Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps vs Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 79 cps more maximum print speed than the Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps (495 cps vs 416 cps). Only the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has colour. Scalable fonts: Roman, Roman T, Sans Serif, Sans Serif H on the Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps, Roman, Sans Serif on the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer. Product colour: Black, White on the Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps, White on the Epson VP-4300 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-4300 dot matrix printer.

Colour
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:No
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:Yes
Maximum print speed
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:416 cps
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:495 cps
Product colour
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:Black, White
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:White
Page description languages
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:Epson ESC/P2, PPDS
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:ESC P
Standard interfaces
- LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:Parallel, Serial, USB
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:Parallel, USB 2.0

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Comparison of LQ-1310, VP-4300
46 specifications	A Epson LQ-1310 dot matrix printer 416 cps Model LQ-1310 View product	B Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer Model VP-4300 View product
Printing5 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
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	136
Maximum print speedDiffers	416 cps	495 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	495 cps
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 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, Subscript, Underline
Bitmap fontsDiffers	Courier, Draft, Orator, Orator-S, Prestige, Roman, Sans Serif, Script, Script C	Gothic, OCR-B, Roman
Scalable fontsDiffers	Roman, Roman T, Sans Serif, Sans Serif H	Roman, Sans Serif
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
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, Thick paper
Cut sheet width rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 - 420 mm
Cut sheet length rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 - 420 mm
Continuous paper width rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 - 406.4 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 - 0.62 mm
Features2 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	59 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, USB 2.0
Enduranceidentical
Print head	24-pin	24-pin
Print direction	Bidirectional	Bidirectional
Ribbon lifeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 million characters
Print head lifeKnown for one	400 million characters	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	85 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 x64
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	630 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	441 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	276 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18.1 kg
Other featuresidentical
Printing widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	345 characters

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