Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps vs Epson TM-U220IIA-042 dot matrix printer

14specifications compared
13differ
1identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps has 108 KB more buffer size than the Epson TM-U220IIA-042 dot matrix printer (128 KB vs 20 KB). The Epson TM-U220IIA-042 dot matrix printer has 11 dB more sound pressure level (printing) than the Epson LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps (64 dB vs 53 dB). The Epson LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps has 250 million characters more print head life than the Epson TM-U220IIA-042 dot matrix printer (400 million characters vs 150 million characters). Product colour: Black, White on the Epson LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps, Grey on the Epson TM-U220IIA-042 dot matrix printer. Page description languages: ESC P, PPDS on the Epson LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps, ESC/POS on the Epson TM-U220IIA-042 dot matrix printer.

Product colour
- LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:Black, White
- TM-U220IIA-042 dot matrix printer:Grey
Buffer size
- LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:128 KB
- TM-U220IIA-042 dot matrix printer:20 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)
- LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:53 dB
- TM-U220IIA-042 dot matrix printer:64 dB
Page description languages
- LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:ESC P, PPDS
- TM-U220IIA-042 dot matrix printer:ESC/POS
Standard interfaces
- LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:Serial, USB 2.0
- TM-U220IIA-042 dot matrix printer:USB
Print head life
- LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:400 million characters
- TM-U220IIA-042 dot matrix printer:150 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:10000 h
- TM-U220IIA-042 dot matrix printer:180000 h
Power consumption (typical)
- LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps:27 W
- TM-U220IIA-042 dot matrix printer:31 W

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Comparison of LX-310, TM-U220IIA-042
35 specifications	A Epson LX-310 dot matrix printer 390 cps Model LX-310 View product	B Epson TM-U220IIA-042 dot matrix printer Model TM-U220IIA-042 View product
Printingidentical
ColourKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print speedKnown for one	390 cps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	390 cps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print speed (NLQ)Known for one	78 cps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum printing width (columns)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40
Character densityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 cpi
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
Continuous paper width rangeKnown for one	101.6 - 254 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Continuous paper length rangeKnown for one	101.6 - 558.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cut sheet thickness rangeKnown for one	0.065 - 0.14 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Continuous paper thickness rangeKnown for one	0.065 - 0.39 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-part paper thickness rangeKnown for one	0.12 - 0.39 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Grey
Buffer sizeDiffers	128 KB	20 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	64 dB
Page description languagesDiffers	ESC P, PPDS	ESC/POS
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Serial, USB 2.0	USB
Endurance2 differ
Print directionKnown for one	Bidirectional	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print head lifeDiffers	400 million characters	150 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	10000 h	180000 h
Power1 differ
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs	27 W	31 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 80%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-10 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	362 mm	160 mm
DepthDiffers	275 mm	248 mm
HeightDiffers	154 mm	139 mm
WeightDiffers	4.1 kg	2.5 kg

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