Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson C31C515806 dot matrix printer vs Fujitsu DL3850+ dot matrix printer

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Fujitsu DL3850+ dot matrix printer has 124 KB more buffer size than the Epson C31C515806 dot matrix printer (128 KB vs 4 KB). The Fujitsu DL3850+ dot matrix printer has 4,999,970 million characters more ribbon life than the Epson C31C515806 dot matrix printer (5000000 million characters vs 30 million characters). The Epson C31C515806 dot matrix printer has 160,000 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Fujitsu DL3850+ dot matrix printer (180000 h vs 20000 h). Dimensions (WxDxH): 160 x 248 x 138.5 mm on the Epson C31C515806 dot matrix printer, 570 x 330 x 120 mm on the Fujitsu DL3850+ dot matrix printer.

Buffer size
- C31C515806 dot matrix printer:4 KB
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:128 KB
Ribbon life
- C31C515806 dot matrix printer:30 million characters
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:5000000 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- C31C515806 dot matrix printer:180000 h
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:20000 h
Weight
- C31C515806 dot matrix printer:2.3 kg
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:9 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- C31C515806 dot matrix printer:160 x 248 x 138.5 mm
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:570 x 330 x 120 mm

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Comparison of C31C515806, DL3850+
25 specifications	A Epson C31C515806 dot matrix printer Model C31C515806 View product	B Fujitsu DL3850+ dot matrix printer Model DL3850+ View product
Printingidentical
ColourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 x 360 DPI
Maximum print speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	537 cps
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 copies
Character densityKnown for one	17.8 cpi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Buffer sizeDiffers	4 KB	128 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	49 dB
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	UL, CSA, TÜV	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	WEEE, RoHS, VCCI, FCC, CE, AS/NZS 3548	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Endurance2 differ
Ribbon lifeDiffers	30 million characters	5000000 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	180000 h	20000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 38 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-15 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 - 80%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	2.3 kg	9 kg
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	160 x 248 x 138.5 mm	570 x 330 x 120 mm
Fonts includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Print technologyKnown for one	Dot matrix	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing media thicknessKnown for one	0.06 µm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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