Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps vs Epson LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps

10specifications compared
9differ
1identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps has 411.3 cps more maximum print speed than the Epson C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps (416 cps vs 4.7 cps). The Epson LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps has 124 KB more buffer size than the Epson C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps (128 KB vs 4 KB). The Epson LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps has 15 -pin more print head than the Epson C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps (24-pin vs 9-pin). Only the Epson C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps has colour. Continuous paper thickness range: 0.06 - 0.085 mm on the Epson C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps, 0.065 - 0.32 mm on the Epson LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps.

Colour
- C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps:Yes
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:No
Maximum print speed
- C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps:4.7 cps
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:416 cps
Continuous paper thickness range
- C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps:0.06 - 0.085 mm
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:0.065 - 0.32 mm
Product colour
- C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps:Black
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:Black, White
Buffer size
- C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps:4 KB
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:128 KB
Standard interfaces
- C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps:Parallel
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:Serial, USB
Print head
- C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps:9-pin
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:24-pin
Power consumption (typical)
- C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps:31 W
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:22 W

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Comparison of C31C518653, LQ-310
44 specifications	A Epson C31C518653 dot matrix printer Colour 4.7 cps Model C31C518653 View product	B Epson LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps Model LQ-310 View product
Printing2 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum print speedDiffers	4.7 cps	416 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	390 cps
Maximum print speed (LQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	129 cps
Character pitchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,12,15 cpi
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A, UPC-E
Bitmap fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Courier, Draft, OCR-B, Orator, Orator-S, Prestige, Sans Serif, Script, Script C
Scalable fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Roman, Roman T, Sans Serif, Sans Serif H
Character setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Abicomp, BRASCII, ISO 8859-15, ISO Latin 1, PC437, PC850, PC858, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, Roman 8
Maximum printing width (columns)Known for one	42	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Cut sheet width rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 257 mm
Cut sheet length rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 364 mm
Cut sheet thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.065 - 14 mm
Continuous paper thickness rangeDiffers	0.06 - 0.085 mm	0.065 - 0.32 mm
Continuous paper width rangeKnown for one	57.5 - 76 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	53 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	Serial, USB
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Endurance1 differ
Print headDiffers	9-pin	24-pin
Print direction	Bidirectional	Bidirectional
Print head lifeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 million characters
Ribbon lifeKnown for one	3 million characters	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	180000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	22 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	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	362 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	275 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	154 mm
WeightDiffers	2.7 kg	4.1 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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