Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps vs Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer

24specifications compared
18differ
6identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 105 cps more maximum print speed than the Epson LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps (495 cps vs 390 cps). The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 235 cps more maximum print speed (draft) than the Epson LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps (495 cps vs 260 cps). The Epson LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps has 58 - 420 mm more cut sheet width range than the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer (148 - 420 mm vs 90 - 420 mm). Only the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has colour. Cut sheet length range: 100 - 364 mm on the Epson LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps, 80 - 420 mm on the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer.

Colour
- LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:No
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:Yes
Maximum print speed
- LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:390 cps
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:495 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)
- LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:260 cps
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:495 cps
Cut sheet width range
- LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:148 - 420 mm
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:90 - 420 mm
Cut sheet length range
- LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:100 - 364 mm
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:80 - 420 mm
Cut sheet thickness range
- LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:0.065 - 0.14 mm
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:0.065 - 0.19 mm
Product colour
- LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:Black, White
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:White
Sound pressure level (printing)
- LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:53 dB
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:59 dB

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Comparison of LX-1310, VP-4300
47 specifications	A Epson LX-1310 dot matrix printer 390 cps Model LX-1310 View product	B Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer Model VP-4300 View product
Printing3 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	390 cps	495 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Differs	260 cps	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 fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gothic, OCR-B, Roman
Scalable fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Roman, Sans Serif
Character setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Italic, Katakana
Maximum print speed (NLQ)Known for one	65 cps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling4 differ
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 typesDiffers	Roll	High resolution paper, Labels, Recycled paper, Thick paper
Cut sheet width rangeDiffers	148 - 420 mm	90 - 420 mm
Cut sheet length rangeDiffers	100 - 364 mm	80 - 420 mm
Continuous paper width range	101.6 - 406.4 mm	101.6 - 406.4 mm
Continuous paper length range	101.6 - 558.8 mm	101.6 - 558.8 mm
Cut sheet thickness rangeDiffers	0.065 - 0.14 mm	0.065 - 0.19 mm
Continuous paper thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.065 - 0.62 mm
Multi-part paper thickness rangeKnown for one	0.12 - 0.39 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	White
Buffer size	128 KB	128 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	59 dB
Page description languagesDiffers	ESC P, PPDS	ESC P
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VCCI B, RoHS
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Serial, USB 2.0	Parallel, USB 2.0
Endurance1 differ
Print headDiffers	9-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
Power2 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 V
Power consumption (typical)Differs	33 W	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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	537 mm	630 mm
DepthDiffers	355 mm	441 mm
HeightDiffers	199 mm	276 mm
WeightDiffers	6 kg	18.1 kg
Other featuresidentical
Printing widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	345 characters

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