Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson M-180 57.5MM 5V STANDARD RIBBON vs Epson PLQ-50M dot matrix printer

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Country of origin
- M-180 57.5MM 5V STANDARD RIBBON:China
- PLQ-50M dot matrix printer:Indonesia
Package width
- M-180 57.5MM 5V STANDARD RIBBON:57 mm
- PLQ-50M dot matrix printer:365 mm
Package depth
- M-180 57.5MM 5V STANDARD RIBBON:97 mm
- PLQ-50M dot matrix printer:445 mm
Package height
- M-180 57.5MM 5V STANDARD RIBBON:14 mm
- PLQ-50M dot matrix printer:255 mm
Package weight
- M-180 57.5MM 5V STANDARD RIBBON:100 g
- PLQ-50M dot matrix printer:10.4 kg
Products per pallet (UK)
- M-180 57.5MM 5V STANDARD RIBBON:4000 pc(s)
- PLQ-50M dot matrix printer:48 pc(s)

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Comparison of M-180 57.5MM 5V STANDARD RIBBON, PLQ-50M
47 specifications	A Epson M-180 57.5MM 5V STANDARD RIBBON View product	B Epson PLQ-50M dot matrix printer Model PLQ-50M View product
Printingidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 x 360 DPI
Maximum printing width (columns)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	94
Maximum print speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	630 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	420 cps
Maximum print speed (LQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 cps
Maximum print speed (NLQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 cps
Character pitchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 cpi
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 copies
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Industrial 2/5, Interleaved 2/5, UPC-A, UPC-E
Character setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCAPTEC, PC437, PC708, PC720, PC850, PC858, PC864, PCAR864, ISO 8859-15, Roman 8, Italic
Number of charactersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14
Features1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, White
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 KB
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson ESC/P2, PPDS
Country of originDiffers	China	Indonesia
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232, USB 2.0
Enduranceidentical
Print headKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24-pin
Print head lifeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35000 h
Poweridentical
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	100-240 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 38 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 80%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	384 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	280 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	203 mm
WeightKnown for one	100 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	57 mm	365 mm
Package depthDiffers	97 mm	445 mm
Package heightDiffers	14 mm	255 mm
Package weightDiffers	100 g	10.4 kg
Other featuresidentical
Print technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dot matrix
NeedlesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 (2 x 12)
Logistics data1 differ
Pallet weight (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 g
Products per pallet (UK)Differs	4000 pc(s)	48 pc(s)
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	165 cm	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	165 cm	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 palletKnown for one	4000 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	800 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	800 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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