Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps vs Epson LQ-780 dot matrix printer

20specifications compared
17differ
3identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps has 193 cps more maximum print speed than the Epson LQ-780 dot matrix printer (680 cps vs 487 cps). The Epson LQ-780 dot matrix printer has 68 cps more maximum print speed (draft) than the Epson C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps (487 cps vs 419 cps). The Epson LQ-780 dot matrix printer has 262 cps more maximum print speed (LQ) than the Epson C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps (366 cps vs 104 cps). Bitmap fonts: Roman, Sans Serif on the Epson C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps, Courier, Draft, Prestige, Roman on the Epson LQ-780 dot matrix printer. Paper tray media types: Envelopes, Labels on the Epson C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps, Envelopes on the Epson LQ-780 dot matrix printer.

Maximum print speed
- C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps:680 cps
- LQ-780 dot matrix printer:487 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)
- C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps:419 cps
- LQ-780 dot matrix printer:487 cps
Maximum print speed (LQ)
- C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps:104 cps
- LQ-780 dot matrix printer:366 cps
Paper tray media types
- C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps:Envelopes, Labels
- LQ-780 dot matrix printer:Envelopes
Product colour
- C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps:Black
- LQ-780 dot matrix printer:Black, White
Buffer size
- C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps:128 KB
- LQ-780 dot matrix printer:64 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)
- C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps:55 dB
- LQ-780 dot matrix printer:59 dB
Standard interfaces
- C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps:Parallel, USB, USB 1.1
- LQ-780 dot matrix printer:Parallel, USB 2.0

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Comparison of C11CF37202, LQ-780
61 specifications	A Epson C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps Model C11CF37202 View product	B Epson LQ-780 dot matrix printer Model LQ-780 View product
Printing4 differ
Colour	No	No
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 x 180 DPI
Maximum printing width (columns)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	106
Maximum print speedDiffers	680 cps	487 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Differs	419 cps	487 cps
Maximum print speed (LQ)Differs	104 cps	366 cps
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 copies
Built-in barcodes	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Industrial 2/5, Interleaved 2/5, Matrix 2/5, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Industrial 2/5, Interleaved 2/5, Matrix 2/5, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E
Number of barcode fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Number of bitmap fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Bitmap fontsDiffers	Roman, Sans Serif	Courier, Draft, Prestige, Roman
Number of scalable fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Scalable fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Roman, Roman T, Sans Serif, Sans Serif H
Character setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC437, PC850, PC858, ISO 8859-15, Roman 8, Italic
Number of charactersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15
Character pitchKnown for one	10,12 cpi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels	Envelopes
Continuous paper thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.12 - 0.49 mm
Multi-part paper thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.12 - 0.49 mm
Single sheet thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.065 - 0.15 mm
Paper feedKnown for one	Manual, Pull tractor, Push tractor	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cut sheet width rangeKnown for one	99 - 256 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cut sheet length rangeKnown for one	99 - 363 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Continuous paper width rangeKnown for one	10 - 254 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Continuous paper length rangeKnown for one	101 - 558 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, White
Buffer sizeDiffers	128 KB	64 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	55 dB	59 dB
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Indonesia
Page description languagesKnown for one	ESC P, PPDS	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel, USB, USB 1.1	Parallel, USB 2.0
Endurance1 differ
Print headKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24-pin
Print head life	400 million characters	400 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	20000 h	35000 h
Ribbon lifeKnown for one	7.5 million characters	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
AC input frequencyDiffers	49.5 - 60.5 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	103.5 - 132 V	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.3 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	46 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 80%
System requirements1 differ
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2022
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	Windows 11 x64
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	414 mm	480 mm
DepthDiffers	350 mm	301 mm
HeightDiffers	167 mm	211 mm
WeightDiffers	7.62 kg	6.7 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	325 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	590 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.28 kg
Other featuresidentical
Print technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dot matrix
NeedlesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84433210
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 g
Pallet weight (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 g
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 pc(s)
Technical detailsidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source

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