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Canon PIXMA G650 vs Epson EcoTank ET-4850

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CanonPIXMA G650EpsonEcoTank ET-4850
Overview
ReleasedApril 2021October 2021
Printing
TypeInk tankInk tank
ColourYesYes
Speed, black3.9 pages a minute15.5 pages a minute
Speed, colour3.9 pages a minute8.5 pages a minute
Resolution4800 × 1200 dpi4800 × 1200 dpi
Prints both sidesNoYes
Printing detailTwo FINE print heads (black, red and grey; cyan, magenta and yellow); refillable ink tanks; borderless printing at A4, Letter and photo sizes; borderless 10 × 15 cm photo in about 47 seconds; manual 2-sided printingPrecisionCore 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 out–9 seconds black, 15 seconds colour
Ink or tonerSix ChromaLife 100 dye inks in GI-53 bottles (black, cyan, magenta, yellow, red, grey); MC-G02 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 yieldA set of bottles prints about 3,700 pages black and 8,000 colour, or 3,800 10 × 15 cm photosInk 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 cycle–Warranty 12 months or 50,000 pages
Scanning and copying
DoesPrint, Scan and CopyPrint, Scan, Copy and Fax
Document feederNoYes
ScannerFlatbed CIS scanner, A4/Letter; 600 × 1,200 dpi opticalContact 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
Fax–Fax at up to 33.6 kbps (about 3 seconds a page); 60 speed dials; 100-page memory; PC fax, broadcast, polling reception
CopyingFirst copy in about 25 seconds, 2.9 ipm; borderless, 2-on-1 and 4-on-1, frame erase and ID copy; up to 99 copies; 25–400% zoom–
Paper
Largest paperA4A4
Paper tray100 sheets250 sheets
Paper sizesA4, A5, A6, B5, Letter, Legal, 10 × 15 cm, 13 × 18 cm, 18 × 25 cm, 20 × 25 cm, 127 and 89 mm squares, 55 × 91 mm cards, envelopes (DL, COM10, C5, Monarch), custom 55–216 mm wide by 89–1,200 mm longA4, 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, fine art, magnetic and restickable papers, iron-on transfers and cardstock; photo paper up to about 275 g/m²64–300 g/m² (300 g/m² with Epson Ultra Glossy Photo Paper)
Output tray–30 sheets
Connections
Connects byWi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct and USBWi-Fi, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct and USB
Connection detailHi-Speed USB; Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz); Wireless Direct; PictBridge over Wi-FiUSB; 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 Editor, Creative ParkEpson Smart Panel
Control panel2-line monochrome LCD6.1 cm colour touchscreen
Design
Weight6.6 kg6.7 kg
Power useAbout 16 W copying, 1.2 W standby (all ports connected), 0.2 W off; TEC 0.18 kWh12 W copying (ISO/IEC 24712), 5.4 W ready, 1 W sleep, 0.2 W off; TEC 0.16 kWh a week
NoiseAbout 50.5 dB(A)–
Size445 × 340 × 167 mm (W × D × H) with trays closed375 × 347 × 231 mm (W × D × H)

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