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Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson FX-2175II dot matrix printer vs Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 8identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson FX-2175II dot matrix printer has 10 - 420 mm more cut sheet width range than the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer (100 - 420 mm vs 90 - 420 mm). The Epson FX-2175II dot matrix printer has 20 - 420 mm more cut sheet length range than the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer (100 - 420 mm vs 80 - 420 mm). The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 3 dB more sound pressure level (printing) than the Epson FX-2175II dot matrix printer (59 dB vs 56 dB). Only the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has colour. Cut sheet thickness range: 0.065 - 0.14 mm on the Epson FX-2175II dot matrix printer, 0.065 - 0.19 mm on the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer.

  • Colour
    • No
    • Yes
  • Cut sheet width range
    • 100 - 420 mm
    • 90 - 420 mm
  • Cut sheet length range
    • 100 - 420 mm
    • 80 - 420 mm
  • Cut sheet thickness range
    • 0.065 - 0.14 mm
    • 0.065 - 0.19 mm
  • Continuous paper thickness range
    • 0.065 - 0.39 mm
    • 0.065 - 0.62 mm
  • Product colour
    • Black, White
    • White
  • Sound pressure level (printing)
    • 56 dB
    • 59 dB
  • Page description languages
    • Epson ESC/P2, PPDS
    • ESC P

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46 specifications
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Epson

FX-2175II dot matrix printer

Model FX-2175II

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Epson

VP-4300 dot matrix printer

Model VP-4300

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Printing1 differ
ColourDiffersNoYes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one180 x 180 DPI
Maximum printing width (columns)136136
Maximum print speedKnown for one495 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one495 cps
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one8 copies
Built-in barcodesKnown for oneCode 39, Code-128 Codabar Library, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E
Typestyles supportedKnown for oneBold, Double height, Double width, Emphasised, Italics, Outline, Subscript, Underline
Bitmap fontsKnown for oneGothic, OCR-B, Roman
Scalable fontsKnown for oneRoman, Sans Serif
Character setsKnown for oneItalic, Katakana
Line spacingKnown for one4.23 mm
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for oneA3 (297 x 420 mm)
Paper feedKnown for oneManual, Push tractor
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneHigh resolution paper, Labels, Recycled paper, Thick paper
Cut sheet width rangeDiffers100 - 420 mm90 - 420 mm
Cut sheet length rangeDiffers100 - 420 mm80 - 420 mm
Continuous paper width range101.6 - 406.4 mm101.6 - 406.4 mm
Continuous paper length range101.6 - 558.8 mm101.6 - 558.8 mm
Cut sheet thickness rangeDiffers0.065 - 0.14 mm0.065 - 0.19 mm
Continuous paper thickness rangeDiffers0.065 - 0.39 mm0.065 - 0.62 mm
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteWhite
Buffer size128 KB128 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs56 dB59 dB
Page description languagesDiffersEpson ESC/P2, PPDSESC P
CertificationKnown for oneVCCI B, RoHS
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesParallel, USB 2.0Parallel, USB 2.0
Endurance2 differ
Print headDiffers9-pin24-pin
Print directionBidirectionalBidirectional
Ribbon lifeDiffers12 million characters200 million characters
Print head lifeKnown for one200 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one15000 h
Power2 differ
AC input voltageDiffers220 - 240 V100 V
Power consumption (typical)Differs54 W85 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 35 °C5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)10 - 80%10 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one0 - 85%
System requirements1 differ
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016 x64
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XPWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers362 mm630 mm
DepthDiffers375 mm441 mm
HeightDiffers176.5 mm276 mm
WeightDiffers9.4 kg18.1 kg
Other featuresidentical
Printing widthKnown for one345 characters

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