Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps vs Epson LQ-690II dot matrix printer

21specifications compared
12differ
9identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson LQ-690II dot matrix printer has 26 more maximum printing width (columns) than the Epson C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps (106 vs 80). The Epson C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps has 63 cps more maximum print speed than the Epson LQ-690II dot matrix printer (550 cps vs 487 cps). The Epson LQ-690II dot matrix printer has 4 dB more sound pressure level (printing) than the Epson C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps (59 dB vs 55 dB). Product colour: Black on the Epson C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps, Black, White on the Epson LQ-690II dot matrix printer.

Maximum printing width (columns)
- C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps:80
- LQ-690II dot matrix printer:106
Maximum print speed
- C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps:550 cps
- LQ-690II dot matrix printer:487 cps
Product colour
- C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps:Black
- LQ-690II dot matrix printer:Black, White
Sound pressure level (printing)
- C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps:55 dB
- LQ-690II dot matrix printer:59 dB
Ribbon life
- C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps:5 million characters
- LQ-690II dot matrix printer:10 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps:25000 h
- LQ-690II dot matrix printer:20000 h
Width
- C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps:437 mm
- LQ-690II dot matrix printer:480 mm
Depth
- C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps:375 mm
- LQ-690II dot matrix printer:301 mm

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Comparison of C11CF39201, LQ-690II
40 specifications	A Epson C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps Model C11CF39201 View product	B Epson LQ-690II dot matrix printer Model LQ-690II 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)Differs	80	106
Maximum print speedDiffers	550 cps	487 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	366 cps
Maximum print speed (LQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	121 cps
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 copies
Built-in barcodesDiffers	Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Interleaved 2/5, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 39, Code-128 Codabar Library, EAN128, EAN13, Industrial 2/5, Interleaved 2/5, Matrix 2/5, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E
Character setsDiffers	ISO 8859-15, Italic, PC437, PC850, PC858, Roman 8	ISO 8859-15, Italic, PC437, PC708, PC720, PC850, PC858, PC864, PCAR864, Roman 8
Character pitchKnown for one	10 cpi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Paper feedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Manual, Pull tractor
Paper tray media types	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Roll	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Roll
Continuous paper thickness range	0.065 - 0.49 mm	0.065 - 0.49 mm
Label thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.16 - 0.19 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
Cut sheet thickness rangeKnown for one	0.065 - 0.49 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, White
Buffer size	128 KB	128 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	55 dB	59 dB
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Indonesia
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	Parallel, USB 2.0	Parallel, USB 2.0
Endurance2 differ
Print head	24-pin	24-pin
Print head life	400 million characters	400 million characters
Ribbon lifeDiffers	5 million characters	10 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	25000 h	20000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson Status Monitor
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	437 mm	480 mm
DepthDiffers	375 mm	301 mm
HeightDiffers	177 mm	211 mm
WeightDiffers	7.2 kg	6.8 kg
Technical detailsidentical
Number of pinsKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source

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