Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps vs Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer

13specifications compared
7differ
6identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer has 49 cps more maximum print speed than the Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps (465 cps vs 416 cps). The Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps has 64 KB more buffer size than the Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer (128 KB vs 64 KB). Scalable fonts: Roman, Roman T, Sans Serif, Sans Serif H on the Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps, Gothic, Roman on the Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer. Product colour: Black, White on the Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps, White on the Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer. Page description languages: Epson ESC/P2, PPDS on the Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps, ESC P on the Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer.

Maximum print speed
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:416 cps
- VP-2300 dot matrix printer:465 cps
Product colour
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:Black, White
- VP-2300 dot matrix printer:White
Buffer size
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:128 KB
- VP-2300 dot matrix printer:64 KB
Page description languages
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:Epson ESC/P2, PPDS
- VP-2300 dot matrix printer:ESC P
Standard interfaces
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:Parallel, Serial, USB
- VP-2300 dot matrix printer:Parallel

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Comparison of LQ-1310, VP-2300
45 specifications	A Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps Model LQ-1310 View product	B Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer Model VP-2300 View product
Printing3 differ
Colour	No	No
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 x 180 DPI
Maximum printing width (columns)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	269.2
Maximum print speedDiffers	416 cps	465 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	465 cps
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	Code 39, Code-128 Codabar Library, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E
Typestyles supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bold, Double height, Double width, Emphasised, Italics, Outline, Underline
Scalable fontsDiffers	Roman, Roman T, Sans Serif, Sans Serif H	Gothic, Roman
Character setsDiffers	ASCII, Abicomp, BRASCII, ISO 8859-15, ISO Latin 1, PC437, PC850, PC858, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, Roman 8	Italic, Katakana
Character pitchKnown for one	10,12,15 cpi	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
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A3 (297 x 420 mm)
Paper feedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Manual, Push tractor
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	High resolution paper, Labels, Recycled paper
Cut sheet width rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 - 304.8 mm
Cut sheet length rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 - 420 mm
Continuous paper width rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 - 304.8 mm
Continuous paper length rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 - 558.8 mm
Cut sheet thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.065 - 0.19 mm
Continuous paper thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.065 - 0.46 mm
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	White
Buffer sizeDiffers	128 KB	64 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	55 dB
Page description languagesDiffers	Epson ESC/P2, PPDS	ESC P
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VCCI B, RoHS
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel, Serial, USB	Parallel
Enduranceidentical
Print head	24-pin	24-pin
Print direction	Bidirectional	Bidirectional
Print head life	400 million characters	400 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	10000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 80%	10 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 85%
System requirementsidentical
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, 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 Home
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	475 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	396 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	229.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.4 kg
Other featuresidentical
Printing widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	106 characters

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