Product comparison · 2 dot matrix printers

Epson VP-D500 dot matrix printer vs NEC MultiImpact 700JEN

19specifications compared
15differ
4identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson VP-D500 dot matrix printer has 1 cps more maximum print speed than the NEC MultiImpact 700JEN (260 cps vs 259 cps). The Epson VP-D500 dot matrix printer has 112 KB more buffer size than the NEC MultiImpact 700JEN (128 KB vs 16 KB). The NEC MultiImpact 700JEN has 7 dB more sound pressure level (printing) than the Epson VP-D500 dot matrix printer (60 dB vs 53 dB). Maximum resolution: 180 x 180 DPI on the Epson VP-D500 dot matrix printer, 160 x 160 DPI on the NEC MultiImpact 700JEN. Bitmap fonts: Gothic, OCR-B, Roman on the Epson VP-D500 dot matrix printer, OCR-B on the NEC MultiImpact 700JEN.

Maximum resolution
- VP-D500 dot matrix printer:180 x 180 DPI
- MultiImpact 700JEN:160 x 160 DPI
Maximum print speed
- VP-D500 dot matrix printer:260 cps
- MultiImpact 700JEN:259 cps
Bitmap fonts
- VP-D500 dot matrix printer:Gothic, OCR-B, Roman
- MultiImpact 700JEN:OCR-B
Buffer size
- VP-D500 dot matrix printer:128 KB
- MultiImpact 700JEN:16 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)
- VP-D500 dot matrix printer:53 dB
- MultiImpact 700JEN:60 dB
Standard interfaces
- VP-D500 dot matrix printer:Parallel, RS-232, USB 2.0
- MultiImpact 700JEN:RJ-45, USB 2.0
Power consumption (typical)
- VP-D500 dot matrix printer:26 W
- MultiImpact 700JEN:85 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- VP-D500 dot matrix printer:5 - 35 °C
- MultiImpact 700JEN:5 - 38 °C

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Comparison of VP-D500, MultiImpact 700JEN
45 specifications	A Epson VP-D500 dot matrix printer Model VP-D500 View product	B NEC MultiImpact 700JEN View product
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	180 x 180 DPI	160 x 160 DPI
Maximum printing width (columns)Known for one	80	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print speedDiffers	260 cps	259 cps
Maximum print speed (draft)Known for one	260 cps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	4 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, Underline	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bitmap fontsDiffers	Gothic, OCR-B, Roman	OCR-B
Scalable fontsKnown for one	Gothic, 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	A4 (210 x 297 mm)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper feedKnown for one	Manual, Push tractor	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cut sheet width rangeKnown for one	100 - 257 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cut sheet length rangeKnown for one	100 - 364 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Continuous paper width rangeKnown for one	101.6 - 254 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 - 0.14 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Continuous paper thickness rangeKnown for one	0.065 - 0.1 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Buffer sizeDiffers	128 KB	16 KB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	60 dB
Page description languagesKnown for one	ESC P	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	VCCI A, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel, RS-232, USB 2.0	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	26 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	348 mm	600 mm
DepthDiffers	296 mm	320 mm
HeightDiffers	154 mm	297 mm
WeightDiffers	4.1 kg	23 kg
Other featuresidentical
Printing widthKnown for one	203.2 characters	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source

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