Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps vs Epson LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps

23specifications compared
12differ
11identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum print speed
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:416 cps
- LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:390 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:390 cps
- LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:260 cps
Cut sheet width range
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:100 - 257 mm
- LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:148 - 420 mm
Cut sheet thickness range
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:0.065 - 14 mm
- LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:0.065 - 0.14 mm
Page description languages
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:Epson ESC/P2, PPDS
- LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:ESC P, PPDS
Standard interfaces
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:Serial, USB
- LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:Serial, USB 2.0
Print head
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:24-pin
- LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:9-pin
Power consumption (typical)
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:22 W
- LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:33 W

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Comparison of LQ-310, LX-1310
37 specifications	A Epson LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps Model LQ-310 View product	B Epson LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps Model LX-1310 View product
Printing2 differ
Colour	No	No
Maximum print speedDiffers	416 cps	390 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Differs	390 cps	260 cps
Maximum print speed (LQ)Known for one	129 cps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Character pitchKnown for one	10,12,15 cpi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A, UPC-E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bitmap fontsKnown for one	Courier, Draft, OCR-B, Orator, Orator-S, Prestige, 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
Character setsKnown for one	Abicomp, BRASCII, ISO 8859-15, ISO Latin 1, PC437, PC850, PC858, PC860, PC861, PC863, PC865, Roman 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print speed (NLQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 cps
Paper handling2 differ
Cut sheet width rangeDiffers	100 - 257 mm	148 - 420 mm
Cut sheet length range	100 - 364 mm	100 - 364 mm
Cut sheet thickness rangeDiffers	0.065 - 14 mm	0.065 - 0.14 mm
Continuous paper thickness rangeKnown for one	0.065 - 0.32 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Roll
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
Multi-part paper thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.12 - 0.39 mm
Features1 differ
Product colour	Black, White	Black, White
Buffer size	128 KB	128 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)	53 dB	53 dB
Page description languagesDiffers	Epson ESC/P2, PPDS	ESC P, PPDS
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Serial, USB	Serial, USB 2.0
Endurance1 differ
Print headDiffers	24-pin	9-pin
Print direction	Bidirectional	Bidirectional
Print head life	400 million characters	400 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000 h
Power1 differ
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
Power consumption (typical)Differs	22 W	33 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 80%	10 - 80%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	362 mm	537 mm
DepthDiffers	275 mm	355 mm
HeightDiffers	154 mm	199 mm
WeightDiffers	4.1 kg	6 kg

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