Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson C31C514767 dot matrix printer vs Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer

11specifications compared
11differ
0identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson C31C514767 dot matrix printer has 5 dB more sound pressure level (printing) than the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer (64 dB vs 59 dB). The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 76 V more AC input voltage than the Epson C31C514767 dot matrix printer (100 V vs 24 V). The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 470 mm more width than the Epson C31C514767 dot matrix printer (630 mm vs 160 mm). Product colour: Grey on the Epson C31C514767 dot matrix printer, White on the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer. Standard interfaces: Ethernet on the Epson C31C514767 dot matrix printer, Parallel, USB 2.0 on the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer.

Product colour
- C31C514767 dot matrix printer:Grey
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:White
Sound pressure level (printing)
- C31C514767 dot matrix printer:64 dB
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:59 dB
Standard interfaces
- C31C514767 dot matrix printer:Ethernet
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:Parallel, USB 2.0
AC input voltage
- C31C514767 dot matrix printer:24 V
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:100 V
Storage temperature (T-T)
- C31C514767 dot matrix printer:-10 - 50 °C
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- C31C514767 dot matrix printer:10 - 90%
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:10 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- C31C514767 dot matrix printer:10 - 90%
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:0 - 85%
Width
- C31C514767 dot matrix printer:160 mm
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:630 mm

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Comparison of C31C514767, VP-4300
46 specifications	A Epson C31C514767 dot matrix printer Model C31C514767 View product	B Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer Model VP-4300 View product
Printingidentical
ColourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 x 180 DPI
Maximum printing width (columns)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	136
Maximum print speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 barcodesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Roman, Sans Serif
Character setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Italic, Katakana
Character densityKnown for one	16 cpi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
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 typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.065 - 0.62 mm
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	White
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	64 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
Enduranceidentical
Print headKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24-pin
Print directionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bidirectional
Ribbon lifeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	180000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	24 V	100 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85 W
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%	0 - 85%
System requirementsidentical
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016 x64
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	160 mm	630 mm
DepthDiffers	248 mm	441 mm
HeightDiffers	139 mm	276 mm
WeightDiffers	2.5 kg	18.1 kg
Other featuresidentical
Printing widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	345 characters
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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