Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps vs Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer

24specifications compared
23differ
1identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps has 185 cps more maximum print speed than the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer (680 cps vs 495 cps). The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 76 cps more maximum print speed (draft) than the Epson C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps (495 cps vs 419 cps). The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 4 dB more sound pressure level (printing) than the Epson C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps (59 dB vs 55 dB). Only the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has colour. Bitmap fonts: Roman, Sans Serif on the Epson C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps, Gothic, OCR-B, Roman on the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer.

Colour
- C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps:No
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:Yes
Maximum print speed
- C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps:680 cps
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:495 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)
- C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps:419 cps
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:495 cps
Bitmap fonts
- C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps:Roman, Sans Serif
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:Gothic, OCR-B, Roman
Cut sheet width range
- C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps:99 - 256 mm
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:90 - 420 mm
Cut sheet length range
- C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps:99 - 363 mm
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:80 - 420 mm
Continuous paper width range
- C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps:10 - 254 mm
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:101.6 - 406.4 mm
Continuous paper length range
- C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps:101 - 558 mm
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:101.6 - 558.8 mm

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Comparison of C11CF37202, VP-4300
48 specifications	A Epson C11CF37202 dot matrix printer 680 cps Model C11CF37202 View product	B Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer Model VP-4300 View product
Printing5 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 x 180 DPI
Maximum printing width (columns)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	136
Maximum print speedDiffers	680 cps	495 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Differs	419 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, EAN13, EAN8, Industrial 2/5, Interleaved 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 fontsDiffers	Roman, Sans Serif	Gothic, OCR-B, Roman
Scalable fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Roman, Sans Serif
Character setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Italic, Katakana
Maximum print speed (LQ)Known for one	104 cps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Character pitchKnown for one	10,12 cpi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling6 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A3 (297 x 420 mm)
Paper feedDiffers	Manual, Pull tractor, Push tractor	Manual, Push tractor
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels	High resolution paper, Labels, Recycled paper, Thick paper
Cut sheet width rangeDiffers	99 - 256 mm	90 - 420 mm
Cut sheet length rangeDiffers	99 - 363 mm	80 - 420 mm
Continuous paper width rangeDiffers	10 - 254 mm	101.6 - 406.4 mm
Continuous paper length rangeDiffers	101 - 558 mm	101.6 - 558.8 mm
Cut sheet thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.065 - 0.19 mm
Continuous paper thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.065 - 0.62 mm
Features4 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	55 dB	59 dB
Page description languagesDiffers	ESC P, PPDS	ESC P
CertificationDiffers	RoHS	VCCI B, RoHS
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 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	103.5 - 132 V	100 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	49.5 - 60.5 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 85%
System requirements1 differ
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 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 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	414 mm	630 mm
DepthDiffers	350 mm	441 mm
HeightDiffers	167 mm	276 mm
WeightDiffers	7.62 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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