Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps vs Epson PLQ-50 dot matrix printer

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson PLQ-50 dot matrix printer has 214 cps more maximum print speed than the Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps (630 cps vs 416 cps). The Epson PLQ-50 dot matrix printer has 200 million characters more print head life than the Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps (600 million characters vs 400 million characters). The Epson PLQ-50 dot matrix printer has 25,000 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps (35000 h vs 10000 h). Character pitch: 10,12,15 cpi on the Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps, 10 cpi on the Epson PLQ-50 dot matrix printer. Product colour: Black, White on the Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps, White on the Epson PLQ-50 dot matrix printer.

Maximum print speed
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:416 cps
- PLQ-50 dot matrix printer:630 cps
Character pitch
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:10,12,15 cpi
- PLQ-50 dot matrix printer:10 cpi
Product colour
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:Black, White
- PLQ-50 dot matrix printer:White
Standard interfaces
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:Parallel, Serial, USB
- PLQ-50 dot matrix printer:RS-232, USB 2.0
Print head life
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:400 million characters
- PLQ-50 dot matrix printer:600 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:10000 h
- PLQ-50 dot matrix printer:35000 h
Operating temperature (T-T)
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:5 - 35 °C
- PLQ-50 dot matrix printer:5 - 38 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:10 - 80%
- PLQ-50 dot matrix printer:10 - 85%

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Comparison of LQ-1310, PLQ-50
41 specifications	A Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps Model LQ-1310 View product	B Epson PLQ-50 dot matrix printer Model PLQ-50 View product
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 x 360 DPI
Maximum printing width (columns)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	94
Maximum print speedDiffers	416 cps	630 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	420 cps
Maximum print speed (LQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 cps
Maximum print speed (NLQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 cps
Character pitchDiffers	10,12,15 cpi	10 cpi
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 copies
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Industrial 2/5, Interleaved 2/5, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E
Character setsDiffers	ASCII, Abicomp, BRASCII, ISO 8859-15, ISO Latin 1, PC437, PC850, PC858, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, Roman 8	PCAPTEC, PC437, PC708, PC720, PC850, PC858, PC864, PCAR864, ISO 8859-15, Roman 8, Italic
Number of charactersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14
ColourKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	White
Buffer size	128 KB	128 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 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
Endurance2 differ
Print head	24-pin	24-pin
Print head lifeDiffers	400 million characters	600 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	10000 h	35000 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	100-240 V
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 38 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 80%	10 - 85%
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
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	365 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	452 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	260 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.41 kg
Other featuresidentical
Print technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dot matrix
NeedlesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 (2 x 12)
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84433210
Pallet weight (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 g
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 pc(s)

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