Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer vs Fujitsu DL3850+ dot matrix printer

12specifications compared
11differ
1identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The Fujitsu DL3850+ dot matrix printer has 42 cps more maximum print speed than the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer (537 cps vs 495 cps). The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 3 copies more maximum copies than the Fujitsu DL3850+ dot matrix printer (8 copies vs 5 copies). The Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has 10 dB more sound pressure level (printing) than the Fujitsu DL3850+ dot matrix printer (59 dB vs 49 dB). Only the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer has colour. Maximum resolution: 180 x 180 DPI on the Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer, 360 x 360 DPI on the Fujitsu DL3850+ dot matrix printer.

Colour
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:Yes
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:No
Maximum resolution
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:180 x 180 DPI
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:360 x 360 DPI
Maximum print speed
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:495 cps
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:537 cps
Maximum number of copies
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:8 copies
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:5 copies
Sound pressure level (printing)
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:59 dB
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:49 dB
Ribbon life
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:200 million characters
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:5000000 million characters
Power consumption (typical)
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:85 W
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:70 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- VP-4300 dot matrix printer:5 - 35 °C
- DL3850+ dot matrix printer:5 - 38 °C

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Comparison of VP-4300, DL3850+
48 specifications	A Epson VP-4300 dot matrix printer Model VP-4300 View product	B Fujitsu DL3850+ dot matrix printer Model DL3850+ View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	180 x 180 DPI	360 x 360 DPI
Maximum printing width (columns)Known for one	136	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print speedDiffers	495 cps	537 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	495 cps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	8 copies	5 copies
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, Subscript, Underline	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bitmap fontsKnown for one	Gothic, OCR-B, Roman	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scalable fontsKnown for one	Roman, Sans Serif	Unknown — not stated by the source
Character setsKnown for one	Italic, Katakana	Unknown — not stated by the source
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, Thick paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cut sheet width rangeKnown for one	90 - 420 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cut sheet length rangeKnown for one	80 - 420 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Continuous paper width rangeKnown for one	101.6 - 406.4 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 - 0.62 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Buffer size	128 KB	128 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	59 dB	49 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 & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Parallel, USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet
Endurance1 differ
Print headKnown for one	24-pin	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print directionKnown for one	Bidirectional	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ribbon lifeDiffers	200 million characters	5000000 million characters
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20000 h
Power1 differ
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs	85 W	70 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 W
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 38 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 60 °C	-15 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 80%	30 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 x64	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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	630 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	441 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	276 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	18.1 kg	9 kg
Other featuresidentical
Printing widthKnown for one	345 characters	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	570 x 330 x 120 mm
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Fonts includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6

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