Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson C11CF37201 dot matrix printer 612 cps vs Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer

24specifications compared
19differ
5identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 56 more maximum printing width (columns) than the Epson C11CF37201 dot matrix printer 612 cps (136 vs 80). The Epson C11CF37201 dot matrix printer 612 cps has 117 cps more maximum print speed than the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer (612 cps vs 495 cps). The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 32 cps more maximum print speed (draft) than the Epson C11CF37201 dot matrix printer 612 cps (495 cps vs 463 cps). Only the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has colour. Cut sheet thickness range: 0.12 - 0.46 mm on the Epson C11CF37201 dot matrix printer 612 cps, 0.065 - 0.19 mm on the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer.

Colour
- C11CF37201 dot matrix printer 612 cps:No
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:Yes
Maximum printing width (columns)
- C11CF37201 dot matrix printer 612 cps:80
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:136
Maximum print speed
- C11CF37201 dot matrix printer 612 cps:612 cps
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:495 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)
- C11CF37201 dot matrix printer 612 cps:463 cps
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:495 cps
Cut sheet thickness range
- C11CF37201 dot matrix printer 612 cps:0.12 - 0.46 mm
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:0.065 - 0.19 mm
Continuous paper thickness range
- C11CF37201 dot matrix printer 612 cps:0.46 - 0.46 mm
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:0.065 - 0.62 mm
Product colour
- C11CF37201 dot matrix printer 612 cps:Black
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:White
Sound pressure level (printing)
- C11CF37201 dot matrix printer 612 cps:55 dB
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:59 dB

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Comparison of C11CF37201, VP-4300
48 specifications	A Epson C11CF37201 dot matrix printer 612 cps Model C11CF37201 View product	B Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer Model VP-4300 View product
Printing6 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 x 180 DPI
Maximum printing width (columns)Differs	80	136
Maximum print speedDiffers	612 cps	495 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Differs	463 cps	495 cps
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 copies
Built-in barcodesDiffers	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, Industrial 2/5, Matrix 2/5, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E	Code 39, Code-128 Codabar Library, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E
Typestyles supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bold, Double height, Double width, Emphasised, Italics, Outline, Subscript, Underline
Bitmap fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gothic, OCR-B, Roman
Scalable fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Roman, Sans Serif
Character setsDiffers	ISO 8859-15, Italic, PC437, PC850, PC858, Roman 8	Italic, Katakana
Maximum print speed (LQ)Known for one	115 cps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Character pitchKnown for one	10 cpi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A3 (297 x 420 mm)
Paper feedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Manual, Push tractor
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	High resolution paper, Labels, Recycled paper, Thick paper
Cut sheet width rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 - 420 mm
Cut sheet length rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 - 420 mm
Continuous paper width rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 - 406.4 mm
Continuous paper length rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 - 558.8 mm
Cut sheet thickness rangeDiffers	0.12 - 0.46 mm	0.065 - 0.19 mm
Continuous paper thickness rangeDiffers	0.46 - 0.46 mm	0.065 - 0.62 mm
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	55 dB	59 dB
Page description languagesDiffers	ESC P, PPDS	ESC P
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VCCI B, RoHS
Endurance2 differ
Print headDiffers	9-pin	24-pin
Print directionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bidirectional
Ribbon lifeDiffers	7.5 million characters	200 million characters
Print head lifeKnown for one	400 million characters	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	20000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	120 V	100 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	30 - 60%	0 - 85%
System requirementsidentical
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016 x64
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	437 mm	630 mm
DepthDiffers	376 mm	441 mm
HeightDiffers	177 mm	276 mm
WeightDiffers	7.17 kg	18.1 kg
Other featuresidentical
Printing widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	345 characters
Technical detailsidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source

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