View product	B Canon QX20 BK View product
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Dye-sublimation
Borderless printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 2400 DPI	287 x 287 DPI
Features4 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	8	3
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Grey, Light grey, Magenta, Photo cyan, Photo magenta, Yellow	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Built-in displayKnown for one	No	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
Total input capacityKnown for one	151 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	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)
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A3, 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
Printing sizesKnown for one	10 x 15,13 x 18,20 x 25,25 x 30	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	10x15, 25x30, A3, A3+, A4, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo stickersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
PictBridgeDiffers	Yes	No
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-B	USB Type-C
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	38.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power sourceDiffers	AC	Battery
Power consumption (printing)Differs	19 W	62 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	0.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	2.6 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 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supported	Android, iOS	Android, iOS
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	1500 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	689 mm	102.2 mm
DepthDiffers	385 mm	145.8 mm
HeightDiffers	215 mm	32.9 mm
WeightDiffers	19.7 kg	455 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	PrintStudioPro, Colour Management Tool Pro, My Image Garden w/ Full HD Movie Print, Easy-WebPrint EX, Quick Menu	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
Other featuresidentical
DVD/CD printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless technologyKnown for one	WLAN 802.11b/g/n	Unknown — not stated by the source

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