Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson C11CF39501 dot matrix printer 550 cps vs Epson LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps

19specifications compared
14differ
5identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson C11CF39501 dot matrix printer 550 cps has 160 cps more maximum print speed than the Epson LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps (550 cps vs 390 cps). The Epson C11CF39501 dot matrix printer 550 cps has 2 dB more sound pressure level (printing) than the Epson LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps (55 dB vs 53 dB). The Epson C11CF39501 dot matrix printer 550 cps has 15 -pin more print head than the Epson LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps (24-pin vs 9-pin). Continuous paper thickness range: 0.065 - 0.49 mm on the Epson C11CF39501 dot matrix printer 550 cps, 0.065 - 0.39 mm on the Epson LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps. Multi-part paper thickness range: 0.12 - 0.46 mm on the Epson C11CF39501 dot matrix printer 550 cps, 0.12 - 0.39 mm on the Epson LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps.

Maximum print speed
- C11CF39501 dot matrix printer 550 cps:550 cps
- LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:390 cps
Continuous paper thickness range
- C11CF39501 dot matrix printer 550 cps:0.065 - 0.49 mm
- LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:0.065 - 0.39 mm
Multi-part paper thickness range
- C11CF39501 dot matrix printer 550 cps:0.12 - 0.46 mm
- LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:0.12 - 0.39 mm
Product colour
- C11CF39501 dot matrix printer 550 cps:White
- LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:Black, White
Sound pressure level (printing)
- C11CF39501 dot matrix printer 550 cps:55 dB
- LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:53 dB
Page description languages
- C11CF39501 dot matrix printer 550 cps:Epson ESC/P2
- LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:ESC P, PPDS
Standard interfaces
- C11CF39501 dot matrix printer 550 cps:Parallel, USB 2.0
- LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:Serial, USB 2.0
Print head
- C11CF39501 dot matrix printer 550 cps:24-pin
- LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:9-pin

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Comparison of C11CF39501, LX-310
46 specifications	A Epson C11CF39501 dot matrix printer 550 cps Model C11CF39501 View product	B Epson LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps Model LX-310 View product
Printing1 differ
Colour	No	No
Maximum printing width (columns)Known for one	80	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print speedDiffers	550 cps	390 cps
Character pitchKnown for one	10 cpi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	6 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Interleaved 2/5, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Character setsKnown for one	PC437, PC708, PC720, PC850, PC858, PC864, PCAR864, ISO 8859-15, Roman 8, Italic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	390 cps
Maximum print speed (NLQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	78 cps
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes, Labels, Roll	Unknown — not stated by the source
Continuous paper thickness rangeDiffers	0.065 - 0.49 mm	0.065 - 0.39 mm
Label thickness rangeKnown for one	0.16 - 0.19 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-part paper thickness rangeDiffers	0.12 - 0.46 mm	0.12 - 0.39 mm
Single sheet thickness rangeKnown for one	0.065 - 0.14 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cut sheet width rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 257 mm
Cut sheet length rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 364 mm
Continuous paper width rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 - 254 mm
Continuous paper length rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 - 558.8 mm
Cut sheet thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.065 - 0.14 mm
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black, White
Buffer size	128 KB	128 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	55 dB	53 dB
Page description languagesDiffers	Epson ESC/P2	ESC P, PPDS
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel, USB 2.0	Serial, USB 2.0
Endurance2 differ
Print headDiffers	24-pin	9-pin
Print head life	400 million characters	400 million characters
Print yieldKnown for one	5000000 characters	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	25000 h	10000 h
Print directionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bidirectional
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 80%	10 - 80%
System requirements1 differ
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2012 R2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows XP
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	437 mm	362 mm
DepthDiffers	375 mm	275 mm
HeightDiffers	177 mm	154 mm
WeightDiffers	7.2 kg	4.1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	446 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	534 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	281 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	8.91 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27 W

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