Canon
G5050 MegaTank inkjet printer
vs
Canon
LBP312x
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Canon LBP312x alternatives
specs
Canon
G5050 MegaTank inkjet printer
Display
compared
Canon
LBP312x
LCD
Display:
not available
Canon
G5050 MegaTank inkjet printer
System Requirements
compared
Canon
LBP312x
Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2012 R2,Windows Server 2016
Server operating systems supported:
Windows Server 2003,Windows Server 2003 x64,Windows Server 2008,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2008 R2 x64,Windows Server 2008 x64,Windows Server 2012,Windows Server 2012 R2,Windows Server 2012 R2 x64,Windows Server 2012 x64,Windows Server 2016,Windows Server 2016 x64
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite,Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan,Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra,Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave
Mac operating systems supported:
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
Android, iOS
Other operating systems supported:
not available
not available
Linux operating systems supported:
Y
Windows 10,Windows 7,Windows 8.1
Windows operating systems supported:
Windows 10 Education,Windows 10 Education x64,Windows 10 Enterprise,Windows 10 Enterprise x64,Windows 10 Home,Windows 10 Home x64,Windows 10 IOT Core,Windows 10 Pro,Windows 10 Pro x64,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 8,Windows 8 Enterprise x64,Windows 8 Pro,Windows 8 x64,Windows 8.1,Windows 8.1 Enterprise,Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64,Windows 8.1 Pro,Windows 8.1 Pro x64,Windows 8.1 x64,Windows Vista Business,Windows Vista Business x64,Windows Vista Enterprise,Windows Vista Enterprise x64,Windows Vista Home Basic,Windows Vista Home Basic x64,Windows Vista Home Premium,Windows Vista Home Premium x64,Windows Vista Ultimate,Windows Vista Ultimate x64
Canon
G5050 MegaTank inkjet printer
Operational Conditions
compared
Canon
LBP312x
10 - 90%
Operating relative humidity (H-H):
20 - 80%
5 - 35 °C
Operating temperature (T-T):
10 - 30 °C
Canon
G5050 MegaTank inkjet printer
Power
compared
Canon
LBP312x
50/60 Hz
AC input frequency:
50/60 Hz
100 - 240 V
AC input voltage:
220 - 240 V
0.2 kWh/week
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC):
1.6 kWh/week
not available
Power consumption (max):
1310 W
1.6 W
Power consumption (standby):
not available
0.3 W
Power consumption (off):
not available
21 W
Power consumption (printing):
670 W
Canon
G5050 MegaTank inkjet printer
Paper Handling
compared
Canon
LBP312x
not available
Duplex media weight:
60 - 120 g/m²
not available
Custom media length:
148 - 355.6 mm
not available
Custom media width:
105 - 215.9 mm
not available
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight:
52 - 199 g/m²
64 - 300 g/m²
Paper tray media weight:
52 - 120 g/m²
8.9x8.9, 10x15, 13x18, 13x13, 20x25, A4, Letter
Borderless printing media sizes:
not available
10x15 cm
Photo paper sizes:
not available
not available
Envelopes sizes:
DL,Monarch
not available
Non-ISO print media sizes:
16K
not available
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9):
C5
not available
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9):
B5
A4,A5
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9):
A4,A5,A6
not available
Multi-purpose tray media types:
Envelopes
Envelopes, Glossy paper, High resolution paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Semi-glossy paper
Paper tray media types:
Bond paper, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Postcard, Recycled paper
A5
Maximum ISO A-series paper size:
A4
Canon
G5050 MegaTank inkjet printer
Packaging Data
compared
Canon
LBP312x

Drivers included:
not available
True
Manual:
not available
Canon
G5050 MegaTank inkjet printer
Weight & Dimensions
compared
Canon
LBP312x
6.5 kg
Weight:
12.4 kg
166 mm
Height:
275 mm
369 mm
Depth:
376 mm
455 mm
Width:
409 mm
Canon
G5050 MegaTank inkjet printer
Ports & Interfaces
compared
Canon
LBP312x

PictBridge:
not available
Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Standard interfaces:
Ethernet, USB 2.0
1
USB 2.0 ports quantity:
not available

USB port:
not available
Canon
G5050 MegaTank inkjet printer
Input & Output Capacity
compared
Canon
LBP312x
Cassette
Paper input type:
Cassette, Paper tray
not available
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity:
100 sheets
not available
Multi-Purpose tray:

100 sheets
Total output capacity:
250 sheets
250 sheets
Total input capacity:
550 sheets
Canon
G5050 MegaTank inkjet printer
Network
compared
Canon
LBP312x
Apple AirPrint,Canon Easy-PhotoPrint,Google Cloud Print,Mopria Print Service,PIXMA Cloud Link
Mobile printing technologies:
Apple AirPrint,Canon PRINT Business,Google Cloud Print
WEP,WPA-PSK,WPA2-PSK
Security algorithms:
not available
802.11b,802.11g,Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standards:
not available
True
Wi-Fi Direct:
not available

Ethernet LAN:

Canon
G5050 MegaTank inkjet printer
Performance
compared
Canon
LBP312x
50.5 dB
Sound pressure level (printing):
69 dB
not available
Built-in processor:

Canon
G5050 MegaTank inkjet printer
Printing
compared
Canon
LBP312x
not available
Print technology:
Laser
not available
Secure printing:

not available
Warm-up time (from sleep mode):
3 s
not available
Time to first page (black, normal):
6.2 s
not available
Warm-up time:
30 s
6.8 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter):
not available

Duplex printing:

13 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter):
43 ppm
4800 x 1200 DPI
Maximum resolution:
1200 x 1200 DPI
Canon
G5050 MegaTank inkjet printer
Design
compared
Canon
LBP312x

Built-in display:

not available
Display number of lines:
5 lines
Black
Product colour:
Black, White
True
Colour:
not available
Canon
G5050 MegaTank inkjet printer
Packaging Content
compared
Canon
LBP312x

Power cord included:
not available
Canon
G5050 MegaTank inkjet printer
Key Features
compared
Canon
LBP312x
True
Wi-Fi:
not available

Ink tank system:
not available
not available
Page description languages:
PCL 5e,PCL 6,UFRII-LT
4
Number of print cartridges:
1
not available
Recommended duty cycle:
2000 - 7500 pages per month
18000 pages per month
Maximum duty cycle:
150000 pages per month
Canon
G5050 MegaTank inkjet printer
Sustainability
compared
Canon
LBP312x
not available
Sustainability certificates:
ENERGY STAR