Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps vs Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer

22specifications compared
17differ
5identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 56 more maximum printing width (columns) than the Epson C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps (136 vs 80). The Epson C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps has 55 cps more maximum print speed than the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer (550 cps vs 495 cps). The Epson VP-4300 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). Only the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has colour. Cut sheet thickness range: 0.065 - 0.49 mm on the Epson C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps, 0.065 - 0.19 mm on the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer.

Colour
- C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps:No
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:Yes
Maximum printing width (columns)
- C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps:80
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:136
Maximum print speed
- C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps:550 cps
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:495 cps
Cut sheet thickness range
- C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps:0.065 - 0.49 mm
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:0.065 - 0.19 mm
Continuous paper thickness range
- C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps:0.065 - 0.49 mm
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:0.065 - 0.62 mm
Product colour
- C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps:Black
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:White
Sound pressure level (printing)
- C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps:55 dB
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:59 dB
Ribbon life
- C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps:5 million characters
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:200 million characters

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Comparison of C11CF39201, VP-4300
48 specifications	A Epson C11CF39201 dot matrix printer 550 cps Model C11CF39201 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)Differs	80	136
Maximum print speedDiffers	550 cps	495 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	495 cps
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 copies
Built-in barcodesDiffers	Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Interleaved 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
Character pitchKnown for one	10 cpi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 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 typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Roll	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	0.065 - 0.49 mm	0.065 - 0.19 mm
Continuous paper thickness rangeDiffers	0.065 - 0.49 mm	0.065 - 0.62 mm
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Buffer size	128 KB	128 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	55 dB	59 dB
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ESC P
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VCCI B, RoHS
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	Parallel, USB 2.0	Parallel, USB 2.0
Endurance1 differ
Print head	24-pin	24-pin
Print directionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bidirectional
Ribbon lifeDiffers	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	25000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 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 conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 80%	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	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	437 mm	630 mm
DepthDiffers	375 mm	441 mm
HeightDiffers	177 mm	276 mm
WeightDiffers	7.2 kg	18.1 kg
Other featuresidentical
Printing widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	345 characters
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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