Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson TM-U230P dot matrix printer Colour 140 cps vs Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 94 more maximum printing width (columns) than the Epson TM-U230P dot matrix printer Colour 140 cps (136 vs 42). The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 355 cps more maximum print speed than the Epson TM-U230P dot matrix printer Colour 140 cps (495 cps vs 140 cps). The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 7 copies more maximum copies than the Epson TM-U230P dot matrix printer Colour 140 cps (8 copies vs 1 copies).

Maximum printing width (columns)
- TM-U230P dot matrix printer Colour 140 cps:42
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:136
Maximum print speed
- TM-U230P dot matrix printer Colour 140 cps:140 cps
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:495 cps
Maximum number of copies
- TM-U230P dot matrix printer Colour 140 cps:1 copies
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:8 copies
Ribbon life
- TM-U230P dot matrix printer Colour 140 cps:3 million characters
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:200 million characters
Power consumption (typical)
- TM-U230P dot matrix printer Colour 140 cps:38 W
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:85 W
Weight
- TM-U230P dot matrix printer Colour 140 cps:2.7 kg
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:18.1 kg

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Comparison of TM-U230P, VP-4300
50 specifications	A Epson TM-U230P dot matrix printer Colour 140 cps Model TM-U230P View product	B Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer Model VP-4300 View product
Printing3 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 x 180 DPI
Maximum printing width (columns)Differs	42	136
Maximum print speedDiffers	140 cps	495 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	495 cps
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	1 copies	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
Paper handlingidentical
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 typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	High resolution paper, Labels, Recycled paper, Thick paper
Cut sheet width rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 - 420 mm
Cut sheet length rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 - 420 mm
Continuous paper width rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 - 406.4 mm
Continuous paper length rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 - 558.8 mm
Cut sheet thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.065 - 0.19 mm
Continuous paper thickness rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.065 - 0.62 mm
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	59 dB
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ESC P
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VCCI B, RoHS
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for one	VCCI class A, FCC class A, CE marking, Canada EMI, AS/NAS 3548	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	UL, CSA, TÜV (EN60950)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Parallel, USB 2.0
Endurance1 differ
Print headKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24-pin
Print directionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bidirectional
Ribbon lifeDiffers	3 million characters	200 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	180000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 V
Power consumption (typical)Differs	38 W	85 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °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%
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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	630 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	441 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	276 mm
WeightDiffers	2.7 kg	18.1 kg
Other featuresidentical
Printing widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	345 characters
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	166 x 168 x 260 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	24 V DC ± 7%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing media thicknessKnown for one	0.06/0.085 µm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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