Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps vs Epson PLQ-20D

22specifications compared
17differ
5identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson PLQ-20D has 14 more maximum printing width (columns) than the Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps (94 vs 80). The Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps has 70 cps more maximum print speed than the Epson PLQ-20D (550 cps vs 480 cps). The Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps has 64 KB more buffer size than the Epson PLQ-20D (128 KB vs 64 KB). Character pitch: 10 cpi on the Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps, 10,12 cpi on the Epson PLQ-20D. Character sets: Italic, PC437, PC850, PC858, Roman 8 on the Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps, ISO 8859-15, PC437, PC850, PC858 on the Epson PLQ-20D.

Maximum printing width (columns)
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:80
- PLQ-20D:94
Maximum print speed
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:550 cps
- PLQ-20D:480 cps
Character pitch
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:10 cpi
- PLQ-20D:10,12 cpi
Paper tray media types
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:Envelopes, Labels, Roll
- PLQ-20D:Cut sheet, Envelopes
Product colour
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:Black, White
- PLQ-20D:Grey
Buffer size
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:128 KB
- PLQ-20D:64 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:55 dB
- PLQ-20D:53 dB
Standard interfaces
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0
- PLQ-20D:RS-232, USB 2.0

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Comparison of C11CF39502, PLQ-20D
52 specifications	A Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps Model C11CF39502 View product	B Epson PLQ-20D Model PLQ-20D View product
Printing5 differ
Maximum printing width (columns)Differs	80	94
Maximum print speedDiffers	550 cps	480 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 cps
Maximum print speed (LQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cps
Character pitchDiffers	10 cpi	10,12 cpi
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, EAN13, EAN8, Industrial 2/5, Interleaved 2/5, UPC-A, UPC-E
Character setsDiffers	Italic, PC437, PC850, PC858, Roman 8	ISO 8859-15, PC437, PC850, PC858
Line spacingKnown for one	4.23 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scalable fontsKnown for one	Roman, Roman T, Sans Serif, Sans Serif H	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, Roll	Cut sheet, Envelopes
Continuous paper thickness rangeKnown for one	0.065 - 0.49 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Label thickness rangeKnown for one	0.16 - 0.19 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-part paper thickness rangeKnown for one	0.12 - 0.46 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Single sheet thickness rangeKnown for one	0.065 - 0.14 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Grey
Buffer sizeDiffers	128 KB	64 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	55 dB	53 dB
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson ESC/P2, PPDS
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Indonesia
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0	RS-232, USB 2.0
Endurance1 differ
Ribbon life (black, LQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 million characters
Ribbon life (black, draft)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	25000 h	10000 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
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	49 W	59 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2016	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	414 mm	384 mm
DepthDiffers	320 mm	280 mm
HeightDiffers	176.5 mm	203 mm
WeightDiffers	7.2 kg	7.7 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	270 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	460 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	380 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.245 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Print technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dot matrix
NeedlesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 pc(s)
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 pc(s)
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 pc(s)
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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