Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps vs Epson FX-2175II dot matrix printer

13specifications compared
11differ
2identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson FX-2175II dot matrix printer has 94 more maximum printing width (columns) than the Epson C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps (136 vs 42). The Epson FX-2175II dot matrix printer has 124 KB more buffer size than the Epson C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps (128 KB vs 4 KB). The Epson FX-2175II dot matrix printer has 9 million characters more ribbon life than the Epson C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps (12 million characters vs 3 million characters). Only the Epson C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps has colour. Continuous paper width range: 57.5 - 76 mm on the Epson C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps, 101.6 - 406.4 mm on the Epson FX-2175II dot matrix printer.

Colour
- C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps:Yes
- FX-2175II dot matrix printer:No
Maximum printing width (columns)
- C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps:42
- FX-2175II dot matrix printer:136
Continuous paper width range
- C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps:57.5 - 76 mm
- FX-2175II dot matrix printer:101.6 - 406.4 mm
Continuous paper thickness range
- C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps:0.06 - 0.085 mm
- FX-2175II dot matrix printer:0.065 - 0.39 mm
Product colour
- C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps:Black
- FX-2175II dot matrix printer:Black, White
Buffer size
- C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps:4 KB
- FX-2175II dot matrix printer:128 KB
Standard interfaces
- C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps:Parallel
- FX-2175II dot matrix printer:Parallel, USB 2.0
Ribbon life
- C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps:3 million characters
- FX-2175II dot matrix printer:12 million characters

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Comparison of C31C518653, FX-2175II
39 specifications	A Epson C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps Model C31C518653 View product	B Epson FX-2175II dot matrix printer Model FX-2175II View product
Printing2 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum printing width (columns)Differs	42	136
Line spacingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.23 mm
Maximum print speedKnown for one	4.7 cps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Cut sheet width rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 420 mm
Cut sheet length rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 420 mm
Continuous paper width rangeDiffers	57.5 - 76 mm	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 - 0.14 mm
Continuous paper thickness rangeDiffers	0.06 - 0.085 mm	0.065 - 0.39 mm
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, White
Buffer sizeDiffers	4 KB	128 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	56 dB
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson ESC/P2, PPDS
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for one	VCCI class A, FCC class A, CE marking, AS / NZS 3548 class B	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	UL, CSA, TÜV (EN60950)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel	Parallel, USB 2.0
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Endurance2 differ
Print head	9-pin	9-pin
Print direction	Bidirectional	Bidirectional
Print head lifeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 million characters
Ribbon lifeDiffers	3 million characters	12 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	180000 h	15000 h
Power1 differ
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240 V
Power consumption (typical)Differs	31 W	54 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 80%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	362 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	375 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	176.5 mm
WeightDiffers	2.7 kg	9.4 kg
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	160 x 286 x 157.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print technologyKnown for one	Dot matrix	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fonts includedKnown for one	7 x 9 / 9 x 9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing media thicknessKnown for one	0.85 µm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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