Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps vs NEC MultiImpact 201SE

17specifications compared
14differ
3identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps has 334 cps more maximum print speed than the NEC MultiImpact 201SE (416 cps vs 82 cps). The Epson LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps has 112 KB more buffer size than the NEC MultiImpact 201SE (128 KB vs 16 KB). The NEC MultiImpact 201SE has 6 dB more sound pressure level (printing) than the Epson LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps (59 dB vs 53 dB). Product colour: Black, White on the Epson LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps, Grey on the NEC MultiImpact 201SE. Standard interfaces: Serial, USB on the Epson LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps, USB 2.0 on the NEC MultiImpact 201SE.

Maximum print speed
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:416 cps
- MultiImpact 201SE:82 cps
Product colour
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:Black, White
- MultiImpact 201SE:Grey
Buffer size
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:128 KB
- MultiImpact 201SE:16 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:53 dB
- MultiImpact 201SE:59 dB
Standard interfaces
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:Serial, USB
- MultiImpact 201SE:USB 2.0
AC input voltage
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:220 - 240 V
- MultiImpact 201SE:100 V
Power consumption (typical)
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:22 W
- MultiImpact 201SE:70 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps:5 - 35 °C
- MultiImpact 201SE:5 - 38 °C

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Comparison of LQ-310, MultiImpact 201SE
36 specifications	A Epson LQ-310 dot matrix printer 416 cps Model LQ-310 View product	B NEC MultiImpact 201SE View product
Printing2 differ
Maximum print speedDiffers	416 cps	82 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	390 cps	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 fontsDiffers	Courier, Draft, OCR-B, Orator, Orator-S, Prestige, Sans Serif, Script, Script C	OCR-B
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 resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 x 160 DPI
Paper handlingidentical
Cut sheet width rangeKnown for one	100 - 257 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cut sheet length rangeKnown for one	100 - 364 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cut sheet thickness rangeKnown for one	0.065 - 14 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Continuous paper thickness rangeKnown for one	0.065 - 0.32 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Grey
Buffer sizeDiffers	128 KB	16 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	59 dB
Page description languagesKnown for one	Epson ESC/P2, PPDS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Serial, USB	USB 2.0
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet
Enduranceidentical
Print directionKnown for one	Bidirectional	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print head lifeKnown for one	400 million characters	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 V
Power consumption (typical)Differs	22 W	70 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 W
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 38 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 80%	10 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-25 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 90%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	362 mm	600 mm
DepthDiffers	275 mm	370 mm
HeightDiffers	154 mm	171 mm
WeightDiffers	4.1 kg	15 kg

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