Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps vs Epson LQ-780 dot matrix printer

28specifications compared
20differ
8identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson LQ-780 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-780 dot matrix printer (550 cps vs 487 cps). The Epson LQ-780 dot matrix printer has 0.055 - 0.49 mm more continuous paper thickness range than the Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps (0.12 - 0.49 mm vs 0.065 - 0.49 mm). Paper tray media types: Envelopes, Labels, Roll on the Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps, Envelopes on the Epson LQ-780 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-780 dot matrix printer.

Maximum printing width (columns)
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:80
- LQ-780 dot matrix printer:106
Maximum print speed
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:550 cps
- LQ-780 dot matrix printer:487 cps
Paper tray media types
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:Envelopes, Labels, Roll
- LQ-780 dot matrix printer:Envelopes
Continuous paper thickness range
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:0.065 - 0.49 mm
- LQ-780 dot matrix printer:0.12 - 0.49 mm
Multi-part paper thickness range
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:0.12 - 0.46 mm
- LQ-780 dot matrix printer:0.12 - 0.49 mm
Single sheet thickness range
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:0.065 - 0.14 mm
- LQ-780 dot matrix printer:0.065 - 0.15 mm
Buffer size
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:128 KB
- LQ-780 dot matrix printer:64 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:55 dB
- LQ-780 dot matrix printer:59 dB

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Comparison of C11CF39502, LQ-780
56 specifications	A Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps Model C11CF39502 View product	B Epson LQ-780 dot matrix printer Model LQ-780 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	487 cps
Maximum print speed (LQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	366 cps
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 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 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Industrial 2/5, Interleaved 2/5, Matrix 2/5, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E
Number of barcode fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Number of bitmap fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Bitmap fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Courier, Draft, Prestige, Roman
Number of scalable fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Scalable fonts	Roman, Roman T, Sans Serif, Sans Serif H	Roman, Roman T, Sans Serif, Sans Serif H
Character setsDiffers	Italic, PC437, PC850, PC858, Roman 8	PC437, PC850, PC858, ISO 8859-15, Roman 8, Italic
Number of charactersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15
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
Paper handling4 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, Roll	Envelopes
Continuous paper thickness rangeDiffers	0.065 - 0.49 mm	0.12 - 0.49 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
Label thickness rangeKnown for one	0.16 - 0.19 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Product colour	Black, White	Black, White
Buffer sizeDiffers	128 KB	64 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
Endurance1 differ
Print head	24-pin	24-pin
Print head life	400 million characters	400 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	25000 h	35000 h
Print directionKnown for one	Bidirectional	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ribbon lifeKnown for one	5 million characters	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.3 W
Power consumption (typical)Differs	49 W	46 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 80%	10 - 80%
System requirements2 differ
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2016	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2022
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Windows 11 x64
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	414 mm	480 mm
DepthDiffers	320 mm	301 mm
HeightDiffers	176.5 mm	211 mm
WeightDiffers	7.2 kg	6.7 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	325 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	590 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.28 kg
Other featuresidentical
Print technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dot matrix
NeedlesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84433210
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 g
Pallet weight (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 g
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 pc(s)

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