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Canon MAXIFY GX4050 vs Epson EcoTank ET-4850

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CanonMAXIFY GX4050EpsonEcoTank ET-4850
Overview
ReleasedNovember 2022October 2021
Printing
TypeInk tankInk tank
ColourYesYes
Speed, black18 pages a minute15.5 pages a minute
Speed, colour13 pages a minute8.5 pages a minute
Resolution600 × 1200 dpi4800 × 1200 dpi
Prints both sidesYesYes
Printing detailOne print head; refillable ink tanks; automatic 2-sided printing on A4 and Letter plain paper from the rear tray and cassettePrecisionCore print head, 400 black nozzles and 128 per colour; automatic 2-sided printing on A4 plain paper at 6.5 pages a minute black and 4.5 colour (ISO/IEC 24734); borderless printing; up to 33 pages a minute black and 20 colour in draft on 75 g/m² paper
First page out8 seconds black, 9 seconds colour (from ready)9 seconds black, 15 seconds colour
Ink or tonerFour-colour pigment ink; GI-56 bottles (black, cyan, magenta, yellow); MC-G03 maintenance cartridge, user replaceablePigment black and dye cyan, magenta and yellow in refillable tanks; 102 EcoTank ink bottles, 127 ml black and 70 ml colour
Page yieldBottles print 6,000 pages black and 14,000 colour (9,000 and 21,000 in economy mode)Ink in the box prints 14,000 pages black and 5,200 colour; a set of 102 bottles prints 7,500 pages black and 6,000 colour
Duty cycleUp to 33,000 pagesWarranty 12 months or 50,000 pages
Scanning and copying
DoesPrint, Scan, Copy and FaxPrint, Scan, Copy and Fax
Document feederYesYes
ScannerCIS colour scanner with flatbed (A4/Letter) and 35-sheet document feeder (A4/Letter/Legal); 1,200 × 2,400 dpi optical; 7.1 ipm colour from the feederContact image sensor (CIS) with flatbed and 30-page document feeder; 1,200 × 2,400 dpi optical; feeder 5 ipm black or colour; flatbed A4 in 12 seconds black and 27 seconds colour; saves BMP, JPEG, PICT, TIFF, multi-TIFF, PDF and PNG
CopyingFirst colour copy in about 17 seconds; 11.1 ipm colour from the glass; 15.2 ipm black and 7.4 ipm colour from the feeder; 2-sided copying; ID copy; 25–400% zoom–
FaxSuper G3 colour fax at up to 33.6 kbps; about 3 seconds a page black; 250-page memory; 100 speed dials, 99 groupsFax at up to 33.6 kbps (about 3 seconds a page); 60 speed dials; 100-page memory; PC fax, broadcast, polling reception
Paper
Largest paperA4A4
Paper tray250 sheets250 sheets
Paper sizesRear tray A4, A5, A6, B5, Letter, Legal, 10 × 15 cm, 13 × 18 cm, 18 × 25 cm, 20 × 25 cm, 127 × 127 mm, envelopes (DL, COM10) and custom sizes 89–216 mm wide by 127–1,200 mm long; cassette A4, A5, B5, Letter; document feeder A5, A4, Letter, LegalA4, A5, A6, B5, B6, 9 × 13 cm, 10 × 15 cm, 13 × 18 cm, 13 × 20 cm, 20 × 25 cm, envelopes (No. 10, DL, C6)
Paper typesPlain paper 64–105 g/m²; Canon photo papers up to about 265 g/m² from the rear tray; paperboard 0.1–0.7 mm from the rear flat tray64–300 g/m² (300 g/m² with Epson Ultra Glossy Photo Paper)
Output tray–30 sheets
Connections
Connects byWi-Fi, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct and USBWi-Fi, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct and USB
Connection detailHi-Speed USB; Ethernet (10/100); Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) on 2.4 and 5 GHz; Wireless Direct; WPA3USB; Ethernet; Wi-Fi; Wi-Fi Direct
Printing from phonesApple AirPrint, Mopria, Canon Print Service plug-in (Android), PIXMA Cloud Link; Amazon Alexa and Google AssistantApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Mopria Scan, Epson Connect (Email Print, Remote Print Driver, Scan-to-Cloud)
AppCanon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY, Easy-PhotoPrint EditorEpson Smart Panel
Control panel6.7 cm colour touchscreen6.1 cm colour touchscreen
Design
Weight9.5 kg6.7 kg
Power useAbout 20 W copying, 1.4 W standby (all ports connected), 0.1 W off; TEC 0.15 kWh12 W copying (ISO/IEC 24712), 5.4 W ready, 1 W sleep, 0.2 W off; TEC 0.16 kWh a week
NoiseAbout 49 dB(A)–
Size399 × 417 × 251 mm (W × D × H) with trays closed375 × 347 × 231 mm (W × D × H)

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