Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson FX-890 II vs Fujitsu DL3850+ dot matrix printer

12specifications compared
9differ
3identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson FX-890 II has 75 cps more maximum print speed than the Fujitsu DL3850+ dot matrix printer (612 cps vs 537 cps). The Epson FX-890 II has 1 copies more maximum copies than the Fujitsu DL3850+ dot matrix printer (6 copies vs 5 copies). The Epson FX-890 II has 6 dB more sound pressure level (printing) than the Fujitsu DL3850+ dot matrix printer (55 dB vs 49 dB). Maximum resolution: 240 x 144 DPI on the Epson FX-890 II, 360 x 360 DPI on the Fujitsu DL3850+ dot matrix printer. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 35 °C on the Epson FX-890 II, 5 - 38 °C on the Fujitsu DL3850+ dot matrix printer.

Maximum resolution
- FX-890 II:240 x 144 DPI
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:360 x 360 DPI
Maximum print speed
- FX-890 II:612 cps
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:537 cps
Maximum number of copies
- FX-890 II:6 copies
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:5 copies
Sound pressure level (printing)
- FX-890 II:55 dB
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:49 dB
Ribbon life
- FX-890 II:7.5 million characters
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:5000000 million characters
Operating temperature (T-T)
- FX-890 II:5 - 35 °C
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:5 - 38 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- FX-890 II:-30 - 60 °C
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:-15 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- FX-890 II:10 - 80%
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:30 - 80%

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Comparison of FX-890 II, DL3850+
50 specifications	A Epson FX-890 II View product	B Fujitsu DL3850+ dot matrix printer Model DL3850+ View product
Printing3 differ
Colour	No	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	240 x 144 DPI	360 x 360 DPI
Maximum printing width (columns)Known for one	80	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print speedDiffers	612 cps	537 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	463 cps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Character pitchKnown for one	10 cpi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	6 copies	5 copies
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, Industrial 2/5, Matrix 2/5, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bitmap fontsKnown for one	Draft, OCR-B, Roman, Sans Serif	Unknown — not stated by the source
Character setsKnown for one	PCAPTEC, PC437, PC720, PC850, PC858, ISO 8859-15, Roman 8, Italic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of charactersKnown for one	42	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cut sheet thickness rangeKnown for one	0.12 - 0.46 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Continuous paper thickness rangeKnown for one	0.46 - 0.46 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Label thickness rangeKnown for one	0.46 - 0.46 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-part paper thickness rangeKnown for one	0.12 - 0.46 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Single sheet thickness rangeKnown for one	0.06 - 0.14 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Buffer size	128 KB	128 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	55 dB	49 dB
Page description languagesKnown for one	ESC P, IBM PPDS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	Indonesia	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Parallel, USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet
Endurance1 differ
Print headKnown for one	9-pin	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print directionKnown for one	Bidirectional	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print head lifeKnown for one	400 million characters	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print yieldKnown for one	7500000 characters	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ribbon lifeDiffers	7.5 million characters	5000000 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	20000 h	20000 h
Poweridentical
Power consumption (economy mode)Known for one	0.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 W
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 38 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 60 °C	-15 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 80%	30 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	30 - 60%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	414 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	375 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	177 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	7.2 kg	9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	450 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	540 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	280 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	8.91 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84433210	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	570 x 330 x 120 mm
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Fonts includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6

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