Product comparison · 2 plastic card printers

Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 vs Zebra ZXP 8

18specifications compared
10differ
8identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Zebra ZXP 8 has 5 more display characters than the Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 (21 vs 16). The Zebra ZXP 8 has 44 MB more internal memory than the Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 (64 MB vs 20 MB). The Zebra ZXP 8 has 3.4 kg more weight than the Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 (12.5 kg vs 9.1 kg). Only the Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 has duplex printing. Maximum resolution: 300 on the Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300, 304 x 304 DPI on the Zebra ZXP 8.

Maximum resolution
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:300
- ZXP 8:304 x 304 DPI
Duplex printing
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:Yes
- ZXP 8:No
Product colour
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:Blue, White
- ZXP 8:Black, Grey
Display number of characters
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:16
- ZXP 8:21
Internal memory
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:20 MB
- ZXP 8:64 MB
Operating temperature (T-T)
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:15 - 30 °C
- ZXP 8:15 - 25 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:5 - 70 °C
- ZXP 8:-5 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300:20 - 65%
- ZXP 8:20 - 80%

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Comparison of P430i, ZXP 8
31 specifications	A Zebra P430i plastic card printer Dye-sublimation Colour 300 Model P430i View product	B Zebra ZXP 8 View product
Printing2 differ
Print technologyKnown for one	Dye-sublimation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	300	304 x 304 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 types	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC, PVC Composite, Smart card
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	190 card/h
Printing media thicknessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	762 - 1016 µm
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue, White	Black, Grey
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of charactersDiffers	16	21
Built-in barcodesKnown for one	1D, 2D, EAN13, Interleaved 2/5, PDF417, UPC-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	20 MB	64 MB
CertificationKnown for one	FCC A, CE, UL, CUL, CCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
LaminationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfacesidentical
Interface	USB & Ethernet	USB & Ethernet
Poweridentical
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Operational conditions3 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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7, Vista, 2000, XP, Server 2003 (32bit)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	9.1 kg	12.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	660 x 239 x 256 mm	356 x 519 x 303 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes

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