Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps vs Epson LQ-690II dot matrix printer

25specifications compared
17differ
8identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson LQ-690II dot matrix printer has 26 more maximum printing width (columns) than the Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps (106 vs 80). The Epson C11CF39502 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 C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps (59 dB vs 55 dB). Paper tray media types: Envelopes, Labels, Roll on the Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Roll on the Epson LQ-690II dot matrix printer. Multi-part paper thickness range: 0.12 - 0.46 mm on the Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps, 0.12 - 0.49 mm on the Epson LQ-690II dot matrix printer.

Maximum printing width (columns)
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:80
- LQ-690II dot matrix printer:106
Maximum print speed
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:550 cps
- LQ-690II dot matrix printer:487 cps
Multi-part paper thickness range
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:0.12 - 0.46 mm
- LQ-690II dot matrix printer:0.12 - 0.49 mm
Single sheet thickness range
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:0.065 - 0.14 mm
- LQ-690II dot matrix printer:0.065 - 0.15 mm
Sound pressure level (printing)
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:55 dB
- LQ-690II dot matrix printer:59 dB
Standard interfaces
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0
- LQ-690II dot matrix printer:Parallel, USB 2.0
Ribbon life
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:5 million characters
- LQ-690II dot matrix printer:10 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:25000 h
- LQ-690II dot matrix printer:20000 h

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Comparison of C11CF39502, LQ-690II
41 specifications	A Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps Model C11CF39502 View product	B Epson LQ-690II dot matrix printer Model LQ-690II View product
Printing4 differ
Colour	No	No
Maximum printing width (columns)Differs	80	106
Maximum print speedDiffers	550 cps	487 cps
Character pitchKnown for one	10 cpi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line spacingKnown for one	4.23 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Scalable fontsKnown for one	Roman, Roman T, Sans Serif, Sans Serif H	Unknown — not stated by the source
Character setsDiffers	Italic, PC437, PC850, PC858, Roman 8	ISO 8859-15, Italic, PC437, PC708, PC720, PC850, PC858, PC864, PCAR864, Roman 8
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 x 180 DPI
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
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, Roll	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Roll
Continuous paper thickness range	0.065 - 0.49 mm	0.065 - 0.49 mm
Label thickness range	0.16 - 0.19 mm	0.16 - 0.19 mm
Multi-part paper thickness rangeDiffers	0.12 - 0.46 mm	0.12 - 0.49 mm
Single sheet thickness rangeDiffers	0.065 - 0.14 mm	0.065 - 0.15 mm
Paper feedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Manual, Pull tractor
Features1 differ
Product colour	Black, White	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 & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0	Parallel, USB 2.0
Endurance2 differ
Print head	24-pin	24-pin
Print directionKnown for one	Bidirectional	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power1 differ
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs	49 W	38 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 W
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 requirements1 differ
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2016	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson Status Monitor
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	414 mm	480 mm
DepthDiffers	320 mm	301 mm
HeightDiffers	176.5 mm	211 mm
WeightDiffers	7.2 kg	6.8 kg

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