Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour vs Zebra Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour

23specifications compared
15differ
8identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour has 5 more display characters than the Zebra P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (21 vs 16). The Zebra Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour has 50 sheets more total input capacity than the Zebra P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (150 sheets vs 100 sheets). The Zebra Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour has 56 MB more internal memory than the Zebra P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (64 MB vs 8 MB). Print technology: Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer on the Zebra P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour, Dye-sublimation on the Zebra Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour. Maximum resolution: 300 x 300 DPI on the Zebra P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour, 304 x 304 DPI on the Zebra Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour.

Maximum resolution
- P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:300 x 300 DPI
- Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:304 x 304 DPI
Product colour
- P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:Grey
- Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:Blue, White
Display number of characters
- P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:16
- Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:21
Total input capacity
- P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:100 sheets
- Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:150 sheets
Internal memory
- P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:8 MB
- Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:64 MB
Certification
- P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:FCC Class A, CE, UL & CUL
- Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:RoHS
AC input voltage
- P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:100-240 V
- Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:100 - 240 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:15 - 30 °C
- Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:15 - 35 °C

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Comparison of P100i, Z81
39 specifications	A Zebra P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour Model P100i View product	B Zebra Z81 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour Model Z81 View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer	Dye-sublimation
Maximum resolutionDiffers	300 x 300 DPI	304 x 304 DPI
Duplex print speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 card/h
Card feederKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Card typesDiffers	PVC, PVC Composite	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card
Card sizeKnown for one	54 x 86 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features5 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Blue, White
Display number of charactersDiffers	16	21
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	150 sheets
Internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	64 MB
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
CertificationDiffers	FCC Class A, CE, UL & CUL	RoHS
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	Code 39	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB & Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	100-240 V	100 - 240 V
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	15 - 30 °C	15 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-5 - 70 °C	-5 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 65%	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 70%	10 - 90%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP (32/64-bit) Windows Vista (32/64-bit) Windows 7 (32/64-bit) Windows Server 2003 (32/64-bit)
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	4.5 kg	12.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	201 x 328 x 235 mm	476 x 519 x 334 mm
WidthKnown for one	201 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	328 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	235 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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