Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps vs Epson PLQ-20D

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson PLQ-20D has 64 cps more maximum print speed than the Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps (480 cps vs 416 cps). The Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps has 64 KB more buffer size than the Epson PLQ-20D (128 KB vs 64 KB). Character pitch: 10,12,15 cpi on the Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps, 10,12 cpi on the Epson PLQ-20D. Product colour: Black, White on the Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps, Grey on the Epson PLQ-20D. Standard interfaces: Parallel, Serial, USB on the Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps, RS-232, USB 2.0 on the Epson PLQ-20D.

Maximum print speed
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:416 cps
- PLQ-20D:480 cps
Character pitch
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:10,12,15 cpi
- PLQ-20D:10,12 cpi
Product colour
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:Black, White
- PLQ-20D:Grey
Buffer size
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:128 KB
- PLQ-20D:64 KB
Standard interfaces
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:Parallel, Serial, USB
- PLQ-20D:RS-232, USB 2.0

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Comparison of LQ-1310, PLQ-20D
46 specifications	A Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps Model LQ-1310 View product	B Epson PLQ-20D Model PLQ-20D View product
Printing3 differ
Colour	No	No
Maximum printing width (columns)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	94
Maximum print speedDiffers	416 cps	480 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 cps
Maximum print speed (LQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cps
Character pitchDiffers	10,12,15 cpi	10,12 cpi
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 copies
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Industrial 2/5, Interleaved 2/5, UPC-A, UPC-E
Character setsDiffers	ASCII, Abicomp, BRASCII, ISO 8859-15, ISO Latin 1, PC437, PC850, PC858, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, Roman 8	ISO 8859-15, PC437, PC850, PC858
Bitmap fontsKnown for one	Courier, Draft, Orator, Orator-S, Prestige, Roman, Sans Serif, Script, Script C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scalable fontsKnown for one	Roman, Roman T, Sans Serif, Sans Serif H	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cut sheet, Envelopes
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Grey
Buffer sizeDiffers	128 KB	64 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	53 dB
Page description languages	Epson ESC/P2, PPDS	Epson ESC/P2, PPDS
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Indonesia
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel, Serial, USB	RS-232, USB 2.0
Enduranceidentical
Print head	24-pin	24-pin
Print head life	400 million characters	400 million characters
Ribbon life (black, LQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 million characters
Ribbon life (black, draft)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	10000 h	10000 h
Print directionKnown for one	Bidirectional	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	59 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	384 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	280 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	203 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.7 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	460 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	380 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.245 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Print technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dot matrix
NeedlesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 pc(s)
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 pc(s)
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 pc(s)
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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