Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson FX-890IIN dot matrix printer vs Epson LQ-2090II dot matrix printer 550 cps

47specifications compared
22differ
25identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson LQ-2090II dot matrix printer 550 cps has 56 more maximum printing width (columns) than the Epson FX-890IIN dot matrix printer (136 vs 80). The Epson FX-890IIN dot matrix printer has 62 cps more maximum print speed than the Epson LQ-2090II dot matrix printer 550 cps (612 cps vs 550 cps). The Epson FX-890IIN dot matrix printer has 0.34 - 0.46 mm more continuous paper thickness range than the Epson LQ-2090II dot matrix printer 550 cps (0.46 - 0.46 mm vs 0.12 - 0.46 mm). Label thickness range: 0.46 - 0.46 mm on the Epson FX-890IIN dot matrix printer, 0.16 - 0.19 mm on the Epson LQ-2090II dot matrix printer 550 cps. Country of origin: Vietnam on the Epson FX-890IIN dot matrix printer, Indonesia on the Epson LQ-2090II dot matrix printer 550 cps.

Maximum printing width (columns)
- FX-890IIN dot matrix printer:80
- LQ-2090II dot matrix printer 550 cps:136
Maximum print speed
- FX-890IIN dot matrix printer:612 cps
- LQ-2090II dot matrix printer 550 cps:550 cps
Continuous paper thickness range
- FX-890IIN dot matrix printer:0.46 - 0.46 mm
- LQ-2090II dot matrix printer 550 cps:0.12 - 0.46 mm
Label thickness range
- FX-890IIN dot matrix printer:0.46 - 0.46 mm
- LQ-2090II dot matrix printer 550 cps:0.16 - 0.19 mm
Single sheet thickness range
- FX-890IIN dot matrix printer:0.06 - 0.14 mm
- LQ-2090II dot matrix printer 550 cps:0.065 - 0.14 mm
Country of origin
- FX-890IIN dot matrix printer:Vietnam
- LQ-2090II dot matrix printer 550 cps:Indonesia
Standard interfaces
- FX-890IIN dot matrix printer:Ethernet, Parallel, USB
- LQ-2090II dot matrix printer 550 cps:Parallel, USB 2.0
Print head
- FX-890IIN dot matrix printer:9-pin
- LQ-2090II dot matrix printer 550 cps:24-pin

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Comparison of FX-890IIN, LQ-2090II
67 specifications	A Epson FX-890IIN dot matrix printer Model FX-890IIN View product	B Epson LQ-2090II dot matrix printer 550 cps Model LQ-2090II View product
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	240 x 144 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum printing width (columns)Differs	80	136
Maximum print speedDiffers	612 cps	550 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	463 cps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in barcodesDiffers	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, Industrial 2/5, Matrix 2/5, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E	Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Interleaved 2/5, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E
Bitmap fontsKnown for one	Draft, OCR-B, Roman, Sans Serif	Unknown — not stated by the source
Character setsKnown for one	Italic, PC437, PC850, PC858, Roman 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of charactersKnown for one	42	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speedKnown for one	HighSpeed-Draft: 10 cpi: 612 chars/s, Draft: 10 cpi: 463 chars/s, NLQ: 10 cpi: 115 chars/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ColourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Paper handling3 differ
Continuous paper thickness rangeDiffers	0.46 - 0.46 mm	0.12 - 0.46 mm
Label thickness rangeDiffers	0.46 - 0.46 mm	0.16 - 0.19 mm
Single sheet thickness rangeDiffers	0.06 - 0.14 mm	0.065 - 0.14 mm
Features1 differ
Country of originDiffers	Vietnam	Indonesia
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, Parallel, USB	Parallel, USB 2.0
Endurance1 differ
Print headDiffers	9-pin	24-pin
Print directionKnown for one	Bidirectional	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print yieldKnown for one	7 characters	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
AC input voltageKnown for one	198-264 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	10 W	49 W
Power consumption (typical)Differs	55 W	49 W
Power consumption (economy mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	49 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	30 - 60%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	414 mm	612 mm
WeightDiffers	7.2 kg	9.4 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	440 mm	451 mm
Package depthDiffers	540 mm	735 mm
Package heightDiffers	280 mm	295 mm
Package weightDiffers	9 kg	12.2 kg
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Box contentsKnown for one	AC cable, Driver and utilities (CD), Ribbon, User guide	Unknown — not stated by the source
NeedlesDiffers	18 Needles (2 x 9)	24
Standard media sizesKnown for one	Sheet Paper (single- and multi-layer), Continuous Paper (single- and multi-layer), Envelopes, Cardboard	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 7, 64-Bit-Version, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Vista, Windows Vista, 64-Bit-Version, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 or later
Logistics data4 differ
Pallet gross heightDiffers	3.09 m	4.59 m
Pallet height (UK)Differs	3.09 m	4.59 m
Products per pallet (UK)Differs	28 pc(s)	21 pc(s)
Products per pallet layer (UK)Differs	4 pc(s)	3 pc(s)
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP

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