Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps vs Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer

25specifications compared
20differ
5identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 56 more maximum printing width (columns) than the Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps (136 vs 80). The Epson C11CF39502 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 C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps (59 dB vs 55 dB). Only the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has colour. Scalable fonts: Roman, Roman T, Sans Serif, Sans Serif H on the Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps, Roman, Sans Serif on the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer.

Colour
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:No
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:Yes
Maximum printing width (columns)
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:80
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:136
Maximum print speed
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:550 cps
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:495 cps
Continuous paper thickness range
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:0.065 - 0.49 mm
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:0.065 - 0.62 mm
Product colour
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:Black, White
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:White
Sound pressure level (printing)
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:55 dB
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:59 dB
Standard interfaces
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:Parallel, USB 2.0
Ribbon life
- C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps:5 million characters
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:200 million characters

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Comparison of C11CF39502, VP-4300
50 specifications	A Epson C11CF39502 dot matrix printer 550 cps Model C11CF39502 View product	B Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer Model VP-4300 View product
Printing6 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 fontsDiffers	Roman, Roman T, Sans Serif, Sans Serif H	Roman, Sans Serif
Character setsDiffers	Italic, PC437, PC850, PC858, Roman 8	Italic, Katakana
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 handling2 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, 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 rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.065 - 0.19 mm
Continuous paper thickness rangeDiffers	0.065 - 0.49 mm	0.065 - 0.62 mm
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
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	White
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 & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0	Parallel, USB 2.0
Endurance1 differ
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
Power2 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 V
Power consumption (typical)Differs	49 W	85 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 85%
System requirements2 differ
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2016	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	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	414 mm	630 mm
DepthDiffers	320 mm	441 mm
HeightDiffers	176.5 mm	276 mm
WeightDiffers	7.2 kg	18.1 kg
Other featuresidentical
Printing widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	345 characters

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