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Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson PLQ-20D vs Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 1identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 42 more maximum printing width (columns) than the Epson PLQ-20D (136 vs 94). The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 15 cps more maximum print speed than the Epson PLQ-20D (495 cps vs 480 cps). The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 135 cps more maximum print speed (draft) than the Epson PLQ-20D (495 cps vs 360 cps). Only the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has colour. Character sets: ISO 8859-15, PC437, PC850, PC858 on the Epson PLQ-20D, Italic, Katakana on the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer.

  • Colour
    • No
    • Yes
  • Maximum printing width (columns)
    • 94
    • 136
  • Maximum print speed
    • 480 cps
    • 495 cps
  • Maximum print speed (draft)
    • 360 cps
    • 495 cps
  • Maximum number of copies
    • 7 copies
    • 8 copies
  • Product colour
    • Grey
    • White
  • Buffer size
    • 64 KB
    • 128 KB
  • Sound pressure level (printing)
    • 53 dB
    • 59 dB

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Epson

PLQ-20D

Model PLQ-20D

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Epson

VP-4300 dot matrix printer

Model VP-4300

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Printing7 differ
ColourDiffersNoYes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one180 x 180 DPI
Maximum printing width (columns)Differs94136
Maximum print speedDiffers480 cps495 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Differs360 cps495 cps
Maximum number of copiesDiffers7 copies8 copies
Built-in barcodesDiffersCODABAR (NW-7), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Industrial 2/5, Interleaved 2/5, UPC-A, UPC-ECode 39, Code-128 Codabar Library, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E
Typestyles supportedKnown for oneBold, Double height, Double width, Emphasised, Italics, Outline, Subscript, Underline
Bitmap fontsKnown for oneGothic, OCR-B, Roman
Scalable fontsKnown for oneRoman, Sans Serif
Character setsDiffersISO 8859-15, PC437, PC850, PC858Italic, Katakana
Maximum print speed (LQ)Known for one120 cps
Character pitchKnown for one10,12 cpi
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for oneA3 (297 x 420 mm)
Paper feedKnown for oneManual, Push tractor
Paper tray media typesDiffersCut sheet, EnvelopesHigh resolution paper, Labels, Recycled paper, Thick paper
Cut sheet width rangeKnown for one90 - 420 mm
Cut sheet length rangeKnown for one80 - 420 mm
Continuous paper width rangeKnown for one101.6 - 406.4 mm
Continuous paper length rangeKnown for one101.6 - 558.8 mm
Cut sheet thickness rangeKnown for one0.065 - 0.19 mm
Continuous paper thickness rangeKnown for one0.065 - 0.62 mm
Features4 differ
Product colourDiffersGreyWhite
Buffer sizeDiffers64 KB128 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs53 dB59 dB
Page description languagesDiffersEpson ESC/P2, PPDSESC P
CertificationKnown for oneVCCI B, RoHS
Country of originKnown for oneIndonesia
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersRS-232, USB 2.0Parallel, USB 2.0
Enduranceidentical
Print head24-pin24-pin
Print directionKnown for oneBidirectional
Ribbon lifeKnown for one200 million characters
Print head lifeKnown for one400 million characters
Ribbon life (black, LQ)Known for one5 million characters
Ribbon life (black, draft)Known for one10 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one10000 h
Power2 differ
AC input voltageDiffers220 - 240 V100 V
Power consumption (typical)Differs59 W85 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one0 - 85%
System requirements1 differ
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016 x64
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XPWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers384 mm630 mm
DepthDiffers280 mm441 mm
HeightDiffers203 mm276 mm
WeightDiffers7.7 kg18.1 kg
Other featuresidentical
Printing widthKnown for one345 characters
Connectivity technologyKnown for oneWired
Print technologyKnown for oneDot matrix
NeedlesKnown for one24
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)
Package widthKnown for one270 mm
Package depthKnown for one460 mm
Package heightKnown for one380 mm
Package weightKnown for one9.245 g
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one28 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one42 pc(s)
Products per pallet layerKnown for one4 pc(s)
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one6 pc(s)

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