Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson FX-2175II dot matrix printer vs Epson PLQ-20D

18specifications compared
14differ
4identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson FX-2175II dot matrix printer has 42 more maximum printing width (columns) than the Epson PLQ-20D (136 vs 94). The Epson FX-2175II dot matrix printer has 64 KB more buffer size than the Epson PLQ-20D (128 KB vs 64 KB). The Epson FX-2175II dot matrix printer has 3 dB more sound pressure level (printing) than the Epson PLQ-20D (56 dB vs 53 dB). Product colour: Black, White on the Epson FX-2175II dot matrix printer, Grey on the Epson PLQ-20D. Standard interfaces: Parallel, USB 2.0 on the Epson FX-2175II dot matrix printer, RS-232, USB 2.0 on the Epson PLQ-20D.

Maximum printing width (columns)
- FX-2175II dot matrix printer:136
- PLQ-20D:94
Product colour
- FX-2175II dot matrix printer:Black, White
- PLQ-20D:Grey
Buffer size
- FX-2175II dot matrix printer:128 KB
- PLQ-20D:64 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)
- FX-2175II dot matrix printer:56 dB
- PLQ-20D:53 dB
Standard interfaces
- FX-2175II dot matrix printer:Parallel, USB 2.0
- PLQ-20D:RS-232, USB 2.0
Print head
- FX-2175II dot matrix printer:9-pin
- PLQ-20D:24-pin
Print head life
- FX-2175II dot matrix printer:200 million characters
- PLQ-20D:400 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- FX-2175II dot matrix printer:15000 h
- PLQ-20D:10000 h

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Comparison of FX-2175II, PLQ-20D
52 specifications	A Epson FX-2175II dot matrix printer Model FX-2175II View product	B Epson PLQ-20D Model PLQ-20D View product
Printing1 differ
Maximum printing width (columns)Differs	136	94
Maximum print speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 cps
Maximum print speed (LQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cps
Character pitchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,12 cpi
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 copies
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Industrial 2/5, Interleaved 2/5, UPC-A, UPC-E
Character setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ISO 8859-15, PC437, PC850, PC858
Line spacingKnown for one	4.23 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cut sheet, Envelopes
Cut sheet width rangeKnown for one	100 - 420 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cut sheet length rangeKnown for one	100 - 420 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Continuous paper width rangeKnown for one	101.6 - 406.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Continuous paper length rangeKnown for one	101.6 - 558.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cut sheet thickness rangeKnown for one	0.065 - 0.14 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Continuous paper thickness rangeKnown for one	0.065 - 0.39 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Grey
Buffer sizeDiffers	128 KB	64 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	56 dB	53 dB
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Indonesia
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel, USB 2.0	RS-232, USB 2.0
Endurance3 differ
Print headDiffers	9-pin	24-pin
Print head lifeDiffers	200 million characters	400 million characters
Ribbon life (black, LQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 million characters
Ribbon life (black, draft)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	15000 h	10000 h
Print directionKnown for one	Bidirectional	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ribbon lifeKnown for one	12 million characters	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	54 W	59 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	362 mm	384 mm
DepthDiffers	375 mm	280 mm
HeightDiffers	176.5 mm	203 mm
WeightDiffers	9.4 kg	7.7 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	460 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	380 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.245 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Print technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dot matrix
NeedlesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 pc(s)
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 pc(s)
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 pc(s)
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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