Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson C31C514767 dot matrix printer vs Epson FX-890 II

11specifications compared
11differ
0identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson C31C514767 dot matrix printer has 9 dB more sound pressure level (printing) than the Epson FX-890 II (64 dB vs 55 dB). The Epson C31C514767 dot matrix printer has 160,000 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Epson FX-890 II (180000 h vs 20000 h). The Epson FX-890 II has 254 mm more width than the Epson C31C514767 dot matrix printer (414 mm vs 160 mm). Product colour: Grey on the Epson C31C514767 dot matrix printer, Black on the Epson FX-890 II. Standard interfaces: Ethernet on the Epson C31C514767 dot matrix printer, Parallel, USB 2.0 on the Epson FX-890 II.

Product colour
- C31C514767 dot matrix printer:Grey
- FX-890 II:Black
Sound pressure level (printing)
- C31C514767 dot matrix printer:64 dB
- FX-890 II:55 dB
Standard interfaces
- C31C514767 dot matrix printer:Ethernet
- FX-890 II:Parallel, USB 2.0
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- C31C514767 dot matrix printer:180000 h
- FX-890 II:20000 h
Storage temperature (T-T)
- C31C514767 dot matrix printer:-10 - 50 °C
- FX-890 II:-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- C31C514767 dot matrix printer:10 - 90%
- FX-890 II:10 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- C31C514767 dot matrix printer:10 - 90%
- FX-890 II:30 - 60%
Width
- C31C514767 dot matrix printer:160 mm
- FX-890 II:414 mm

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Comparison of C31C514767, FX-890 II
48 specifications	A Epson C31C514767 dot matrix printer Model C31C514767 View product	B Epson FX-890 II View product
Printingidentical
ColourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 x 144 DPI
Maximum printing width (columns)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80
Maximum print speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	612 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	463 cps
Character pitchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 cpi
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 copies
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, Industrial 2/5, Matrix 2/5, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E
Bitmap fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Draft, OCR-B, Roman, Sans Serif
Character setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCAPTEC, PC437, PC720, PC850, PC858, ISO 8859-15, Roman 8, Italic
Number of charactersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42
Character densityKnown for one	16 cpi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Envelopes
Cut sheet thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.12 - 0.46 mm
Continuous paper thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.46 - 0.46 mm
Label thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.46 - 0.46 mm
Multi-part paper thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.12 - 0.46 mm
Single sheet thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.06 - 0.14 mm
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	64 dB	55 dB
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ESC P, IBM PPDS
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Indonesia
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet	Parallel, USB 2.0
Endurance1 differ
Print headKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9-pin
Print directionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bidirectional
Print head lifeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 million characters
Print yieldKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7500000 characters
Ribbon lifeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.5 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	180000 h	20000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (economy mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	24 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 50 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	10 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	30 - 60%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	160 mm	414 mm
DepthDiffers	248 mm	375 mm
HeightDiffers	139 mm	177 mm
WeightDiffers	2.5 kg	7.2 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	540 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	280 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.91 kg
Technical detailsidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84433210
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print technologyKnown for one	Dot matrix	Unknown — not stated by the source

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