Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 vs Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour has 1,980 MB more internal memory than the Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 (2000 MB vs 20 MB). The Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 has 5.1 kg more weight than the Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour (9.1 kg vs 4 kg). Only the Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 has duplex printing. Print technology: Dye-sublimation on the Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300, Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer on the Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour. Maximum resolution: 300 on the Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300, 1006 x 640 DPI on the Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour.

Maximum resolution
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:300
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:1006 x 640 DPI
Duplex printing
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:Yes
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:No
Product colour
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:Blue, White
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:Black, Silver
Internal memory
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:20 MB
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:2000 MB
Weight
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:9.1 kg
- ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour:4 kg

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Comparison of P430i, ZC300
39 specifications	A Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 Model P430i View product	B Zebra ZC300 plastic card printer Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer Colour Model ZC300 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dye-sublimation	Dye-sublimation/Resin Thermal transfer
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	300	1006 x 640 DPI
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Duplex print speed (colour)Known for one	102 card/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card feeder	Yes	Yes
Card typesDiffers	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card	PVC, Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC Composite
Card sizeKnown for one	54 x 86 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (monochrome)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 card/h
Print speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 card/h
Card thickness (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 cm
Card thickness (min)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 cm
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue, White	Black, Silver
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of charactersKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	1D, 2D, EAN13, Interleaved 2/5, PDF417, UPC-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacity	100 sheets	100 sheets
Internal memoryDiffers	20 MB	2000 MB
CertificationKnown for one	FCC A, CE, UL, CUL, CCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	USB & Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Poweridentical
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	15 - 30 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 65%	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7, Vista, 2000, XP, Server 2003 (32bit)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	9.1 kg	4 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	660 x 239 x 256 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	258 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	157 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	383 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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