Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson PLQ-50 dot matrix printer vs Epson PLQ-50M dot matrix printer

36specifications compared
6differ
30identical
2known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- PLQ-50 dot matrix printer:White
- PLQ-50M dot matrix printer:Black, White
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- PLQ-50 dot matrix printer:10 - 85%
- PLQ-50M dot matrix printer:10 - 80%
Package depth
- PLQ-50 dot matrix printer:452 mm
- PLQ-50M dot matrix printer:445 mm
Package height
- PLQ-50 dot matrix printer:260 mm
- PLQ-50M dot matrix printer:255 mm
Package weight
- PLQ-50 dot matrix printer:9.41 kg
- PLQ-50M dot matrix printer:10.4 kg

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Comparison of PLQ-50, PLQ-50M
38 specifications	A Epson PLQ-50 dot matrix printer Model PLQ-50 View product	B Epson PLQ-50M dot matrix printer Model PLQ-50M View product
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolution	180 x 360 DPI	180 x 360 DPI
Maximum printing width (columns)	94	94
Maximum print speed	630 cps	630 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)	420 cps	420 cps
Maximum print speed (LQ)	140 cps	140 cps
Maximum print speed (NLQ)	210 cps	210 cps
Character pitch	10 cpi	10 cpi
Maximum number of copies	6 copies	6 copies
Built-in barcodesDiffers	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Industrial 2/5, Interleaved 2/5, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN13, EAN8, Industrial 2/5, Interleaved 2/5, UPC-A, UPC-E
Character sets	PCAPTEC, PC437, PC708, PC720, PC850, PC858, PC864, PCAR864, ISO 8859-15, Roman 8, Italic	PCAPTEC, PC437, PC708, PC720, PC850, PC858, PC864, PCAR864, ISO 8859-15, Roman 8, Italic
Number of characters	14	14
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black, White
Buffer size	128 KB	128 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languages	Epson ESC/P2, PPDS	Epson ESC/P2, PPDS
Country of origin	Indonesia	Indonesia
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	RS-232, USB 2.0	RS-232, USB 2.0
Enduranceidentical
Print head	24-pin	24-pin
Print head life	600 million characters	600 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	35000 h	35000 h
Poweridentical
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	100-240 V	100-240 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 38 °C	5 - 38 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	10 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	384 mm	384 mm
Depth	280 mm	280 mm
Height	203 mm	203 mm
Packaging data3 differ
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
Package width	365 mm	365 mm
Package depthDiffers	452 mm	445 mm
Package heightDiffers	260 mm	255 mm
Package weightDiffers	9.41 kg	10.4 kg
Other featuresidentical
Print technology	Dot matrix	Dot matrix
Needles	24 (2 x 12)	24 (2 x 12)
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	84433210	84433210
Pallet weight (UK)	0 g	0 g
Products per pallet (UK)	48 pc(s)	48 pc(s)

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