Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer vs NEC MultiImpact 700JEN

18specifications compared
15differ
3identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer has 206 cps more maximum print speed than the NEC MultiImpact 700JEN (465 cps vs 259 cps). The Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer has 48 KB more buffer size than the NEC MultiImpact 700JEN (64 KB vs 16 KB). The NEC MultiImpact 700JEN has 5 dB more sound pressure level (printing) than the Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer (60 dB vs 55 dB). Maximum resolution: 180 x 180 DPI on the Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer, 160 x 160 DPI on the NEC MultiImpact 700JEN. Product colour: White on the Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer, Grey on the NEC MultiImpact 700JEN.

Maximum resolution
- VP-2300 dot matrix printer:180 x 180 DPI
- MultiImpact 700JEN:160 x 160 DPI
Maximum print speed
- VP-2300 dot matrix printer:465 cps
- MultiImpact 700JEN:259 cps
Product colour
- VP-2300 dot matrix printer:White
- MultiImpact 700JEN:Grey
Buffer size
- VP-2300 dot matrix printer:64 KB
- MultiImpact 700JEN:16 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)
- VP-2300 dot matrix printer:55 dB
- MultiImpact 700JEN:60 dB
Standard interfaces
- VP-2300 dot matrix printer:Parallel
- MultiImpact 700JEN:RJ-45, USB 2.0
Power consumption (typical)
- VP-2300 dot matrix printer:42 W
- MultiImpact 700JEN:85 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- VP-2300 dot matrix printer:5 - 35 °C
- MultiImpact 700JEN:5 - 38 °C

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Comparison of VP-2300, MultiImpact 700JEN
45 specifications	A Epson VP-2300 dot matrix printer Model VP-2300 View product	B NEC MultiImpact 700JEN View product
Printing2 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	180 x 180 DPI	160 x 160 DPI
Maximum printing width (columns)Known for one	269.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print speedDiffers	465 cps	259 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	465 cps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	6 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	Code 39, Code-128 Codabar Library, POSTNET, UPC-A, UPC-E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Typestyles supportedKnown for one	Bold, Double height, Double width, Emphasised, Italics, Outline, Underline	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scalable fontsKnown for one	Gothic, Roman	Unknown — not stated by the source
Character setsKnown for one	Italic, Katakana	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bitmap fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OCR-B
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	A3 (297 x 420 mm)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper feedKnown for one	Manual, Push tractor	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	High resolution paper, Labels, Recycled paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cut sheet width rangeKnown for one	90 - 304.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cut sheet length rangeKnown for one	70 - 420 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Continuous paper width rangeKnown for one	101.6 - 304.8 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 - 0.19 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Continuous paper thickness rangeKnown for one	0.065 - 0.46 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Grey
Buffer sizeDiffers	64 KB	16 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	55 dB	60 dB
Page description languagesKnown for one	ESC P	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	VCCI B, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel	RJ-45, USB 2.0
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet
Enduranceidentical
Print directionKnown for one	Bidirectional	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print head lifeKnown for one	400 million characters	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	42 W	85 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 38 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 60 °C	-25 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 80%	10 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 85%	0 - 90%
System requirementsidentical
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	475 mm	600 mm
DepthDiffers	396 mm	320 mm
HeightDiffers	229.5 mm	297 mm
WeightDiffers	9.4 kg	23 kg
Other featuresidentical
Printing widthKnown for one	106 characters	Unknown — not stated by the source

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