Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson LQ-690 vs Epson PLQ-20D

36specifications compared
20differ
16identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson LQ-690 has 12 more maximum printing width (columns) than the Epson PLQ-20D (106 vs 94). The Epson LQ-690 has 49 cps more maximum print speed than the Epson PLQ-20D (529 cps vs 480 cps). The Epson LQ-690 has 36 cps more maximum print speed (draft) than the Epson PLQ-20D (396 cps vs 360 cps). Paper tray media types: Envelopes, Labels, Roll on the Epson LQ-690, Cut sheet, Envelopes on the Epson PLQ-20D. Standard interfaces: Parallel, USB 2.0 on the Epson LQ-690, RS-232, USB 2.0 on the Epson PLQ-20D.

Maximum printing width (columns)
- LQ-690:106
- PLQ-20D:94
Maximum print speed
- LQ-690:529 cps
- PLQ-20D:480 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)
- LQ-690:396 cps
- PLQ-20D:360 cps
Maximum print speed (LQ)
- LQ-690:132 cps
- PLQ-20D:120 cps
Paper tray media types
- LQ-690:Envelopes, Labels, Roll
- PLQ-20D:Cut sheet, Envelopes
Buffer size
- LQ-690:128 KB
- PLQ-20D:64 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)
- LQ-690:57 dB
- PLQ-20D:53 dB
Standard interfaces
- LQ-690:Parallel, USB 2.0
- PLQ-20D:RS-232, USB 2.0

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Comparison of LQ-690, PLQ-20D
58 specifications	A Epson LQ-690 Model LQ-690 View product	B Epson PLQ-20D Model PLQ-20D View product
Printing4 differ
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	360 x 180 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum printing width (columns)Differs	106	94
Maximum print speedDiffers	529 cps	480 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Differs	396 cps	360 cps
Maximum print speed (LQ)Differs	132 cps	120 cps
Bitmap fontsKnown for one	Courier, Draft, OCR-B, 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
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Industrial 2/5, Interleaved 2/5, UPC-A, UPC-E
Character setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ISO 8859-15, PC437, PC850, PC858
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, Roll	Cut sheet, Envelopes
Continuous paper thickness rangeKnown for one	0.065 - 0.49 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Buffer sizeDiffers	128 KB	64 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	57 dB	53 dB
Noise level (idle)Known for one	54 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel, USB 2.0	RS-232, USB 2.0
Endurance1 differ
Print directionKnown for one	Bidirectional	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	20000 h	10000 h
Ribbon life (black, LQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 million characters
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs	37.5 W	59 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Epson Status Monitor	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 98, Windows XP	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	480 mm	384 mm
DepthDiffers	370 mm	280 mm
HeightDiffers	210 mm	203 mm
WeightDiffers	6.8 kg	7.7 kg
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	290 mm	270 mm
Package depthDiffers	550 mm	460 mm
Package weightDiffers	8.49 g	9.245 g
Logistics data2 differ
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84433210	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	2.18 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	80 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	2.18 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	100 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet (UK)Differs	35 pc(s)	42 pc(s)
Products per pallet layer (UK)Differs	5 pc(s)	6 pc(s)

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