Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 vs Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour

22specifications compared
12differ
10identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour has 78 card/h more duplex print speed (colour) than the Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 (180 card/h vs 102 card/h). The Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour has 5 more display characters than the Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 (21 vs 16). The Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour has 50 sheets more total input capacity than the Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 (150 sheets vs 100 sheets). Maximum resolution: 300 on the Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300, 304 x 304 DPI on the Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour. Product colour: Blue, White on the Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300, Blue, Grey on the Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour.

Maximum resolution
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:300
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:304 x 304 DPI
Duplex print speed (colour)
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:102 card/h
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:180 card/h
Product colour
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:Blue, White
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:Blue, Grey
Display number of characters
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:16
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:21
Total input capacity
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:100 sheets
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:150 sheets
Internal memory
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:20 MB
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:64 MB
Operating temperature (T-T)
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:15 - 30 °C
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:15 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:5 - 70 °C
- Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour:-5 - 55 °C

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Comparison of P430i, Z83
37 specifications	A Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 Model P430i View product	B Zebra Z83 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour Model Z83 View product
Printing2 differ
Print technology	Dye-sublimation	Dye-sublimation
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	300	304 x 304 DPI
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Print speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 card/h
Duplex print speed (colour)Differs	102 card/h	180 card/h
Card types	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card
Card feederKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card sizeKnown for one	54 x 86 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue, White	Blue, Grey
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of charactersDiffers	16	21
LaminationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	150 sheets
Internal memoryDiffers	20 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
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	1D, 2D, EAN13, Interleaved 2/5, PDF417, UPC-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC A, CE, UL, CUL, CCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Interface	USB & Ethernet	USB & Ethernet
Poweridentical
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Operational conditions3 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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7, Vista, 2000, XP, Server 2003 (32bit)	Windows XP (32/64-bit) Windows Vista (32/64-bit) Windows Server 2003 (32/64-bit) Windows 7 (32/64-bit)
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	9.1 kg	20 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	660 x 239 x 256 mm	781 x 519 x 334 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes

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