Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour vs Zebra ZXP Series 8

21specifications compared
15differ
6identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra ZXP Series 8 has 5 more display characters than the Zebra P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour (21 vs 16). The Zebra ZXP Series 8 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 ZXP Series 8 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, Thermal transfer on the Zebra ZXP Series 8. Maximum resolution: 300 x 300 DPI on the Zebra P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour, 304 on the Zebra ZXP Series 8.

Maximum resolution
- P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:300 x 300 DPI
- ZXP Series 8:304
Product colour
- P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:Grey
- ZXP Series 8:Blue, White
Display number of characters
- P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:16
- ZXP Series 8:21
Total input capacity
- P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:100 sheets
- ZXP Series 8:150 sheets
Internal memory
- P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:8 MB
- ZXP Series 8:64 MB
Optional connectivity
- P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:Ethernet
- ZXP Series 8:Wireless LAN
AC input voltage
- P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:100-240 V
- ZXP Series 8:100 - 240 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour:15 - 30 °C
- ZXP Series 8:15 - 25 °C

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Comparison of P100i, ZXP Series 8
34 specifications	A Zebra P100i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer Colour Model P100i View product	B Zebra ZXP Series 8 View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dye-sublimation/Thermal transfer	Thermal transfer
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	300 x 300 DPI	304
Duplex printing	No	No
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
Card feederKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features4 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Blue, White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of charactersDiffers	16	21
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	Code 39	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	150 sheets
Internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	64 MB
CertificationKnown for one	FCC Class A, CE, UL & CUL	Unknown — not stated by the source
LaminationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optional connectivityDiffers	Ethernet	Wireless LAN
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB & Ethernet
Power1 differ
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	100-240 V	100 - 240 V
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	15 - 30 °C	15 - 25 °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%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
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
WeightDiffers	4.5 kg	12.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	201 x 328 x 235 mm	356 x 519 x 303 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	XP, Vista, Server 2003, Windows 7

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