Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson FX-2175II dot matrix printer vs Epson LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 10identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

  • Cut sheet width range
    • FX-2175II dot matrix printer:100 - 420 mm
    • LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:100 - 257 mm
  • Cut sheet length range
    • FX-2175II dot matrix printer:100 - 420 mm
    • LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:100 - 364 mm
  • Cut sheet thickness range
    • FX-2175II dot matrix printer:0.065 - 0.14 mm
    • LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:0.065 - 14 mm
  • Continuous paper thickness range
    • FX-2175II dot matrix printer:0.065 - 0.39 mm
    • LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:0.065 - 0.32 mm
  • Sound pressure level (printing)
    • FX-2175II dot matrix printer:56 dB
    • LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:53 dB
  • Standard interfaces
    • FX-2175II dot matrix printer:Parallel, USB 2.0
    • LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:Serial, USB
  • Print head
    • FX-2175II dot matrix printer:9-pin
    • LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:24-pin
  • Print head life
    • FX-2175II dot matrix printer:200 million characters
    • LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:400 million characters

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Comparison of FX-2175II, LQ-310
37 specifications
Printingidentical
ColourNoNo
Maximum print speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source416 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source390 cps
Maximum print speed (LQ)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source129 cps
Character pitchKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10,12,15 cpi
Built-in barcodesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCode 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A, UPC-E
Bitmap fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCourier, Draft, OCR-B, Orator, Orator-S, Prestige, Sans Serif, Script, Script C
Scalable fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoman, Roman T, Sans Serif, Sans Serif H
Character setsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAbicomp, BRASCII, ISO 8859-15, ISO Latin 1, PC437, PC850, PC858, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, Roman 8
Maximum printing width (columns)Known for one136Unknown — not stated by the source
Line spacingKnown for one4.23 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling4 differ
Cut sheet width rangeDiffers100 - 420 mm100 - 257 mm
Cut sheet length rangeDiffers100 - 420 mm100 - 364 mm
Cut sheet thickness rangeDiffers0.065 - 0.14 mm0.065 - 14 mm
Continuous paper thickness rangeDiffers0.065 - 0.39 mm0.065 - 0.32 mm
Continuous paper width rangeKnown for one101.6 - 406.4 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Continuous paper length rangeKnown for one101.6 - 558.8 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourBlack, WhiteBlack, White
Buffer size128 KB128 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs56 dB53 dB
Page description languagesEpson ESC/P2, PPDSEpson ESC/P2, PPDS
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersParallel, USB 2.0Serial, USB
Endurance2 differ
Print headDiffers9-pin24-pin
Print directionBidirectionalBidirectional
Print head lifeDiffers200 million characters400 million characters
Ribbon lifeKnown for one12 million charactersUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one15000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage220 - 240 V220 - 240 V
Power consumption (typical)Differs54 W22 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 35 °C5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)10 - 80%10 - 80%
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XPYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width362 mm362 mm
DepthDiffers375 mm275 mm
HeightDiffers176.5 mm154 mm
WeightDiffers9.4 kg4.1 kg

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