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Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson FX-890 II vs Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 8identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer has 189.2 more maximum printing width (columns) than the Epson FX-890 II (269.2 vs 80). The Epson FX-890 II has 147 cps more maximum print speed than the Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer (612 cps vs 465 cps). The Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer has 2 cps more maximum print speed (draft) than the Epson FX-890 II (465 cps vs 463 cps). Maximum resolution: 240 x 144 DPI on the Epson FX-890 II, 180 x 180 DPI on the Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer. Cut sheet thickness range: 0.12 - 0.46 mm on the Epson FX-890 II, 0.065 - 0.19 mm on the Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer.

  • Maximum resolution
    • 240 x 144 DPI
    • 180 x 180 DPI
  • Maximum printing width (columns)
    • 80
    • 269.2
  • Maximum print speed
    • 612 cps
    • 465 cps
  • Maximum print speed (draft)
    • 463 cps
    • 465 cps
  • Cut sheet thickness range
    • 0.12 - 0.46 mm
    • 0.065 - 0.19 mm
  • Continuous paper thickness range
    • 0.46 - 0.46 mm
    • 0.065 - 0.46 mm
  • Product colour
    • Black
    • White
  • Buffer size
    • 128 KB
    • 64 KB

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58 specifications
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Epson

FX-890 IIView product
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Epson

VP-2300 dot matrix printer

Model VP-2300

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Printing6 differ
ColourNoNo
Maximum resolutionDiffers240 x 144 DPI180 x 180 DPI
Maximum printing width (columns)Differs80269.2
Maximum print speedDiffers612 cps465 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Differs463 cps465 cps
Character pitchKnown for one10 cpi
Maximum number of copies6 copies6 copies
Built-in barcodesDiffersCODABAR (NW-7), Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, Industrial 2/5, Matrix 2/5, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-ECode 39, Code-128 Codabar Library, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E
Bitmap fontsKnown for oneDraft, OCR-B, Roman, Sans Serif
Character setsDiffersPCAPTEC, PC437, PC720, PC850, PC858, ISO 8859-15, Roman 8, ItalicItalic, Katakana
Number of charactersKnown for one42
Typestyles supportedKnown for oneBold, Double height, Double width, Emphasised, Italics, Outline, Underline
Scalable fontsKnown for oneGothic, Roman
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopesHigh resolution paper, Labels, Recycled paper
Cut sheet thickness rangeDiffers0.12 - 0.46 mm0.065 - 0.19 mm
Continuous paper thickness rangeDiffers0.46 - 0.46 mm0.065 - 0.46 mm
Label thickness rangeKnown for one0.46 - 0.46 mm
Multi-part paper thickness rangeKnown for one0.12 - 0.46 mm
Single sheet thickness rangeKnown for one0.06 - 0.14 mm
Maximum print sizeKnown for oneA3 (297 x 420 mm)
Paper feedKnown for oneManual, Push tractor
Cut sheet width rangeKnown for one90 - 304.8 mm
Cut sheet length rangeKnown for one70 - 420 mm
Continuous paper width rangeKnown for one101.6 - 304.8 mm
Continuous paper length rangeKnown for one101.6 - 558.8 mm
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
Buffer sizeDiffers128 KB64 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)55 dB55 dB
Page description languagesDiffersESC P, IBM PPDSESC P
Country of originKnown for oneIndonesia
CertificationKnown for oneVCCI B, RoHS
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersParallel, USB 2.0Parallel
Endurance1 differ
Print headDiffers9-pin24-pin
Print directionBidirectionalBidirectional
Print head life400 million characters400 million characters
Print yieldKnown for one7500000 characters
Ribbon lifeKnown for one7.5 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one20000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (economy mode)Known for one0.5 W
AC input voltageKnown for one100 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one42 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 35 °C5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-30 - 60 °C-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)10 - 80%10 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs30 - 60%0 - 85%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers414 mm475 mm
DepthDiffers375 mm396 mm
HeightDiffers177 mm229.5 mm
WeightDiffers7.2 kg9.4 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one450 mm
Package depthKnown for one540 mm
Package heightKnown for one280 mm
Package weightKnown for one8.91 kg
Technical detailsidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84433210
System requirementsidentical
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
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home
Other featuresidentical
Printing widthKnown for one106 characters

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