Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson DFX-9000N vs Epson FX-890 II

25specifications compared
16differ
9identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson DFX-9000N has 56 more maximum printing width (columns) than the Epson FX-890 II (136 vs 80). The Epson DFX-9000N has 1,087 cps more maximum print speed (draft) than the Epson FX-890 II (1550 cps vs 463 cps). The Epson DFX-9000N has 4 copies more maximum copies than the Epson FX-890 II (10 copies vs 6 copies). Product colour: Grey on the Epson DFX-9000N, Black on the Epson FX-890 II. Country of origin: Japan on the Epson DFX-9000N, Indonesia on the Epson FX-890 II.

Maximum printing width (columns)
- DFX-9000N:136
- FX-890 II:80
Maximum print speed (draft)
- DFX-9000N:1550 cps
- FX-890 II:463 cps
Maximum number of copies
- DFX-9000N:10 copies
- FX-890 II:6 copies
Product colour
- DFX-9000N:Grey
- FX-890 II:Black
Sound pressure level (printing)
- DFX-9000N:58 dB
- FX-890 II:55 dB
Country of origin
- DFX-9000N:Japan
- FX-890 II:Indonesia
Print head life
- DFX-9000N:400000 million characters
- FX-890 II:400 million characters
Width
- DFX-9000N:700 mm
- FX-890 II:414 mm

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Comparison of DFX-9000N, FX-890 II
67 specifications	A Epson DFX-9000N Model DFX-9000N View product	B Epson FX-890 II View product
Printing4 differ
Maximum printing width (columns)Differs	136	80
Maximum print speed (draft)Differs	1550 cps	463 cps
Normal print speedKnown for one	1320 cps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	10 copies	6 copies
Built-in barcodesDiffers	Code 39, POSTNET, UPC-A	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, Industrial 2/5, Matrix 2/5, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E
Maximum print speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	612 cps
Character pitchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 cpi
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
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	A4 (210 x 297 mm)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	58 dB	55 dB
Country of originDiffers	Japan	Indonesia
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ESC P, IBM PPDS
Ports & interfacesidentical
Optional connectivityKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Parallel, USB 2.0
Endurance1 differ
Print head lifeDiffers	400000 million characters	400 million characters
Ribbon life (black, draft)Known for one	15 million characters	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print directionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bidirectional
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
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	75 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	185 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (economy mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 - 60%
System requirementsidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Epson Status Monitor	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 98, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	700 mm	414 mm
DepthDiffers	378 mm	375 mm
HeightDiffers	363 mm	177 mm
WeightDiffers	34 kg	7.2 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	485 mm	450 mm
Package depthDiffers	840 mm	540 mm
Package heightDiffers	505 mm	280 mm
Package weightDiffers	37.6 g	8.91 kg
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	700 x 378 x 363 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	100-240V, 50-60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print technologyKnown for one	Dot matrix	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	2.03 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	80 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	2.03 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	100 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per palletKnown for one	4 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	8 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	2 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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