Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson FX-2190IIN dot matrix printer vs Epson FX-890II dot matrix printer

59specifications compared
19differ
40identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum printing width (columns)
- FX-2190IIN dot matrix printer:136
- FX-890II dot matrix printer:80
Maximum print speed
- FX-2190IIN dot matrix printer:738 cps
- FX-890II dot matrix printer:612 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)
- FX-2190IIN dot matrix printer:612 cps
- FX-890II dot matrix printer:463 cps
Character pitch
- FX-2190IIN dot matrix printer:10,12 cpi
- FX-890II dot matrix printer:10 cpi
Standard interfaces
- FX-2190IIN dot matrix printer:Ethernet, Parallel, USB
- FX-890II dot matrix printer:Parallel, USB 2.0
Print yield
- FX-2190IIN dot matrix printer:12 characters
- FX-890II dot matrix printer:7500000 characters
Power consumption (standby)
- FX-2190IIN dot matrix printer:10 W
- FX-890II dot matrix printer:8 W
Power consumption (typical)
- FX-2190IIN dot matrix printer:55 W
- FX-890II dot matrix printer:54 W

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Comparison of FX-2190IIN, FX-890II
69 specifications	A Epson FX-2190IIN dot matrix printer Model FX-2190IIN View product	B Epson FX-890II dot matrix printer Model FX-890II View product
Printing5 differ
ColourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum printing width (columns)Differs	136	80
Maximum print speedDiffers	738 cps	612 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Differs	612 cps	463 cps
Character pitchDiffers	10,12 cpi	10 cpi
Character setsDiffers	Italic, PC437, PC850, PC858, Roman 8	PCAPTEC, PC437, PC720, PC850, PC858, ISO 8859-15, Roman 8, Italic
Print speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NLQ: 10 cpi: 115 chars/s, Draft: 10 cpi: 463 chars/s, HighSpeed-Draft: 10 cpi: 612 chars/s
Maximum print speed (NLQ)Known for one	115 cps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4 (210 x 297 mm)
Cut sheet thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.12 - 0.46 mm
Featuresidentical
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ESC P, IBM PPDS
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, Parallel, USB	Parallel, USB 2.0
Endurance1 differ
Print yieldDiffers	12 characters	7500000 characters
Ribbon lifeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.5 million characters
Ribbon life (black, draft)Known for one	12 million characters	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (economy mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	10 W	8 W
Power consumption (typical)Differs	55 W	54 W
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	612 mm	414 mm
WeightDiffers	8.37 kg	7.2 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	455 mm	450 mm
Package depthDiffers	735 mm	540 mm
Package heightDiffers	300 mm	280 mm
Package weightDiffers	12.2 kg	8.91 kg
Other featuresidentical
Box contentsKnown for one	AC cable, Driver and utilities (CD), Ribbon, User guide	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics data4 differ
Pallet gross heightDiffers	2.25 m	3.09 m
Pallet height (UK)Differs	2.25 m	3.09 m
Products per pallet (UK)Differs	21 pc(s)	28 pc(s)
Products per pallet layer (UK)Differs	3 pc(s)	4 pc(s)

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